Keep Vinyl In Sleeves
These can be purchased both online and in local music stores.
Keep vinyl in sleeves. 24 includes both inner and outer sleeves so you can protect your vinyl and your jackets at the same time. Opt for the softer roomier sleeves to avoid peeling off the record s artwork. So while a standard plastic sleeve remains open on one side the mylar bag protects the record but also keeps the air and any airborne rubbish out. Since they re very thin they even fit into the lightweight.
Old fashioned paper sleeves shed and can scratch your vinyl records so you should not even consider them. Vinyl record sleeves bundle by big fudge 50x record outer sleeves plus 50x record inner sleeves crystal clear album sleeves and rounded acid free lp sleeves for 12 records. If there is an inner sleeve i take the record out and put it separately in an additional antistatic sleeve i bought a bulk of those sleeves for. Vinyl keepers are made by lynx polythene ltd in the uk our managing director is himself an avid record collector and wated to make the best sleeves from his factory already making a range of packaging.
A standard outer sleeve remains open on one side and mainly protects the inner sleeve. Ensure the shelving you choose is sturdy enough to support the weight of vinyl records which average 35 pounds per shelf foot. 2 00 coupon applied at checkout save 2 00 with coupon. Made from high quality 2mm thick myler it fits snuggly like a standard outer sleeve but the top of the bag has a large flap and an adhesive strip on the outside.
Do you know which sleeves are right for your vinyl records. In an ideal world mine at least the custom inner sleeve would be stored empty in the jacket along side the vinyl being stored in one of those high end replacement sleeves. Avoid the heavy gauge plastic sleeves. Store in an outer sleeve.
The outer sleeve covers the vinyl s card sleeve and it also prevents dust from gathering on the vinyl itself. Resist the temptation to let a record just plop into an inner sleeve and or record jacket as this is how covers and sleeves split open. The best vinyl bag on the market is made from 2mm myler. Now that your vinyl record is in a safe enclosure you need somewhere to place it.
Turntable lab has a set of outer sleeves available on their website. Exactly like i do. A vinyl shelf is a good investment to hold all your records. Dropping records into a sleeve or jacket is a no no how do i keep my record sleeves from breaking or tearing.
For the best record protection and least amount of friction get the mobile fidelity inner sleeves however for most price conscience record collectors the less expensive poly inner sleeves appear to offer a solid value. 4 8 out of 5 stars 306.