M / Mint Reserved for sealed Records

NM with no more than a couple of insignificant defects.

EX   Plays just short of NM

VG++ A very strong VG+

VG+ Used but not abused. Will have some audible imperfections but no serious problems.

VG A well used record that still sounds OK but will have some pops &/or surface noise but nowhere near the volume of the music

VG- A very worn record that plays through without repeating or has a skip that loses more than a couple of notes/words.

 It will have defects that will be noted