Suicidal Tendencies - Self Titled LP 1st pressing Frontier Hardcore Punk RARE VG

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Suicidal Tendencies - Self Titled LP 1st pressing Frontier Hardcore Punk RARE . Condition is Used. Shipped with USPS Media Mail.
This is a 1st pressing copy of Suicidal Tendencies 1983 self titled first album, on Frontier Records.   Initial copies included a 10½" × 10½" black & white lyric insert, which IS still intact with this copy.
There is no bar-code on the back cover. (or anywhere else.) Any copies with a bar-code at the bottom right of the back cover are represses, no older than 1987.

• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - etched; variant 1): FLP-1011-A WHAT YOU TALKIN' 'BOUT? S-10716
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - etched; variant 1): FLP-1011-B DOWNTIME! S-10717
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - etched; variant 2): (S-10716 scratched out) FLP-1011-A WHAT YOU TALKIN' 'BOUT? S-10716
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - etched; variant 2): (S-10717 scratched out) FLP-1011-B DOWNTIME! S-10717

The record has a handful of scratches and smudges on either side. A couple are quite long but ALL appear to be very light and I am confident that this record will still sound good.  There could be a few audible pops and clicks here and there, mostly noticeable between songs, but nothing bad enough to cause a skip or disrupt the listening. VG
The insert has no rips, folds or major stains but it does have more than Moderate overall wear just from years of use. There is also a small but very faint stain that can be seen on both sides of the insert, but it easy to miss and not glaring at all. (see close up pic) It is around an inch by a half inch is size and is located near the "Thanks List" on the lyric sheet. There are also a few faint, light creases here and there that blend with the overall wear. Still, this looks decent for how old it is. G+++
The cover is in great shape with only very slight ring wear. It is actually difficult to even see unless you are looking for it, due to the color and design of the cover art. There are the usual handful of small and light veins near the left and top edges but there are fewer in number than I am used to seeing and very light and short. The 4 corner tips have light to moderate wear (depending on the corner) at the just the tips. The spine edge has Moderate wear that has resulted in some of the titles being worn away. The shelf edge has Moderate / Severe wear but it's only noticeable if you are looking at the bottom edge. Overall this cover still looks really good and I feel good about giving it a VG+ rating. 

Grades that I use are G-, G, G+, G++, G+++, VG, VG+, VG++, VG+++/EX, NM. I won't be describing anything as M or MINT unless it is unopened and the packaging is completely unblemished. Records that have never been played but HAVE been opened, will be described as Near Mint or NM. These are the adjectives that I use when describing damage: Very Light, Light, Moderate, Severe, Catastrophic. To describe damage in between those ranks I say things like: "Moderate leaning towards Severe," "Moderate leaning towards light," or "In between Light and Moderate"...just for example.