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This is the 5 LP box set "Christmas Through The Years" Catalog# RD4-143 Readers Digest Records 1984.
Jacket (M-) Some light storage wear. A bit of torn shrink. No real issues with this. The box is still sealed it has never been opened. Comes with protective plastic sleeve.
Inner Sleeve/LP (M) Never opened, never played.
(Of Interest:)
1 Christmas Favorites Forever
A1 –Arthur Fiedler And The Boston Pops* Sleigh Ride
A2 –Perry Como Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
A3 –The Harry Simeone Chorale The Little Drummer Boy
A4 –Kate Smith (2) Christmas Eve In My Home Town
A5 –Perry Como Silver Bells
A6 –Bing Crosby With The Ken Darby Singers And Orchestra* Under The Direction Of John Scott Trotter Silent Night
B1 –Perry Como (There's No Place Like) Home For The Holidays
B2 –Freddy Martin And His Orchestra / Clyde Rogers White Christmas
B3 –Vaughn Monroe Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
B4 –Perry Como The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
B5 –Ames Brothers With Orchestra* With Marty Manning Jolly Old St. Nicholas
B6 –Bing Crosby With Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires* And John Scott Trotter And His Orchestra Rudolph The Red-Nosed
2 Christmas In The '50s
C1 –Harry Belafonte Mary's Little Boy Child
C2 –The Harry Simeone Chorale Carol Of The Bells
C3 –Lawrence Welk And His Champagne Music Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
C4 –Dennis Day Christmas In Killarney
C5 –Gary, Lindsay, And Bing Crosby* With Jeff Alexander Chorus, The* And John Scott Trotter And His Orchestra A Family
C6 –Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians / Kenny Gardner (2) And The Lombardo Trio* Frosty The Snow Man
D1 –Bing Crosby With The Lee Gordon Singers And Sonny' Burke And His Orchestra* A Marshmallow World
D2 –Eddie Fisher Here Comes Santa Claus
D3 –Perry Como And The Fontane Sisters It's Beginning To Look Like Christmas
D4 –Spike Jones And His City Slickers / George Rock I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
D5 –Bobby Helms Jingle-Bell Rock
D6 –Stan Freberg Nuttin' For Christmas
3 Christmas In The '60s, '70s, And '80's
E1 –The Lettermen O Holy Night
E2 –Perry Como I Wish It Could Be Christmas Forever
E3 –Kate Smith (2) Medley: Deck The Halls/Joy To The World/It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
E4 –Ed Ames Away In A Manger
E5 –Bing Crosby Do You Hear What I Hear?
F1 –The Lettermen Christmas Waltz
F2 –Jim Reeves An Old Christmas Card
F3 –The Fireside Singers Christmas Is
F4 –Roy Orbison Pretty Paper
F5 –The Singing Dogs Jingle Bells
F6 –Brenda Lee Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
F7 –José Feliciano Feliz Navidad
4 Christmas In The '40s
G1 –Bing Crosby Adeste Fideles
G2 –Dick Haymes And The Song Spinners Choir* With Jesse Crawford At The Organ* O Little Town Of Bethlehem
G3 –Russ Morgan And His Orchestra / Russ Morgan (2) And The Modernaires Blue Christmas
Vocals – The Modernaires
G4 –Perry Como Winter Wonderland
G5 –Fred Waring And The Pennsylvanians* With Glee Club And Orchestra* 'Twas The Night Before Christmas
H1 –Bing Crosby With John Scott Trotter And His Orchestra I'll Be Home For Christmas
H2 –Dick Haymes With Gordon Jenkins And His Orchestra Christmas Dreaming (A Little Early This Year)
H3 –Glenn Miller And His Orchestra Jingle Bells
H4 –Spike Jones And His City Slickers (All I Want For Christmas Is) My Two Front Teeth
H5 –Freddy Martin And His Orchestra The Merry Christmas Polka
H6 –Yogi Yorgesson With The John Duffy Trio I Yust Go Nuts At Christmas
5 Beloved Carols
1 –The John McCarthy Chorale* Here We Come A-Caroling (The Wassail Song)
I2 –The John McCarthy Chorale* What Child Is This?
I3 –The John McCarthy Chorale* Angels From The Realm Of Glory
I4 –The John McCarthy Chorale* O Christmas Tree
I5 –The John McCarthy Chorale* I Saw Three Ships
I6 –The John McCarthy Chorale* The Holly And The Ivy
I7 –The John McCarthy Chorale* O Sanctissima
I8 –The John McCarthy Chorale* We Wish You A Merry Christmas
J1 –The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Royal Philharmonic Chorus Conductor, Peter Knight (5) Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
J2 –The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Royal Philharmonic Chorus Conductor, Peter Knight (5) We Three Kings Of Orient Are
J3 –The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Royal Philharmonic Chorus Conductor, Peter Knight (5) The Twelve Days Of Christmas
J4 –The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Royal Philharmonic Chorus Conductor, Peter Knight (5) God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
J5 –The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Royal Philharmonic Chorus Conductor, Peter Knight (5) Angels W.
Notes Grading Payment & Shipping Returns Fine Print Notes Grading Payment & Shipping Returns Fine Print****SALEM ATTIC NOTES****
All records are inspected beforehand. If they need a cleaning, I do so. I use a spin clean unit, that does a good job. Sometimes it does not get out the real tough stuff, so I do that by hand if need be. I check the vinyl for scratches, blemishes, warps, sleeve rash etc.. If the condition of the record is anything but new I will give it a full listen with a pretty decent pair of Pioneer headphones.
I will give you the details of what I find in the album info. I give all the jackets a dusting regardless. If the jacket is dirty or stained and can be cleaned without damaging it, I will do that as well. When I am done the LP & jacket go into a 2 mil protective clear plastic sleeve. The standard way I store and ship is with the LP/inner sleeve behind the jacket to prevent spine split, ring wear etc...to the jacket. During mailing each LP is put between two cardboard record pads and then inside the record mailer. Everything is stamped fragile but if your local PO/Mail Carrier is not the gentlest, let me know and I take that into account when packing.
My record grading system. This is a BASELINE. I will put the specifics of each jacket and vinyl into the product description itself.
Mint (M)
(Jacket) There will be no flaws. The jacket will be factory sealed with perfect or close to perfect corners.
(LP) The vinyl itself should be without flaws since the jacket surrounding it has never been opened.
Mint Minus (M-)
(Jacket) The jacket will most likely be sealed in original shrink, but there may be some shrink missing. There may be slight wear from storage at the corners.
(LP) The vinyl itself should be without flaws since the jacket surrounding it has never been opened.
Near Mint (NM)
(Jacket) If the jacket is sealed there may be some minor corner damage from storage, it may have some torn shrink-wrap. The corners may show some storage wear. If not sealed the cover will show no more than very minor corner wear. Creasing will also be minute at most. There will be no visible ring wear. No writing, rips or tears on the cover or seams. No bubbling, water/mold stains or peeling of the cover in any way. The inside of the gate-fold will be in the same condition. Cutout bin punches, price stickers, staples would start being listed at the NM category and would be noted accordingly as they affect the jacket itself.
(LP) You should not hear any surface noise (snaps,crackles, pops) when you play the record. There will not be any skips or repeats. The LP will retain that just opened appearance. There may be some light sleeve abrasions but they will not have any affect on the sound. There will be no warping. There will be no major surface blemishes, light or deep scratches. The label will be free of writing and stains. There should be no stand out spindle marks.
Near Mint Minus (NM-)
(Jacket) May or may not have shrink-wrap but the jacket itself will still be in beautiful condition. The corners will have minimal wear (no fraying). There may be minor dents and creases. Light scratches could be on the jacket, but nothing severe that defaces the artwork. Depending on age some discolor/yellowing may show, but will not be overbearing. Ring wear should be minimal ( at the top and bottom pressure points) or non-existent...no dark, full, half, or quarter rings. No writing rips or tears. No bubbling, water stains or peeling of the cover . All inner gate-folds will be in similar condition.
(LP) You should not hear any sustained surface noise (snaps,crackles, pops) when you play the record. There will not be any skips or repeats. There may be a few surface blemishes, or a stray light scratch that may cause a moment of crackling, but nothing prolonged, and instances of this will be few. Often this will mostly occur only at the beginning of the groove on each side where the needle dropped. There will not be any significant warping. There will be no deep scratches. There may be minor spotting or fog (bag rash), but it will not affect the sound. The label will be free of writing and stains. Minimal spindle marks only.
Very Good Plus (VG+)
(Jacket) May or may not have shrink wrap. In this category it will be easier to see imperfections with the naked eye. though nothing that will detract from the overall appearance in a major way. The corners will have some wear and there may be the beginnings of fraying but not full on. Some dents/creases or scratches may be noticeable, but nothing overly pronounced. There could be SOME noticeable discolor/yellowing on lighter parts of cover. There may be some minor ring wear at the top and bottom, a bit more pronounced than NM- but no full or half rings. There could be some pen marks but it would be minimal. Possibly some light bubbling. No water/mold stains or tearing of the cover in any way.
(LP) There may be some blemishes, maybe a few light scratches. It will not cause the record to skip or repeat. There will be no prolonged crackling or surface noise. There may be some minor warping but it will have no affect on the listening experience at all (and it will be noted in that instance). Chances are there will be some lighter spindle marks. A VG+ record will show some signs that it was played and handled by the previous owner BUT he or she took care of it.
Very Good (VG/VG-)
(Jacket) This jacket will have easily noticeable imperfections. The corners could show heavier wear and some fraying. The jacket may have seam splits that may or may not have been taped. Ring wear will be noticeable to the naked eye, and may travel the length of the jacket. There could be some writing (names, initials, notations next to songs) but no out an out defacing of the images on the cover. There could be some bubbling, some small tears on the top paper layer (again no destruction of main images)
(LP) There will be surface blemishes, and most likely some scratches. The scratches could be feel-able as well. There could be a skip or repeat, but only one or two at most. More often the deeper scratches will cause more frequent and prolonged surface noise. Crackling may be noticed on more than just quiet parts of the play-back. There may be some warping but it will not cause the needle to jump (and will be noted if present). Chances are there will be spindle marks. A VG/VG- record will obviously have been played a good amount and possibly handled roughly by the original owner.
(Fair/Poor)
(Jacket) This jacket will have easily noticeable imperfections. The corners could show heavy wear and fraying. The jacket may have seam splits on multiple sides that may or may not have been taped. Ring wear will be noticeable to the naked eye, and may travel the length of the jacket. The vinyl may not be able to stay in the jacket without falling out. The jacket may be severely water or mold stained. There could be dents, large scratches or rips on the cover. It could have severe, blister-like bubbling. Sometimes it may have full cover writing with doodles and artwork defacing. The corners may be completely worn.
(LP) A record in Fair condition can be put onto a turntable and should be playable. There will be multiple deeper and feel-able scratches that will make for significant surface noise (snaps and crackles & pops) and also cause skips and/or repeats. Spindle marks will be present. Heavy groove wear may also be visible. Simply put a POOR condition record would have MANY issues and would be sold mostly for it's 'rare status'.
Note****If posters, booklets and other inserts are included with any of the records, their inclusion and condition will be noted ias well.
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Salem Attic 2018
This is the 5 LP box set "Christmas Through The Years" Catalog# RD4-143 Readers Digest Records 1984. Jacket (M-) Some light storage wear. A bit of torn shrink. No real issues with this. The box is still sealed it has never been opened. Comes with protective plastic sleeve. Inner Sleeve/LP (M) Never opened, never played. (Of Interest:) 1 Christmas Favorites Forever A1 –Arthur Fiedler And The Boston Pops* Sleigh Ride A2 –Perry Como Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas A3 –The Harry Simeone Chorale The Little Drummer Boy A4 –Kate Smith (2) Christmas Eve In My Home Town A5 –Perry Como Silver Bells A6 –Bing Crosby With The Ken Darby Singers And Orchestra* Under The Direction Of John Scott Trotter Silent Night B1 –Perry Como (There's No Place Like) Home For The Holidays B2 –Freddy Martin And His Orchestra / Clyde Rogers White Christmas B3 –Vaughn Monroe Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! B4 –Perry Como The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) B5 –Ames Brothers With Orchestra* With Marty Manning Jolly Old St. Nicholas B6 –Bing Crosby With Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires* And John Scott Trotter And His Orchestra Rudolph The Red-Nosed 2 Christmas In The '50s C1 –Harry Belafonte Mary's Little Boy Child C2 –The Harry Simeone Chorale Carol Of The Bells C3 –Lawrence Welk And His Champagne Music Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town C4 –Dennis Day Christmas In Killarney C5 –Gary, Lindsay, And Bing Crosby* With Jeff Alexander Chorus, The* And John Scott Trotter And His Orchestra A Family C6 –Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians / Kenny Gardner (2) And The Lombardo Trio* Frosty The Snow Man D1 –Bing Crosby With The Lee Gordon Singers And Sonny' Burke And His Orchestra* A Marshmallow World D2 –Eddie Fisher Here Comes Santa Claus D3 –Perry Como And The Fontane Sisters It's Beginning To Look Like Christmas D4 –Spike Jones And His City Slickers / George Rock I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus D5 –Bobby Helms Jingle-Bell Rock D6 –Stan Freberg Nuttin' For Christmas 3 Christmas In The '60s, '70s, And '80's E1 –The Lettermen O Holy Night E2 –Perry Como I Wish It Could Be Christmas Forever E3 –Kate Smith (2) Medley: Deck The Halls/Joy To The World/It Came Upon The Midnight Clear E4 –Ed Ames Away In A Manger E5 –Bing Crosby Do You Hear What I Hear? F1 –The Lettermen Christmas Waltz F2 –Jim Reeves An Old Christmas Card F3 –The Fireside Singers Christmas Is F4 –Roy Orbison Pretty Paper F5 –The Singing Dogs Jingle Bells F6 –Brenda Lee Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree F7 –José Feliciano Feliz Navidad 4 Christmas In The '40s G1 –Bing Crosby Adeste Fideles G2 –Dick Haymes And The Song Spinners Choir* With Jesse Crawford At The Organ* O Little Town Of Bethlehem G3 –Russ Morgan And His Orchestra / Russ Morgan (2) And The Modernaires Blue Christmas Vocals – The Modernaires G4 –Perry Como Winter Wonderland G5 –Fred Waring And The Pennsylvanians* With Glee Club And Orchestra* 'Twas The Night Before Christmas H1 –Bing Crosby With John Scott Trotter And His Orchestra I'll Be Home For Christmas H2 –Dick Haymes With Gordon Jenkins And His Orchestra Christmas Dreaming (A Little Early This Year) H3 –Glenn Miller And His Orchestra Jingle Bells H4 –Spike Jones And His City Slickers (All I Want For Christmas Is) My Two Front Teeth H5 –Freddy Martin And His Orchestra The Merry Christmas Polka H6 –Yogi Yorgesson With The John Duffy Trio I Yust Go Nuts At Christmas 5 Beloved Carols 1 –The John McCarthy Chorale* Here We Come A-Caroling (The Wassail Song) I2 –The John McCarthy Chorale* What Child Is This? I3 –The John McCarthy Chorale* Angels From The Realm Of Glory I4 –The John McCarthy Chorale* O Christmas Tree I5 –The John McCarthy Chorale* I Saw Three Ships I6 –The John McCarthy Chorale* The Holly And The Ivy I7 –The John McCarthy Chorale* O Sanctissima I8 –The John McCarthy Chorale* We Wish You A Merry Christmas J1 –The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Royal Philharmonic Chorus Conductor, Peter Knight (5) Hark! The Herald Angels Sing J2 –The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Royal Philharmonic Chorus Conductor, Peter Knight (5) We Three Kings Of Orient Are J3 –The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Royal Philharmonic Chorus Conductor, Peter Knight (5) The Twelve Days Of Christmas J4 –The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Royal Philharmonic Chorus Conductor, Peter Knight (5) God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen J5 –The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Royal Philharmonic Chorus Conductor, Peter Knight (5) Angels W. Album Info Click here to see item description.This is the 5 LP box set "Christmas Through The Years" Catalog# RD4-143 Readers Digest Records 1984.
Jacket (M-) Some light storage wear. A bit of torn shrink. No real issues with this. The box is still sealed it has never been opened. Comes with protective plastic sleeve.
Inner Sleeve/LP (M) Never opened, never played.
(Of Interest:)
1 Christmas Favorites Forever
A1 –Arthur Fiedler And The Boston Pops* Sleigh Ride
A2 –Perry Como Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
A3 –The Harry Simeone Chorale The Little Drummer Boy
A4 –Kate Smith (2) Christmas Eve In My Home Town
A5 –Perry Como Silver Bells
A6 –Bing Crosby With The Ken Darby Singers And Orchestra* Under The Direction Of John Scott Trotter Silent Night
B1 –Perry Como (There's No Place Like) Home For The Holidays
B2 –Freddy Martin And His Orchestra / Clyde Rogers White Christmas
B3 –Vaughn Monroe Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
B4 –Perry Como The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
B5 –Ames Brothers With Orchestra* With Marty Manning Jolly Old St. Nicholas
B6 –Bing Crosby With Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires* And John Scott Trotter And His Orchestra Rudolph The Red-Nosed
2 Christmas In The '50s
C1 –Harry Belafonte Mary's Little Boy Child
C2 –The Harry Simeone Chorale Carol Of The Bells
C3 –Lawrence Welk And His Champagne Music Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
C4 –Dennis Day Christmas In Killarney
C5 –Gary, Lindsay, And Bing Crosby* With Jeff Alexander Chorus, The* And John Scott Trotter And His Orchestra A Family
C6 –Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians / Kenny Gardner (2) And The Lombardo Trio* Frosty The Snow Man
D1 –Bing Crosby With The Lee Gordon Singers And Sonny' Burke And His Orchestra* A Marshmallow World
D2 –Eddie Fisher Here Comes Santa Claus
D3 –Perry Como And The Fontane Sisters It's Beginning To Look Like Christmas
D4 –Spike Jones And His City Slickers / George Rock I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
D5 –Bobby Helms Jingle-Bell Rock
D6 –Stan Freberg Nuttin' For Christmas
3 Christmas In The '60s, '70s, And '80's
E1 –The Lettermen O Holy Night
E2 –Perry Como I Wish It Could Be Christmas Forever
E3 –Kate Smith (2) Medley: Deck The Halls/Joy To The World/It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
E4 –Ed Ames Away In A Manger
E5 –Bing Crosby Do You Hear What I Hear?
F1 –The Lettermen Christmas Waltz
F2 –Jim Reeves An Old Christmas Card
F3 –The Fireside Singers Christmas Is
F4 –Roy Orbison Pretty Paper
F5 –The Singing Dogs Jingle Bells
F6 –Brenda Lee Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
F7 –José Feliciano Feliz Navidad
4 Christmas In The '40s
G1 –Bing Crosby Adeste Fideles
G2 –Dick Haymes And The Song Spinners Choir* With Jesse Crawford At The Organ* O Little Town Of Bethlehem
G3 –Russ Morgan And His Orchestra / Russ Morgan (2) And The Modernaires Blue Christmas
Vocals – The Modernaires
G4 –Perry Como Winter Wonderland
G5 –Fred Waring And The Pennsylvanians* With Glee Club And Orchestra* 'Twas The Night Before Christmas
H1 –Bing Crosby With John Scott Trotter And His Orchestra I'll Be Home For Christmas
H2 –Dick Haymes With Gordon Jenkins And His Orchestra Christmas Dreaming (A Little Early This Year)
H3 –Glenn Miller And His Orchestra Jingle Bells
H4 –Spike Jones And His City Slickers (All I Want For Christmas Is) My Two Front Teeth
H5 –Freddy Martin And His Orchestra The Merry Christmas Polka
H6 –Yogi Yorgesson With The John Duffy Trio I Yust Go Nuts At Christmas
5 Beloved Carols
1 –The John McCarthy Chorale* Here We Come A-Caroling (The Wassail Song)
I2 –The John McCarthy Chorale* What Child Is This?
I3 –The John McCarthy Chorale* Angels From The Realm Of Glory
I4 –The John McCarthy Chorale* O Christmas Tree
I5 –The John McCarthy Chorale* I Saw Three Ships
I6 –The John McCarthy Chorale* The Holly And The Ivy
I7 –The John McCarthy Chorale* O Sanctissima
I8 –The John McCarthy Chorale* We Wish You A Merry Christmas
J1 –The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Royal Philharmonic Chorus Conductor, Peter Knight (5) Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
J2 –The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Royal Philharmonic Chorus Conductor, Peter Knight (5) We Three Kings Of Orient Are
J3 –The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Royal Philharmonic Chorus Conductor, Peter Knight (5) The Twelve Days Of Christmas
J4 –The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Royal Philharmonic Chorus Conductor, Peter Knight (5) God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
J5 –The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Royal Philharmonic Chorus Conductor, Peter Knight (5) Angels W.
Notes****SALEM ATTIC NOTES****
All records are inspected beforehand. If they need a cleaning, I do so. I use a spin clean unit, that does a good job. Sometimes it does not get out the real tough stuff, so I do that by hand if need be. I check the vinyl for scratches, blemishes, warps, sleeve rash etc.. If the condition of the record is anything but new I will give it a full listen with a pretty decent pair of Pioneer headphones.
I will give you the details of what I find in the album info. I give all the jackets a dusting regardless. If the jacket is dirty or stained and can be cleaned without damaging it, I will do that as well. When I am done the LP & jacket go into a 2 mil protective clear plastic sleeve. The standard way I store and ship is with the LP/inner sleeve behind the jacket to prevent spine split, ring wear etc...to the jacket. During mailing each LP is put between two cardboard record pads and then inside the record mailer. Everything is stamped fragile but if your local PO/Mail Carrier is not the gentlest, let me know and I take that into account when packing.
My record grading system. This is a BASELINE. I will put the specifics of each jacket and vinyl into the product description itself.
Mint (M)
(Jacket) There will be no flaws. The jacket will be factory sealed with perfect or close to perfect corners.
(LP) The vinyl itself should be without flaws since the jacket surrounding it has never been opened.
Mint Minus (M-)
(Jacket) The jacket will most likely be sealed in original shrink, but there may be some shrink missing. There may be slight wear from storage at the corners.
(LP) The vinyl itself should be without flaws since the jacket surrounding it has never been opened.
Near Mint (NM)
(Jacket) If the jacket is sealed there may be some minor corner damage from storage, it may have some torn shrink-wrap. The corners may show some storage wear. If not sealed the cover will show no more than very minor corner wear. Creasing will also be minute at most. There will be no visible ring wear. No writing, rips or tears on the cover or seams. No bubbling, water/mold stains or peeling of the cover in any way. The inside of the gate-fold will be in the same condition. Cutout bin punches, price stickers, staples would start being listed at the NM category and would be noted accordingly as they affect the jacket itself.
(LP) You should not hear any surface noise (snaps,crackles, pops) when you play the record. There will not be any skips or repeats. The LP will retain that just opened appearance. There may be some light sleeve abrasions but they will not have any affect on the sound. There will be no warping. There will be no major surface blemishes, light or deep scratches. The label will be free of writing and stains. There should be no stand out spindle marks.
Near Mint Minus (NM-)
(Jacket) May or may not have shrink-wrap but the jacket itself will still be in beautiful condition. The corners will have minimal wear (no fraying). There may be minor dents and creases. Light scratches could be on the jacket, but nothing severe that defaces the artwork. Depending on age some discolor/yellowing may show, but will not be overbearing. Ring wear should be minimal ( at the top and bottom pressure points) or non-existent...no dark, full, half, or quarter rings. No writing rips or tears. No bubbling, water stains or peeling of the cover . All inner gate-folds will be in similar condition.
(LP) You should not hear any sustained surface noise (snaps,crackles, pops) when you play the record. There will not be any skips or repeats. There may be a few surface blemishes, or a stray light scratch that may cause a moment of crackling, but nothing prolonged, and instances of this will be few. Often this will mostly occur only at the beginning of the groove on each side where the needle dropped. There will not be any significant warping. There will be no deep scratches. There may be minor spotting or fog (bag rash), but it will not affect the sound. The label will be free of writing and stains. Minimal spindle marks only.
Very Good Plus (VG+)
(Jacket) May or may not have shrink wrap. In this category it will be easier to see imperfections with the naked eye. though nothing that will detract from the overall appearance in a major way. The corners will have some wear and there may be the beginnings of fraying but not full on. Some dents/creases or scratches may be noticeable, but nothing overly pronounced. There could be SOME noticeable discolor/yellowing on lighter parts of cover. There may be some minor ring wear at the top and bottom, a bit more pronounced than NM- but no full or half rings. There could be some pen marks but it would be minimal. Possibly some light bubbling. No water/mold stains or tearing of the cover in any way.
(LP) There may be some blemishes, maybe a few light scratches. It will not cause the record to skip or repeat. There will be no prolonged crackling or surface noise. There may be some minor warping but it will have no affect on the listening experience at all (and it will be noted in that instance). Chances are there will be some lighter spindle marks. A VG+ record will show some signs that it was played and handled by the previous owner BUT he or she took care of it.
Very Good (VG/VG-)
(Jacket) This jacket will have easily noticeable imperfections. The corners could show heavier wear and some fraying. The jacket may have seam splits that may or may not have been taped. Ring wear will be noticeable to the naked eye, and may travel the length of the jacket. There could be some writing (names, initials, notations next to songs) but no out an out defacing of the images on the cover. There could be some bubbling, some small tears on the top paper layer (again no destruction of main images)
(LP) There will be surface blemishes, and most likely some scratches. The scratches could be feel-able as well. There could be a skip or repeat, but only one or two at most. More often the deeper scratches will cause more frequent and prolonged surface noise. Crackling may be noticed on more than just quiet parts of the play-back. There may be some warping but it will not cause the needle to jump (and will be noted if present). Chances are there will be spindle marks. A VG/VG- record will obviously have been played a good amount and possibly handled roughly by the original owner.
(Fair/Poor)
(Jacket) This jacket will have easily noticeable imperfections. The corners could show heavy wear and fraying. The jacket may have seam splits on multiple sides that may or may not have been taped. Ring wear will be noticeable to the naked eye, and may travel the length of the jacket. The vinyl may not be able to stay in the jacket without falling out. The jacket may be severely water or mold stained. There could be dents, large scratches or rips on the cover. It could have severe, blister-like bubbling. Sometimes it may have full cover writing with doodles and artwork defacing. The corners may be completely worn.
(LP) A record in Fair condition can be put onto a turntable and should be playable. There will be multiple deeper and feel-able scratches that will make for significant surface noise (snaps and crackles & pops) and also cause skips and/or repeats. Spindle marks will be present. Heavy groove wear may also be visible. Simply put a POOR condition record would have MANY issues and would be sold mostly for it's 'rare status'.
Note****If posters, booklets and other inserts are included with any of the records, their inclusion and condition will be noted ias well.
Payment & Shipping
**** Payments****
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Salem Attic 2018
This is the 5 LP box set "Christmas Through The Years" Catalog# RD4-143 Readers Digest Records 1984.
Jacket (M-) Some light storage wear. A bit of torn shrink. No real issues with this. The box is still sealed it has never been opened. Comes with protective plastic sleeve.
Inner Sleeve/LP (M) Never opened, never played.
(Of Interest:)
1 Christmas Favorites Forever
A1 –Arthur Fiedler And The Boston Pops* Sleigh Ride
A2 –Perry Como Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
A3 –The Harry Simeone Chorale The Little Drummer Boy
A4 –Kate Smith (2) Christmas Eve In My Home Town
A5 –Perry Como Silver Bells
A6 –Bing Crosby With The Ken Darby Singers And Orchestra* Under The Direction Of John Scott Trotter Silent Night
B1 –Perry Como (There's No Place Like) Home For The Holidays
B2 –Freddy Martin And His Orchestra / Clyde Rogers White Christmas
B3 –Vaughn Monroe Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
B4 –Perry Como The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
B5 –Ames Brothers With Orchestra* With Marty Manning Jolly Old St. Nicholas
B6 –Bing Crosby With Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires* And John Scott Trotter And His Orchestra Rudolph The Red-Nosed
2 Christmas In The '50s
C1 –Harry Belafonte Mary's Little Boy Child
C2 –The Harry Simeone Chorale Carol Of The Bells
C3 –Lawrence Welk And His Champagne Music Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
C4 –Dennis Day Christmas In Killarney
C5 –Gary, Lindsay, And Bing Crosby* With Jeff Alexander Chorus, The* And John Scott Trotter And His Orchestra A Family
C6 –Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians / Kenny Gardner (2) And The Lombardo Trio* Frosty The Snow Man
D1 –Bing Crosby With The Lee Gordon Singers And Sonny' Burke And His Orchestra* A Marshmallow World
D2 –Eddie Fisher Here Comes Santa Claus
D3 –Perry Como And The Fontane Sisters It's Beginning To Look Like Christmas
D4 –Spike Jones And His City Slickers / George Rock I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
D5 –Bobby Helms Jingle-Bell Rock
D6 –Stan Freberg Nuttin' For Christmas
3 Christmas In The '60s, '70s, And '80's
E1 –The Lettermen O Holy Night
E2 –Perry Como I Wish It Could Be Christmas Forever
E3 –Kate Smith (2) Medley: Deck The Halls/Joy To The World/It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
E4 –Ed Ames Away In A Manger
E5 –Bing Crosby Do You Hear What I Hear?
F1 –The Lettermen Christmas Waltz
F2 –Jim Reeves An Old Christmas Card
F3 –The Fireside Singers Christmas Is
F4 –Roy Orbison Pretty Paper
F5 –The Singing Dogs Jingle Bells
F6 –Brenda Lee Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
F7 –José Feliciano Feliz Navidad
4 Christmas In The '40s
G1 –Bing Crosby Adeste Fideles
G2 –Dick Haymes And The Song Spinners Choir* With Jesse Crawford At The Organ* O Little Town Of Bethlehem
G3 –Russ Morgan And His Orchestra / Russ Morgan (2) And The Modernaires Blue Christmas
Vocals – The Modernaires
G4 –Perry Como Winter Wonderland
G5 –Fred Waring And The Pennsylvanians* With Glee Club And Orchestra* 'Twas The Night Before Christmas
H1 –Bing Crosby With John Scott Trotter And His Orchestra I'll Be Home For Christmas
H2 –Dick Haymes With Gordon Jenkins And His Orchestra Christmas Dreaming (A Little Early This Year)
H3 –Glenn Miller And His Orchestra Jingle Bells
H4 –Spike Jones And His City Slickers (All I Want For Christmas Is) My Two Front Teeth
H5 –Freddy Martin And His Orchestra The Merry Christmas Polka
H6 –Yogi Yorgesson With The John Duffy Trio I Yust Go Nuts At Christmas
5 Beloved Carols
1 –The John McCarthy Chorale* Here We Come A-Caroling (The Wassail Song)
I2 –The John McCarthy Chorale* What Child Is This?
I3 –The John McCarthy Chorale* Angels From The Realm Of Glory
I4 –The John McCarthy Chorale* O Christmas Tree
I5 –The John McCarthy Chorale* I Saw Three Ships
I6 –The John McCarthy Chorale* The Holly And The Ivy
I7 –The John McCarthy Chorale* O Sanctissima
I8 –The John McCarthy Chorale* We Wish You A Merry Christmas
J1 –The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Royal Philharmonic Chorus Conductor, Peter Knight (5) Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
J2 –The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Royal Philharmonic Chorus Conductor, Peter Knight (5) We Three Kings Of Orient Are
J3 –The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Royal Philharmonic Chorus Conductor, Peter Knight (5) The Twelve Days Of Christmas
J4 –The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Royal Philharmonic Chorus Conductor, Peter Knight (5) God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
J5 –The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Royal Philharmonic Chorus Conductor, Peter Knight (5) Angels W.
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