Edison Record, 51585, Polla’s Clover Gardens Orchestra, 1925

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Edison Record, 51585, Polla’s Clover Gardens Orchestra, 1925

Artist: Polla’s Clover Gardens Orchestra

Label: Edison Record

Label Selection Number: 51585

Genre: Pop music in the day

Songs: Beside a Silv’ry Stream (R), One Smile (L)

Year Released: 1925

Condition

Record: NM/NM-

Label: NM-
Sleeve: Original company sleeve:  VG+

Notes:  Record has beautiful color and luster.  No scratches are visible, only a very little and very light scuffing.  No chips.  Great shape.  Labels show some very minor signs of wear.  Edison sleeves are not commonly found.  The sleeve has an average amount of wrinkling/bending, a little light discoloration, no tears.  See photos.

Shipping:   Records are securely sandwiched between 4 sheets of cardboard and packaged in a 12x12x6 box cushioned by newspaper.

I have graded each Edison Record using visual inspection only.  I do not have the correct equipment to play the Edison (diamond) discs.  I will describe what I see with, hopefully, enough detail that you get a clear picture of each record.  Please feel free to ask questions if something is not clear.  I will visibly assess each record using both a high-intensity light as well as bright natural light.

When the description refers to visible scuffs or scuffing, especially if it notes that they are light, these scuff marks have been detected because I look at them with a high intensity light.  The marks are, for the most part, not visible, or barely visible when looked at using natural light or a typical overhead light.

Grading Scale:

Vinyl

M (Mint):  Appears to be factory fresh.  Opened, but perfect in all details.

NM (Near Mint):  Nearly perfect.  No obvious signs of wear.  One or two very minor issues like a small scratch or scuff, a spindle mark, etc.

NM- (Near Mint minus): A few minor flaws, with just occasional light scuffing, occasional minor surface noise - nothing particularly noticeable.

VG+ (Very good plus):  Shows some signs it was played / handled, yet well taken care of.  Shows slight signs of wear.  May have slight scuffs or very light scratches that don’t affect listening.  Good lustre.  Minor surface noise.

VG (Very good):  Noticeable surface noise is evident, especially in soft passages and during the song’s intro and fade.  Groove wear starts to be noticeable as do light scratches (deep enough to feel with a
fingernail).  Perhaps some very slight warping and/or dulling of the surface or very minor staining.

G+ (Good plus):  Significant surface noise and scratching.  Visible groove wear.  Some noticeable warping, but it doesn’t affect play.  No skipping or jump-backs.  Some dulling.

G (Good):  Any of the above are increased. One or two ticks where there is a tiny skip or jump-back.

F/P  (Fair/poor):  All of the above are bad, it’s warped, and you can’t play it without irritating skipping / jump-backs.

Labels

M:  Mint.  Appears to be factory fresh.  Opened, but  perfect in all details.

NM:  Only the smallest signs that it was ever played.  Essentially perfect.  Bright, clean, unmarked.

NM-: Very minor signs of wear with no writing, tape, etc

VG+:   May have a little ring wear or discoloration, but it should be barely noticeable.  Center hole shows no signs of being misshapen due to repeated play.  May have minor imperfections (residue, initials).

VG:  May be marred by writing or have tape or stickers or their residue attached.   Some fading of letters/numbers,  Scratches/scuffs, very small tears.

G+:  Scratched or scraped, some discoloration, some light tearing. Pronounced fading.  Center hole may be slightly out of round.

G  Any of the above are noticeably worse / bad.

F/P:  Label is barely readable, badly torn, label is missing on one side, perhaps both.

Sleeves

M:  Mint.  Appears to be factory fresh.  Opened, but perfect in all details.

NM: Nearly perfect.  Perhaps a very small amount of very light scuffing, almost invisible surface wear, one small dogged corner, or another sign of slight handling.

NM-:  Light wrinkling/folding, really nice condition

VG+: Some slight surface wear, lightly turned-up corners, or a very slight tear or seam split.  May have a little discoloration.

VG:  Increased signs of wear, maybe some wrinkles, more noticeable folds/bends. Perhaps some slight tearing or splitting.  Perhaps some small staining.  No extreme (or close) damage.

G+:  More noticeable wear than VG.  One or two aspects of wear are serious.

G:  More extreme wear in any of the G+ aspects.

F/P:  It’s thrashed.

Covers / Jackets

M:  Mint.  Appears to be factory fresh.  Opened, but perfect in all details.

NM:  no creases, folds, seam splits or any other noticeable similar defect.  No cut-out holes.  Should look like you just got it home and removed the shrink wrap.  Very minor signs of wear or cover impression.  Artwork is clean and unworn.

NM-:  Some light scuffing or marking - very minor.

VG+:  Slight signs of wear.  May be marred by a cut-out hole, indentation, or corner indicating it was taken out of print and sold at a discount

VG:  Increased signs of wear, more noticeable folds / bends / scratches.   Some noticeable but fairly minor  seam splitting / repair.  No extreme (or close) damage.  Perhaps some noticeable tape/residue damage or writing.

G+:  Very noticeable signs of wear regarding rings, bends, scuffs, stains, minor indentations, some definite seam splitting.  Tape/residue, writing.

G.  More  extreme wear in any of the G+ aspects.

F/P:  More extreme damage like water damage.  Heavily marred.  Jacket barely keeps the record inside.  Seams are fully split.  It’s thrashed.

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