| Abbreviation |
Description |
| #oc |
number written on cover |
| #ol |
number written on label |
| 10" |
10" size record and cover (usually pre-1956, sometimes used later for special pressings) |
| 2lp |
double lp |
| audio. |
Audiophile pressing |
| auto. |
autographed |
| co |
Cut out hole or notch in corner, or small diagonal cut corner |
| dj |
promo or demo label |
| djs |
promo sticker or stamp |
| djts |
promo timing strip |
| gatefold |
fold open cover |
| mono |
monophonic pressing |
| orig. |
original pressing (we only use this designation when reissues are widely sold) |
| plain cover |
cover is plain, with no information (sometimes used for advance promo copies) |
| Quad |
Quadraphonic pressing |
| Quiex |
special W.B. 1980's audiophile pressing |
| ri |
reissue (usually a later pressing on the same label) |
| shrink |
original plastic wrap still on cover (many of our M- lps are in shrink but not always noted in the listing) |
| soc |
sticker on cover |
| sol |
sticker on label |
| toc |
tape on cover |
| tol |
tape on label |
| tps |
taped seam |
| UK, Japan, France, etc. |
foreign pressing |
| w/bio |
with paper biography of band |
| w/book |
with small booklet inserted in lp jacket |
| w/cue |
with cue sheet listing tracks and times |
| w/insert or w/pi |
with paper insert or promo item |
| w/photo |
with photo of band |
| wobc |
writing on back cover only |
| woc |
writing on cover |
| wol |
writing on label |
| xoc |
x on cover |
| xol |
x on label |