Grading and abbreviations
Grading= record/sleeve
M (Mint - a sealed or unplayed record)
EX (excellent - a very clean record that may have 1 or 2 superficial marks and negligible or no surface noise, a fantastic listen)
VG+ (very good plus - will have a few light marks/scuffs and minor surface noise on introductions, between tracks and in quieter parts of the music but still a very nice listen)
VG (very good - more marks than VG+ but plays through without skips, surface noise more noticeable)
VG- heavily marked but still playable. A lot of background noise but no skip or jumps
PS= picture sleeve
cb= company bag
woc= write on cover
wo(b)c= write on back cover
wol= write on label
toc/tol= tape on cover/label
soc/sol= sticker on cover/label
noc= no original centre