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FOR SALE IS THE 1970 SECOND STUDIO ALBUM OF THE AMERICAN ROCK BAND, CHICAGO "CHICAGO II"  COLUMBIA  KGP24
THE GATEFOLD COVER IS IN EX. CLEAN CONDITION WITH A NICE TIGHT SPINE . INCLUDED IS A LARGE PHOTO POSTER OF THE GROUP. THE POSTER HAS A TEAR WITH A MISSING PIECE. COMES WITH ORIGINAL WHITE INNER SLEEVES.
THIS LP WAS CLEANED USING THE SPIN CLEAN MACHINE AND I ALSO USED THE AUDIOQUEST  ANTI STATIC RECORD BRUSH BEFORE PLAY TESTING.I PLAY TESTED ALL 4 SIDES AND THERE ARE NO SKIPS. VINYL WAS PLAY TESTED AND EASILY RATES AN EX. REAL NICE, CLEAN COPY WITH QUALITY SOUND. HARDLY ANY BACKGROUND NOISE! ANY SCUFF MARKS OR HAIRLINES HAVE NO EFFECT ON THE QUALITY OF PLAY. THIS LP WAS PLAY TESTED ON AN AUDIO-TECHNICA AT-LP120 USB DIRECT DRIVE PROFESSIONAL TURNTABLE WITH A VESSEL A3SE CARTRIDGE . ( A GOOD CARTRIDGE AND TURNTABLE MAKE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE. (SHADOWS YOU SEE ON THE LP ARE FROM ARE FROM TREES IN THE BACKYARD WHEN TAKING PHOTOS OUTDOORS )
*NO MATTER WHAT THE GRADE IS ON AN ALBUM, FROM VG. TO NM. SOME VINTAGE VINYL RECORDS CAN HAVE STATIC NOISE. DUST AND DIRT IN BETWEEN THE GROOVES CAN CAUSE THIS, I'VE HEARD IT ON ABSOLUTE PRISTINE COPIES TO COPIES WITH SCRATCHES , AGAIN THIS HAS NO EFFECT ON QUALITY SOUND. ITS A POPULAR BELIEF THAT RECORD MANUFACTURERS SELL A PRISTINE RECORD HOT OFF THE PRESS BUT NEW RECORDS CAN BE CONTAMINATED WITH FACTORY DIRT, PACKAGING DEBRIS AND RELEASE AGENTS FROM THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS , NOT TO MENTION STATIC CHARGE. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND PURCHASING MOFI ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVES FOR ANY OF YOUR VALUABLE LP'S , THEY ARE ANTI-STATIC, NON SCRATCHING AND ARCHIVAL QUALITY.The principal cause of static electric charge on the surface of a record is the friction between the playback stylus and the vinyl groove wall that occurs when a record is played.  Another significant source is the process of removing a vinyl record from its plastic inner sleeve.  Because the surface of a record is not conductive (vinyl is an insulator), any static charge that occurs stays locked, immobile on the surface of the record.  During cold, dry weather that most of the country is now experiencing, that static charge builds up and is the source on clicks, pops, and noisy playback from our record players.  As the record is being played, a microscopic, tiny spark will jump from the record surface to the stylus cantilever as an electrical discharge.  That impulse is greatly amplified by the system electronics and results in the “staticky” noise that you may experience.
Chicago is the second studio album by Chicago-based American rock band Chicago. Like their debut album, Chicago Transit Authority, this was a double album. It was their first album under the name Chicago (the band's prior name, Chicago Transit Authority, was changed due to a threatened lawsuit from the Chicago Transit Authority) and the first to use the now ubiquitous cursive Chicago logo on the cover. Released in January 1970 on Columbia Records, Chicago was commercially successful. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in April of the same year of its release, and certified platinum in 1991. It reached No. 4 on the album charts in the United States and No. 6 on the album charts in the UK, and produced three top ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100. The album received three Grammy Award nominations - for Album of the Year, Contemporary Vocal Group, and Best Album Cover. It was voted best album of 1970 by readers of Cash Box magazine, and the 1971 best small-combo LP by readers of Playboy magazine.

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I use Goldmine® visual grading and always try to grade conservatively. 

M (mint) Record~ is new, shiny, never played. Sealed

M  (Mint) Jacket~ is new no marks, almost always sealed.

NM (near mint) Record~ is like new, probably played a few times, may have one or two light marks but it doesn't effects on the quality of a sound. 

NM (near mint  Jacket~ is like new, may have a light corner bump, maybe one or two small creases. One or two light flaws.

EX (excellent) Record~ in great shape, may have light marks, played more than a few times but low in surface noise or no surface noise.

EX (excellent) Jacket~ in great shape, has very little edge, spine and corner wear, a light corner bump, maybe some light creasing or ring wear. Maybe a sticker or two.

VG+ (very good plus) Record~ has been played more times, it has light marks and surface noise but doesn't overwhelm the music. It is well taken care of and it doesn't skip.

VG+ (very good plus) Jacket~ may have more spine and edge wear, More ring wear, one or more stickers, light writing, a punch hole saw or corner cut. Light corner bends could have more creasing as well. No splits.

VG (very good) Record~ has been played many times, may have more surface noise, but it shouldn't skip while playing.

VG (very good) Jacket~ has noticeably more spine and edge wear, some splits, more ring wear, tape, corner bends and creases, writing, punch holes and saw cuts could be in this category.

G (good) Record~ is in bad condition, this is worth only for archive items - just to have that until you find better.

G (good) Jacket~ Very bad shape, only using until a better one is found.