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Thousands of second-hand records, photographed as they come in, from South African pressings to imports. A new wall goes up every week.

New vintage vinyl records on the wall this week

Most of these are the only copy. Click a sleeve to see every photo. What do the grades mean?

New on the wall this week

New, Sealed Additions this week of 20 -27 September. What do the grades mean?

Pick a decade

Every used record lists the year its copy was pressed. Start with the decade you remember.

1970s

446 records in stock from the 1970s. Hover a sleeve to see its year.

Newest listings first. Only records in stock.

The Walker Brothers – The Immortal Walker Brothers The Walker BrothersThe Immortal Walker Brothers1974 · Italy · R 1001974 Dwight Twilley Band – Twilley Don't Mind Dwight Twilley BandTwilley Don't Mind1977 · South Africa · R 1401977 Bob James – Touchdown Bob JamesTouchdown1978 · South Africa · R 801978 Creative Source – Creative Source Creative SourceCreative Source1973 · South Africa · R 1801973 Tommy Overstreet – Heaven Is My Woman's Love Tommy OverstreetHeaven Is My Woman's Love1972 · South Africa · R 1251972 Carpenters – Close To You CarpentersClose To You1972 · South Africa · R 1201972 Diana Ross – An Evening With Diana Ross Diana RossAn Evening With Diana Ross1977 · US · R 1251977 Louis Armstrong – The Best Of Louis Armstrong Louis ArmstrongThe Best Of Louis Armstrong1971 · South Africa · R 1201971 XIT – Silent Warrior XITSilent Warrior1973 · South Africa · R 951973 Boney M. – Oceans Of Fantasy Boney M.Oceans Of Fantasy1979 · South Africa · R 1001979 Linda Ronstadt – Simple Dreams Linda RonstadtSimple Dreams1977 · South Africa · R 1201977 Demis Roussos – Live And Love Demis RoussosLive And Love1978 · South Africa · R 1201978 Ray Charles & Cleo Laine – Porgy & Bess Ray Charles & Cleo LainePorgy & Bess1976 · UK · R 1951976 Isaac Hayes – Groove-A-Thon Isaac HayesGroove-A-Thon1975 · South Africa · R 1401975 Average White Band – Feel No Fret Average White BandFeel No Fret1979 · South Africa · R 1401979 Heart – Magazine HeartMagazine1978 · South Africa · R 1401978 Santana – Santana SantanaSantana1971 · South Africa · R 1401971 The Dirt Band – An American Dream The Dirt BandAn American Dream1979 · South Africa · R 1001979 Pussycat  – The Best Of Pussycat PussycatThe Best Of Pussycat1979 · South Africa · R 1001979 Elvis Presley – Elvis In Concert Elvis PresleyElvis In Concert1977 · Rhodesia · R 1501977 Olivia Newton-John – Don't Stop Believin' Olivia Newton-JohnDon't Stop Believin'1976 · South Africa · R 1201976 Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Pictures At An Exhibition Emerson, Lake & PalmerPictures At An Exhibition1972 · US · R 1201972 Various Artists – Disco Party - Vol. 2 Various ArtistsDisco PartyVol. 21978 · South Africa · R 1201978 Donna Summer – I Remember Yesterday Donna SummerI Remember Yesterday1977 · South Africa · R 1201977 Blue – Blue BlueBlue1973 · South Africa · R 1401973 Shawn Phillips  – Do You Wonder Shawn PhillipsDo You Wonder1975 · US · R 801975 Carly Simon – Carly Simon Carly SimonCarly Simon1971 · South Africa · R 801971 Deodato 2 Deodato 21974 · South Africa · R 1401974 Emmylou Harris – Profile / Best Of Emmylou Harris Emmylou HarrisProfile / Best Of Emmylou Harris1978 · South Africa · R 1251978 The Walter Murphy Band – A Fifth Of Beethoven The Walter Murphy BandA Fifth Of Beethoven1976 · UK · R 1251976 Elvis Presley – Moody Blue Elvis PresleyMoody Blue1977 · South Africa · R 1601977 The Pointer Sisters – That's A Plenty The Pointer SistersThat's A Plenty1974 · South Africa · R 1401974 Helmut Zacharias And His Orchestra – Light My Fire Helmut Zacharias And His OrchestraLight My Fire1974 · South Africa · R 1001974 Sidney Bechet – Refreshing Tracks Volume 2 Sidney BechetRefreshing Tracks Volume 21978 · UK · R 1201978 Eric Burdon & War – Eric Burdon Declares "War" Eric Burdon & WarEric Burdon Declares "War"1970 · South Africa · R 1801970 Poco – Rose Of Cimarron PocoRose Of Cimarron1976 · South Africa · R 1251976 See all 446 from the 1970s →

Reading the grades

Every second-hand record is graded twice: once for the vinyl and once for the sleeve. Right now, 9 in 10 used records in stock have vinyl graded VG+ or better.

Boz Scaggs – Middle ManSold
How it reads on a listing
Sleeve: VG
The cover. Some wear, artwork intact.
Vinyl: VG+
The record. Light signs of play, plays clean.
Cat: ASF 2504
Catalogue number from the label.
South Africa, 1980
Where and when this copy was pressed.
  1. NMNear Mint

    The recordLooks and plays like new. No marks you can see or hear.

    The sleeveCrisp, with no real wear.

  2. VG+Very Good Plus

    The recordLight signs of play, maybe a faint scuff, but it plays clean.

    The sleeveLight shelf wear or a faint ring.

  3. VGVery Good

    The recordSome surface noise between songs and in quiet parts. The music comes first.

    The sleeveClear wear: ring wear, a small seam split, writing or a sticker.

  4. VG−Very Good Minus

    The recordNoise and marks you'll hear throughout, but it plays all the way through.

    The sleeveHeavy wear, bigger splits or water damage.

  5. G+ / GGood

    The recordPlays without skipping, with constant crackle. A copy to fill a gap.

    The sleeveWell worn: splits, tape or missing pieces.

Notes in brackets

Details like “3 pops on Side 1, track 1” point to one specific mark, so you know exactly where it is.

“Strong VG”

At the top end of its grade, close to the next one up.

Generic sleeve

The record comes in a plain replacement sleeve, not its original cover.

Box sets and sealed records

Box sets grade the box instead of a sleeve. New sealed records are unopened, so they don't need a grade.

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