ELVIS ARON PRESLEY 25th Anniv.Ltd. Ed.Boxed Set.1980. 8 LPs w/booklet (NM-/EX)

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Here is the Limited Edition (No. V 11550) of Elvis Aron Presley's 8 album boxed set known as the 25th Anniversary Limited Edition.  Songs from 1955-1980. On RCA CPL8-3699.  Produced in 1980.  Zoom in on the back cover photo so you can see what each LP covers.  In the matrix of each record is Elvis Aron Presley's signature, too, besides the matrix number. And it comes with the booklet of 13 pages and tons of photos and information history of his life and songs.
 
What's super about this boxed set is the great condition the vinyl is in!  The silver box with gold Elvis Aron Presley signature name written on it has a little wear at the 4 seam corners.  Same with the back cover...4 corners show wear, too.  Zoom in on the photo.  Back cover bottom has a silver sticker that says Limited Edition No. V 11550 EAP-3699.  A few dark spots of wear are on the back cover, too.  On the side seam, there are some dark marks due to aging.  The vinyl records are all in each own cover sleeve.  Each sleeve has a different face photo of Elvis and the other side is a list of the songs with some notes about them.  Each cover sleeve is in perfect condition!  No marks of any kind there, almost looks like new!  Some have a very light hairline ringwear on his photo at the top, but only noticeable if you have it under a bright lamp.  Almost all the covers have a little white fading at the bottom seam only in the middle bottom area for about 2 inches.  Every silver label is perfect.  No obvious spindle marks.
Vinyl condition:  None of these light scratches or scuffs cause any problem with sound performance except for the tiny bump on LP 5.
 
LP 1:  Side A one super light small surface scratch; Side B 1 light scuff and 1 light surface scratch. (Can only see under bright lamp)
LP 2:  Side A looks perfect; Side B has an area of super light scuffing that didn't affect the sound quality at all.
LP 3:  Side A looks perfect; Side B has a small light scuff that you only see under a bright lamp.
LP 4:  Side A has 1 tiny surface scratch; Side B looks perfect.
LP 5:  Side A looks perfect; Side B almost perfect, but I see a tiny bump at the 2nd last song where it did pop lightly 5 times during the Beatles tune "Get Back" that he sings.
LP 6: Side A has a tiny bit of scuffing only viewable under bright lamp; Side B is perfect.
LP 7:  Side A is perfect; Side B is perfect.
LP 8:  Side A has only 4 super light small surface scratches; Side B I see only 2 light small surface scratches. 

I rate the LP's Silver box as Very Good Plus (VG+) due to the light wear at the corners.  Each inner sleeve for each LP I give an Excellent condition.  The vinyls themselves I give an Excellent to Near Mint Minus (NM-) for looks.  For sound quality it gets a Near Mint (NM) except for the 5 light pops on LP 5 as mentioned above.   

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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 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.

NM-: Near Mint Minus - Similar to NM but will have some very light scratches on the vinyl not affecting the sound quality. No writing or stickers on label and no fading (or ringwear) on cover or label.

EX: Excellent - Not quite a Goldmine Standard Listing, but being used by many now. Cover: No ink wear, minor creases to corners, no seam tears. Vinyl can have scratches, but not felt by your fingers. Sound quality must be mint. No more than 15% of the surface should have wear or scuffs on it. To me, EX is like a VG++.

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 cover might have 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. The sound 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 cover 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 cover probably 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 even attempt to fix it.