All records are graded visually and we always grade the cover first and then the vinyl record. So a description of EX VG means that the cover is EX and the vinyl record is VG. If you are unsure on the quality of a particular record and would like to know more about it please get in touch and we will do our best to send you photos and a more detailed description, it is not possible to do this for all our records due to time constraints.