DAVID AND RUBEN 45-Northern Soul 1969

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David and Ruben (I Love Her So Much) IT HURTS ME/GIRL OF MY DREAMS.  1969, on Warner Bros-Seven Arts Records, 7316, green label. 

Northern Soul.  Written by Arthur Robles.  David and Ruben were his brothers! 

I remember when I bought this record.  Southland Shopping Center, Recordland, Parma Heights, Ohio.  I was 17 years old when I picked it up in 1970.  It came with other 45s in a discounted package.  I played it all of 5 times, 3 of them being this past week realizing what a cool 45 it was, both sides! 

Label has a drill hole.  Minor white fade dots starting, but no writing or labels on it.  Vinyl is still shiny but does have 2-3 surface rubs across the grooves -- which does not affect the playback.  The surface rubs came from it sitting in a Junior Lyric Record Holder for a number of years.  No skips, sounded crisp.  Great production.   I just played it on my Technics turntable with my new needle. 

I would rate the label at a VG due to drill hole and little white spotting and the vinyl as VG+ to VG due to the visible surface rubs, but please study the pix closely for your own inspection.
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Guidelines I use to rate the quality of these records (based on the Goldmine Grading Guide):

• NM: Near Mint - Vinyl, still shiny, as if just opened for the first time.  No writing or stickers on the vinyl.  No obvious scratches.  Label:  No writing or stickers and no fading of the label.   
• VG+: Very Good Plus - Similar to NM- except that on the label, there may be a sticker or writing, but it shows very little wear.  There may be only a couple light surface scratches on the grooves, but do not affect the playback with noise or skips.  You may only see these scratches if you put them under a bright light and really look for them.  The picture sleeve, if there is one, might has light creasing or minor seam or corner wear, but still in great condition to show off.
• VG to VG-: Very Good to Very Good Minus:  May not be that shiny anymore and you will see scratches without putting it under a bright light, but they still would not affect the quality of the playback.  It probably has been owned by someone who loved the record and played it a lot.  And the quality is still pretty good, maybe a little noise, but not enough to detract from the listening experience.  The label might have some fading around it, besides having stickers or writing.  The picture sleeve, if there is one, may have obvious ringwear in the middle or around the perimeter of where the record was, maybe some side seam splits, or little tears at the top or side where the record goes back into.  If less defects, then it's a VG.  If it has all this just mentioned, then a VG-.
• G, G+:  Good or Good Plus - It doesn't mean the vinyl is trashed.  It plays though without skipping, but may have heavy noise or fuzz sound because of age, quality, or worn-down grooves. Heavy writing or stickers on the label, ringwear is very obvious on label and outside picture sleeve (if it came with it), has seam splits.  But, amazingly, if you have special audio LP recording software, you could probably clean up those crackles and fuzzes, if you want to create a CD of it for yourself.
• P:  Poor - This is when the vinyl is warped to the point it warps the playback also.  Or it's cracked, but it may or may not still play without a skip.  If a picture sleeve is with it, this is torn or marked up bigtime.  But someone may want to have it for nostalgia or heat it up and mold it out to make a planter out of it or a butterfly to put on your wall.  (Saw this in 10 things to do with unwanted records)