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Leave Wrapped or UnWrap?

Recently I have purchased several extra copies of my favorite records. Perhaps I will actually use them one day or maybe sell them off down the road. For example, I have an extra copy of The Beatles, 'Love' album. Question is: should I leave these records sealed or go ahead and open them? Will leaving them sealed for years cause them to warp?
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photon46
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Personally, I'd leave them sealed. I'm not sure where the belief originated that
leaving records sealed will warp them? Seems like this is an issue that would be
hard to empirically prove on way or another. I've bought dozens of records that
are twenty + years old that were still sealed and none of them had any problem
with warps.
photon46
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In light of Sinisterporpoises68's & Casey 33's experiences, looks like the manufacturer and their particular brand of shrinkwrap is a big factor. All the older sealed lp's I mentioned buying have been 80's European classical or jazz lp's, mostly ECM, Deutsche Grammophon, Phillips, etc. All their shrinkwrap was a bit loose as I recall.
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