Storing Vinyl Horizontally

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.

Storing vinyl horizontally.

Heavy duty plastic is your. Plastic is your answer for archive storing. Vinyl records should be stored in a vertical position to maintain their shape. Indeed we see it a lot in movies and magazines.

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. All formats concentrate weight on the centerline of a shelf which can cause some shelving to collapse.

This is why records are often kept in crates that position them upright. 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. To reduce static opt for wood vinyl record storage containers instead of metal. 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.

Don t store different vinyl sizes together. Keeping a flashy record collection horizontally on a shelf looks cool. Sleeves are typically available from used music and record shops as well as online retailers like amazon sleeve city usa and bags unlimited. Storing them horizontally or one on top of another may cause warping.

Over time the vinyl can warp and become misshapen. Always group in sizes. Simply hold the slightly bowed open cover horizontally and gently slide the record in making sure it doesn t bind. Prefer to store your vinyls away.

Vinyl records need to be stored in an upright position to ensure they stay in good condition. 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. To properly store a vinyl record you will need sleeves for the disc itself and the case it comes in.