LED ZEPPELIN (2 LP set) Physical Graffiti. 1975. Swan Song SS 2-200. VG++

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Led Zeppelin with Physical Graffiti double album set.  From 1975.  On Swan Song label.  This has the inner sleeve listing all the song titles and both other sleeves with the LPs go into this one and then into the record cover.  Matrix reads:  ST-SS 753309-C  PR  AT.  View the record photos and zoom in to see the song titles.

Cover is in great condition except for a little wrinkling at the top mid section in one place.  Side seam is readable and in good shape.  No tears.  Back cover has a little wrinkle at the mid right section by one of the open windows and bottom left corner.  The inside main sleeve is great except for some brown stains (coffee?) at the top left section on one side and the other side has one, too, but just half an inch wide over the name of Zeppelin.  Barely noticeable.  I included two photos of the front and back of the other inside sleeve.  They are in excellent condition so I only posted photos of one set.  

Now comes the 4 vinyls.  Side One:  Under a super bright lamp I saw about 7-8 light surface scratches unfeelable and some scuffs.  Side Two:  About the same as Side One, but and some scuffing, too.  Side Three:  Less surface scratches here, but more light scuffing.  Side Four:  About 4 super light small surface scratches and about 3 batches of light scuffing.  I played them all through on my Technics turntable.  NO SKIPS OR POPS!  All the scuffs and light surface scratches were too light to cause any sound quality problems.  The only thing I did hear was some very light tic tics here and there in between some quieter sections of songs.  But those still weren't loud enough to cause a deterrent to the sound quality. 
I rate the cover sleeve as Very Good Plus (VG+) (to Excellent).  The Vinyl gets a Very Good Plus (VG+) to almost Excellent since no skips or pops, but some tics/crackles here and there, still not causing a problem to the general great sound quality.       

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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.