RECORD HAS WONDERFUL GLOSS AND LUSTER WITH SOME LIGHT SCUFFS AND LIGHT SCRATCHES AND TO ME THIS RECORD PLAYED REALLY DARN GOOD!!! COVER HAS NO SEAM SPLITS. FRONT AND BACK COVER HAS LIGHT WEAR AND LIGHT SOILING WITH A COUPLE OF SMALL CREASES ON FRONT COVER. ALSO THERE IS LIGHT STAINING ALONG THE EDGES ON THE BACK COVER. TO ME THIS COVER IS VERY DECENT. A RARE ORIGINAL HEAVY PRESS.