Lullabies for you - Toshiko Akiyoshi 秋吉敏子 (NEAR MINT in Discogs standard)

This is a record purchased from Discogs. Marked as NEAR MINT. I cleaned the record (see below for my methods):

1. Minimal surface noises (even with headphones)
2. No software correction of clicks and pops.
3. I WOULD SAY THIS CAN BE TAKEN AS A TRULY "NEAR MINT" RECORD in DIscogs standard.

https://support.discogs.com/hc/en-us/artic...
"A nearly perfect record. A NM or M- record has more than likely never been played, and the vinyl will play perfectly, with no imperfections during playback. Many dealers won't give a grade higher than this implying (perhaps correctly) that no record is ever truly perfect. "

For very demanding guys, you could say it's only Very Good Plus (see description below), since there're still audible surface noises. But no record could be made perfect. None. There bound to be some surface noises, even for newly made records. If you play this record using good system, the music (even with a few pieces of instruments) to noise ratio is very good.

I CAN ACCEPT THIS RECORD AS A STANDARD OF NEAR MINT (MEDIA).

I think Discogs can simply sample some audio samples like me and set the standard. It's so SIMPLE AND PEOPLE CAN HAVE REFERENCES for negotiation.


Cleaning machines:
Nitty Gritty - 1st round to clean the most obvious mold (of any) or visible dirts.
KlAudio KD-CLN-LP200
Ultrasonic record cleaner - 2nd round, to take a way very small debris buried inside the grooves.

Equipment:
Linn LP12
Audio Technica AT33PTG II
Prism Orpheus (D/A)
Audacity
16 bit, ACC 192bps (highest in Youtube, sorry)