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NathanRicaud said:
Ok, thanks for that recommendation! I’ll look into the Crystal Clear CPP sleeves!

The main problem for me with outer sleeves was that the standard size was too sight for a lot of single LP jackets, and the bigger sized outer sleeve was too big!

I think I’m going to go with my instinct and not use outer sleeves, but will make sure my records have breathing room on the kallax! So that way, it’s less likely there will be wear on them!
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I'm on Team Nathan, no outer sleeves -- they made sliding the albums in and out of the shelves a pain and I didn't like the look so I ditched them.
 
jamieanderson1968 said:
No joke, I used an old Rolodex to keep track of my (at the time in the mid 90s) collection of about 1500 7 inches.
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Its overkill and something that could easily be done through discogs, but I fill out a record card for each new record I pick up. I put all the info on there, the title, catalogue number, etc, but also where I bought it, the date, the price and a 'notes' section. My girlfriend thinks I'm crazy but it just adds to the experience and its cool to dig a record out and see that I bought it on such a date, on a trip to wherever, etc.
 
MikeH said:
@NathanRicaud now that's how you store a record! Record in inner sleeve goes behind the jacket but in the outer sleeve. Pull the record out from your shelf. No need to pull the album cover out ever so you don't damage it. No risk of damaging the spline when you put the record back in after listening.
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I think I get it! So the actual record and inner sleeve is not inside the jacket? It’s outside the jacket, but still stored in the outer sleeve?
 
MikeH said:
@NathanRicaud now that's how you store a record! Record in inner sleeve goes behind the jacket but in the outer sleeve. Pull the record out from your shelf. No need to pull the album cover out ever so you don't damage it. No risk of damaging the spline when you put the record back in after listening.
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Hard disageee! Taking the album cover out of the outer, taking the record out of it and putting the cover on the What’s playing stand are all part of the ritual! Vinyl and it’s art are tactile.
 
Joe Mac said:
Hard disageee! Taking the album cover out of the outer, taking the record out of it and putting the cover on the What’s playing stand are all part of the ritual!
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To each their own! I still put the record on the what's playing stand. I just don't get my grubby fingers all over the album sleeve every time I take the record out. I've had too many spline splits from putting the records back in and too much ringwear on my records when I had the albums in the cover itself.
 
NathanRicaud said:
I think I get it! So the actual record and inner sleeve is not inside the jacket? It’s outside the jacket, but still stored in the outer sleeve?
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Yep! That's the method I like a lot better. Then I never fumble around trying to get the album out of the jacket every time and keep the cover looking all nice without ringwear. It's super easy to get the album out and play it and then put the jacket in sleeve on my now-playing stand.
 
MikeH said:
To each their own! I still put the record on the what's playing stand. I just don't get my grubby fingers all over the album sleeve every time I take the record out. I've had too many spline splits from putting the records back in and too much ringwear on my records when I had the albums in the cover itself.
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Grubby fingers?

Mike i would hope that the last year would have led to more thorough hand washing.
 
MikeH said:
To each their own! I still put the record on the what's playing stand. I just don't get my grubby fingers all over the album sleeve every time I take the record out. I've had too many spline splits from putting the records back in and too much ringwear on my records when I had the albums in the cover itself.
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I feel that the whole point of vinyl is to get my spotlessly clean, we are in a pandemic, hands all over it and to experience and enjoy it. To look at the cover properly and appreciate it, not to store it away like an ancient tome. You’ll be telling me you wear white gloves next...

Also outer sleeves photograph horribly for the insta and the what’s spinning thread.
 
Joe Mac said:
Hard disageee! Taking the album cover out of the outer, taking the record out of it and putting the cover on the What’s playing stand are all part of the ritual! Vinyl and it’s art are tactile.
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I do the same that @AnthonyI showed in his photos, but then usually take the cover out of the outer to look at and put on the stand as its playing. With more modern records, especially the thick jackets like Tone Poets etc, im not overly fussed about keeping the records on the outside but with a lot of older records it prevents ring wear etc.
 
Selaws said:
I do the same that @AnthonyI showed in his photos, but then usually take the cover out of the outer to look at and put on the stand as its playing. With more modern records, especially the thick jackets like Tone Poets etc, im not overly fussed about keeping the records on the outside but with a lot of older records it prevents ring wear etc.
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Its how I think all records should be shipped. Still don’t understand storing them like that. I’ve never really had issues with ring wear and a certain patina and aging is on inevitable and almost desirable in well loved and looked after things. Life is to be experienced not hermetically stored.
 
Joe Mac said:
Its how I think all records should be shipped. Still don’t understand storing them like that. I’ve never really had issues with ring wear and a certain patina and aging is on inevitable and almost desirable in well loved and looked after things. Life is to be experienced not hermetically stored.
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I'm with you. I only have a handful that are stored outside of the sleeve and ita due to particularly tight fitting sleeves. And you know, sometimes I want to grab a record to check the track listing. Which is easier if I can actually see the sleeve.
 
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