Mint condition is an expression used in the description of pre-owned goods. Originally, the phrase related to the way collectors described the condition of coins. As the name given to a coin factory is a "mint", then mint condition is the condition a coin is in when it leaves the mint.
The term mint condition may be used to describe a variety of collectible items, including action figures, dolls, toys, stamps,records,comic books and similar items. The term may have a slightly different meaning in each case. For instance, when describing trading cards, "perfect" condition is used to describe the condition as it is when pulled from a pack, while "mint" would be new but opened. Similar graduations of mint condition exist for other collectibles based on their specific characteristics. For example, a postage stamp may be mint or mint never hinged.
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Mint Condition is an American R&B band from Saint Paul, Minnesota. Formed in the mid 1980s at Central High School in Saint Paul, Minnesota, its original members were Stokley Williams (lead vocals, drums, percussion), Homer O'Dell (guitar), Larry Waddell (keyboards, piano), Roger Lynch (son of Roger Troutman), Ray Coleman and Kenny Young. Lynch, Coleman and Young all left the group however and were replaced by schoolmates Keri Lewis (keyboards, synthesizer) and Jeffrey Allen (saxophone, keyboards) along with Chicago native Ricky Kinchen (bass). This lineup of Williams, O'Dell, Waddell, Allen, Lewis and Kinchen comprised the classic lineup of the band.
Currently, this line-up remains intact, with the exception of Lewis, who left the group to focus on his marriage to Toni Braxton and produce for her and other artists. The group is well known for its diverse musical style (able to play anything from traditional jazz stylings to mainstream R&B and rock-based music to funk grooves and even Latin and Jamaican-based rhythms) and also its captivating live performances. The band is also well known for their well written and produced R&B ballads, mainly in the 1990s. They are mostly known for their hits "Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)" (1991) and "What Kind of Man Would I Be" (1996).
I stake my claim, to complain
Ain t no shame, girl how I feel for you
But don t be scared, but don t make this clear
Not from when you re pretty here
Close to me yeah girl it s true
In fact I wanna include you in my worries
Cause that would mean there s something here that s for real
I can t wait for you to hear the way about I m feeling
Mine this is real talk, my dear
I wanna be where you are,
Travel a million miles past the stars
10 000 leagues under the sea
Cause it don t matter, ain t nowhere too far
Wanna be, be, be, where you are
Wanna be, be, be, where you are
Such a surprise, not only you caught my eye
I used to think that maybe love makes you weak
Maybe too distracting, that s far away from the truth
I spent all of my early youth just to follow
My stupid friends, we didn t know any better
But you, helped me to focus and I
Never been stronger
I can do this forever, oh
See I wanna be where you are,
Travel a million miles past the stars
10 000 leagues under the sea
Cause it don t matter, ain t nowhere too far
Wanna be, be, be, where you are
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Wanna be, be, be, where you are