Pearl Jam - Ten - Rare Basketball Picture Disc - 1992 EPIC Records

	£		85
	$		112

the album that spawned the greatest Unplugged set ever. 
listening as i list & much like every picture disc i own, it has wear and a few skips throughout - hence the grade & start price.  pop & crackle exists but having just listened to it it's much MUCH better than i'd thought i'd remembered tbh.  i honestly thought it'd be a bit unbearable & i'd turn it off out of sympathy (to kinda put it out of it's misery, type of thing) and not even list it but even with the jumps it's still just too good not to listen to fully. if this is set to end up as a 'display item' for someone, as compared to a play-a-lot it's great to look at AND eminently listenable into the bargain, which is always nice.
outer sleeve is a bit stained but that's a blank plastic slipcover so can be replaced, the inner - with the band name & image - is split on one side but is pretty pristine otherwise.




selling off some stuff to buy some other stuff. some in shorter listings than others (so double check if you're looking at multiple things at any point)
good luck, happy bidding/buying & please feel free to check my other vinyl at https://www.discogs.com/user/algernonradish/collection to see if there's anything you'd want me to list soon, cos there's a long (just the 700 ish left) list for me to get through & something you see/like/want might be months away.
and please keep in mind tons of oldskool records come from DJ's/DJ'ing (or just good old fashioned mixing at home with a set of decks) and most have been played a ton (unless you're lucky, or it's not a very good record...) so light surface marks/hairline scratches are gonna be common, unless the record is Mint or Near Mint.
i also only list records i've JUST listened to (see above), sometimes as i make a listing - bad ones never see the light of day tbh - and take photos highlighting any/all flaws that you see in the listing.
DEFINITELY mention it if you are looking at more than one, cos i'm 100% flexible re p&p. i use Royal Mail 2nd class (tracked &) signed-for cos 1st class is dearer (for you) & it's tracked so that i know it's arrived, cos a ton of people don't leave feedback or let you know, so it's for my own piece of mind against any surprises a few weeks after i've sent something tbh.  anyway, that's £4.20 for the p&p and i send everything in dedicated record boxes or sleeves i've bought, so the rest just covers that. i'm starting to get bits of feedback re my vinyl on this account too so hopefully that's a pointer that i'm at least doing 'not bad' with my grades.

THE RULES OF GRADING NEAR MINT or NM: NM means almost mint. Virtually flawless, not perfect. A very minor scuff and very little else, the flaw should be very hard to see. If a scuff covers more than a few tracks yet can be seen, it will not be NM, however it may come very close. EXCELLENT or EX: An EX (or VG++) will allow minor scuffs which are visible but only slightly. There may be more than a few, so be careful not to call a record that has wear to more than 15% of the surface VG++. Wear should be minimal and of course should play mint! Any scratches that can be felt with your fingernail CANNOT be called scuffs. Scuffs lay on top of the grooves. If any break in the grooves are felt, they ARE scratches. Most often, they will be heard when played (soft clicks or loud pops). Once again, no scratches can make this grade. VERY GOOD PLUS or VG+: Will show wear, surface scuffs and some very light scratches. Flaws will be noticeable to the naked eye. Sometimes under very bright light, you will see many tiny lines across the surface. Because there are more than 15% (yet less than 30%) of wear to the surface, it can make this grade. Scratches are not acceptable to a serious collector in any way. If you call a record 95% NM but note the record as having 1 track with a bad scratch, many will only consider it as VG (explained next). VERY GOOD or VG: The Very Good Grade does not mean Very good at all. At least not in the visual sense. A Very Good (VG) record will appear well played. More and more surface scuffs and scratches. GOOD or G (including the G+ and VG- grades): Well played, and possibly abused. However should still play. It will have deep scratches. Good means that it will play with some form of decency. FAIR, & POOR: The easiest way to define this is if does not meet the lowest grade above (GOOD).

i'd bet that, especially cos of the wording, half of these i'm listing could be Ex for condition too btw. a good cloth/glove & cleaner & plenty would come up NM imo. i just don't have the time or inclination to be doing any of that tbh. i'm also using a pair of 'inner' gloves to handle stuff & listening to everything on a 30yr old turntable off an Aiwa stack system... so it's not to say i'm mishandling them but the invested will get much more out of tons of this vinyl than i am. & forgot to say in my initial listings but all this is from a former smoking environment while mixing somewhere & have also been sat in a loft for 15 years so they're not 'out of sleeve fresh'. regards, Paul. & feel free to check my other stuff inc on my other account (katakuritollah) yada yada etc