Grading System

 
First Grading = Soundquality
= superb (first class recording quality, truly exceptional)
= excellent (nice quality of recording)
= good (still good recording but flaws)
= average (flawed recording but still listenable)
= bad (crap sound quality for hard-core collectors, caution advised)
= piss poor (worst soundquality and/or ugly cuts, best avoided)
 
 
Second Grading = Rarity Of Material
= superb (superrare previously unpublished material, truly exceptional)
= excellent (already published but still rare material)
= good (common material many fans will know)
= average (very common material every fan knows, caution advised)
= bad (just another uninteresting compilation of standard material)
= piss poor (intentionally falsified or/and mislabeled material: don't buy!)
 
 
Third Grading = Visual Attractiveness
= superb (absolute high-quality design, excellent professional design)
= excellent (nice design, suitable for framing, worth collecting)
= good (still interesting, but could have been done better)
= average (looks like many other bootleg designs around)
= bad (uninteresting design, amateurish, not worth to be mentioned) 
= piss poor (the bootlegger didn't give a shit about the design)
 


© 1998 Rainer Moddemann, The Doors Quarterly Magazine. This guide may not be distributed in any other context or media.


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