THE JAM (2-LP set) "SNAP" (Promo) Polydor 815 537-1Y-2 (1983)

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Paul Weller's band, The Jam, with "SNAP!" double LP in gatefold album cover.  1983.  Manufactured and marketed by Polygram Records in New York.  This is a promo version.  Back cover photo upper right corner it says in gold print "LOANED FOR PROMOTION."  Matrix number on Side 1 says 422 815 537 1AS-C  PRC-C1-1-1.   What a great set to own! 

Side 1: In the City; Away From the Numbers; All Around the World; The Modern World; News of the World; Billy Hunt; English Rose; Mr. Clean.
Side 2:  David Watts; 'A' Bomb in Wardour Street; Down in the Tube Station at Midnight; Strange Town; The Butterfly Collector; When You're Young; Smither Jones; Thick As Thieves.
Side 3:  The Eton Rifles; Going Underground; Dreams of Children; That's Entertainment; Start!; Man in the Corner Shop; Funeral Pyre.
Side 4:  Absolute Beginners; Tales From the Riverbank; Town Called Malice; Precious; The Bitterest Pill; Beat Surrender.

The front cover looks pretty good.  Owner's name (Mari) is in blue ink pen in the yellow area under the name "Jam" on the front cover.  There are 3 white wrinkles at the bottom seam shooting upward 1/2 inch on the front cover.  Back cover has just a little bit of a white streak as ringwear at the top mid section and a little wrinkle at the mid left section where the LPs are pulled out from.  Gatefold inside is beautiful!  No marks there at all!  The two inside sleeves are great, too. 

The red Polydor labels are in super shape.  The vinyls are shiny.  All I found was a light scuffing on Side 3 and Side 1 had some, too.  Super light.  Did not affect sound performance.  That was awesome!  Sounds brand new.  Very crystal clear.  No skips or pops or crackles.

I rate the cover as Very Good Plus Plus (VG++) and the vinyl at Near Mint (NM)! 
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G U I D E L I N E S   T O   G R A D I N G:
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.  LP cover should have no creases, folds, seam splits or similar defects. 

NM-: Near Mint Minus (My grading item/description).   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 the cover and cover probably has seam splits. But, amazingly, for the vinyl, 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.