Overview
Secret Garden — Songs from a Secret Garden (XRCD): identity, condition and appraisal details
Keep Secret Garden — Songs from a Secret Garden (XRCD) identifiable from the outset by showing the IFPI code, followed by the case. Use the cover displaying Secret Garden, Songs From A Secret Garden, and XRCD as the identity check, and keep the booklet, the catalogue number and the inner-ring matrix with the same item.
Identity clues for this CD
- Product: Secret Garden — Songs from a Secret Garden (XRCD)
- Visible details: The cover can be directly read with Secret Garden, Songs From A Secret Garden, and XRCD labels
- Category: CD
- Details to confirm: place of release, label, catalogue number, inner-ring matrix, IFPI code, accessories and playback condition; pair any other work or set variant separately
Work from the marks visible on Secret Garden — Songs from a Secret Garden (XRCD): show the artist, title, market, catalogue number, inner-ring matrix, IFPI code and edition, then add a wider view so each clue can be located on the item.
Photo sequence for this CD
Begin with one uncropped overview, then add both sides of the disc, inner-ring matrix and IFPI code, case, spine, booklet, tray, inserts and obi; keep a wider locating view beside every close-up so the requested detail stays tied to Secret Garden — Songs from a Secret Garden (XRCD).
Condition notes for Secret Garden — Songs from a Secret Garden (XRCD) should cover disc scratches or oxidation, the centre hub, case, tray teeth, booklet and inserts; leave existing wear visible and show where packaging or a component is absent.
Safe storage before CD handover
Between photography and handover, keep the CD upright in its case in a clean, dry place; do not polish it, apply solvent or swap booklets between editions; retain the same arrangement for the next review.
For the release, show the CD with its case, tray, front and back inserts, booklet, obi and any original wrapper; note explicitly which packaging or document is absent.


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For a first review of the release, send clear photos on WhatsApp to 9453 0784, or call 9453 0784; include the quantity, location and any packaging that belongs with the release.
Show the complete supplied group beside the release, then show the CD with its case, tray, front and back inserts, booklet, obi and any original wrapper; record anything not present in the photographs.