Vinyl

So for those who do buy off Discogs I have to ask. What are some of the oddest comments you've seen for listings?

This one caught my eye today.

Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Played it once. Mint condition basically. Will pack securely.

So which is it? If you think it's a NM (Mint can only be sealed as far as I'm concerned) then rate it NM other wise drop the 'Mint basically' comment.

Here's another one.

Am I supposed to take the 'Hairline' comment as an audio reference or a visual comment. Why do I care what it's hair looks like. Receding, balding, who cares. What does it SOUND like. There are a few who adequately use audio language to describe the quality, but I would have thought a more useful nomenclature would have evolved by now.

What cues do you see most often used to describe condition?

A few more new ones from my record exec connection, just in about a week ago. These, plus a few others I already had but in worse condition than these Mint Condition and NM copies.

I've done a few. Don't really have the time I'd like to make it a habit. If/when I write, I write original material like lyrics, poems or stories.

Here's a few.

I was at that ELP - High Voltage performance and have never purchased a copy of the live album or listened to it ever again. I was happy to be there and it was a great festival, lots of brilliant bands. Shame it didn't continue. Dream Theater headlined the following year and then after a run of 2 it died. They were only selling about 50% of the capacity and it was unsustainable sadly. I did get to see the Carl Palmer band at a later festival and that was way more fun. In fact any of them playing in some solo incarnation over the last 20 years was better than ELP at High Voltage. Too many issues and Palmer refused to even consider continuing with the band any longer (don't blame him)

I've never seen that thread before, thank you for posting it!