Storing Vinyl Horizontally

Simply hold the slightly bowed open cover horizontally and gently slide the record in making sure it doesn t bind.

Storing vinyl horizontally.

Once they are on a shelf vinyl records should be stored with sturdy immovable dividers every 4 6 inches that support the entire face of the disc in its sleeve. This will add to the overall balance of your shelf. Generic replacement record jackets are great for replacing water damaged. Vinyl records need to be stored in an upright position to ensure they stay in good condition.

Vinyl records should be stored in a vertical position to maintain their shape. Prefer to store your vinyls away. Mr vinyl is a south african record store and if you live in a dusty climate just like we do it is critical that you give dust management some consideration. This is why records are often kept in crates that position them upright.

Sleeves are typically available from used music and record shops as well as online retailers like amazon sleeve city usa and bags unlimited. However horizontal storage is not the best option for vinyl longevity. To reduce static opt for wood vinyl record storage containers instead of metal. Most vinyl records will require either 7 in 18 cm 10 in 25 cm or 12 in 30 cm sleeves.

Always group in sizes. Storing them horizontally or one on top of another may cause warping. Keeping a flashy record collection horizontally on a shelf looks cool. Because of their size and weight regular bookshelves don t work well to store vinyl records so consider a real record storage shelf or cube instead.

Records that have been stored at a slant for an extended period of time can warp because of the uneven pressure that has been placed on them. Don t store different vinyl sizes together. Plastic is your answer for archive storing. Good stands for turntables generally work for storing vinyl as well as long as your collection is not overly large.

Keep your record shelves away from open windows and keep them safely in their sleeves within a protective plastic outer sleeve which we ll get to in greater detail a little later. Heavy duty plastic is your. Indeed we see it a lot in movies and magazines.