Mold on lps and record sleeves..HELP

Act quickly! Get the LPs out of the sleeves and cleaned. The mold you see is eating the vinyl and there is no recover from that, but you can halt the process so more damage is not done.

Bleach will kill mold, but you need a cleaning solution to remove the residue. Any of the better vinyl cleaning fluids (Walker Prelude, AIVS, Disc Doctor) will be you SECOND step in cleaning.

Your FIRST step can be a 20% bleach solution with water, followed by a thorough rinse, followed by cleaning with one of the cleaning fluids mentioned. Be sure to clean the label and the center hole where mold spoors may also be hiding and can cause a recurrence. (Use a Q-Tip style cotton swab to clean inside the center hole.)

Only after killing the mold on ALL your LPs with the bleach solution and rinse, should you go back to the lengthier task of cleaning each LP. It is important to first stop further damage from the mold continuing to feast on the vinyl grooves of your LPs.

For the record jackets, I've used a combination of 20% bleach with a two tablespoon of TSP per gallon of water. Use a sponge, wring it out to just damp, and wipe down all exterior and interior surfaces of the jacket. (CAREFULLY check a small section of the outside jacket FIRST to be sure this solution is not going to adversely affect the jacket.) Insert something inside the jacket to hold it open for 24 hours until it thoroughly dries.

Good luck!

Yes, bleach. Really. You need to kill the mold and the mold spoors, otherwise the mold will come back. This is not something to kid around with if you want to preserve your vinyl. Bleach in a 20% solution will kill the mold and be benign for the vinyl if rinsed promptly. The risk is to the labels and jackets, but they are what will harbor the mold for a return.
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Yes, wipe the labels, too. But check first to see how much the bleach may cause the ink to bleed or fade so you can adjust you method. You may find that "blotting" will be best on the labels. Don't forget to do the jackets similarly, inside and out.

Plain tap water is okay for the rinse at this step. Distilled water is better, but no need to go laboratory grade here. Reserve that for cleaning with Prelude, Disc Doctor or AIVS and a vacuum record cleaner.

Also, don't worry about "immediately" cleaning - focus on killing the mold on all your LPs as quickly as possible, then cleaning.
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For the bleach step, you're just killing the mold, not cleaning. Use a sponge to apply the solution to the vinyl. If you have a MOFI or DD brush you don't mind possible destroying, it would be useful to ensure penetration of the solution into the grooves. A very soft toothbrush will also work. Apply the solution with a sponge. Use the brush to gently swish the solution down into the grooves. (Water surface tension may otherwise prevent the fluid from getting into the grooves.)

I would set this operation up at a kitchen sink. Lay out a cloth on which to place the record.

Use a second sponge for the rinse step. Since you will wash each of your LPs later with a good record cleaning fluids process, I wouldn't get too concerned at this stage other than to rinse reasonably well, but not be fanatical about it.

Be aware that the bleach solution and the water rinse will be harmful to the labels. But you will want to ensure there is no live mold residue left on the labels or hiding in the center hole.

When rinsed, lean the LPs upright in some fashion to allow each to dry thoroughly. I lay a towel on the floor along the edge of a wall and then stand the LP on the towel and allow to lean just touching the top edge at the wall.

When dry, stack between paper towels until you can clean them. Go next to cleaning the record jackets with a similar bleach solution and allow the jackets to dry thoroughly. Throw away the inner sleeves. Then move on to cleaning the LPs, insert in new inner sleeves (as you stated earlier you plan to do) and insert in the cleaned and now dry jackets.

I would follow exactly this same process with the CDs. Soap and water will not kill the mold. It may successfully remove it, but I'd want to make sure I killed the mold, and then clean the CD.
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I think you'll have better success on the sleeves wiping with a damp sponge than spraying.
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VPI 16.5 if you can afford it and expect to keep using it for new vinyl acquisitions.
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