Outer Vinyl Sleeves, is it a good idea?


I’m replacing all my “inner” sleeves, but am unsure if I should add outer sleeves also.  With outer sleeves, it’s harder to see titles from the edges but may offer wear protection?

What’s your opinion?

kennyc

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@oberoniaomnia Checking for Dust is Very Easy

I use this for checking my Record Cleaning Brush for Dust.

I have Teflon Tools to remove the dust

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Inner Sleeves are the most easy to work with when having a thickness that does not let them collapse.

I have purchased Albums that have been supplied with a Gossamer Thin Anti-Static Inner Sleeve. Putting the LP into such a flimsy cover is not my forte.

I swap the supplied inner sleeve for ones from a batch of anti-static sleeves I bought many years past.

I have Albums stored within an Outer Sleeve and stored without an Outer Sleeve.

When infrequently visiting the used Market for LP's the LP's storage methodology is a non-issue to current market value.

Vinyl Condition is the main concern, hence a Vinyl LP that is still Cellophane Wrapped as when purchased at the release time is the one that really bumps up the price.

In the past I was a little like @whart, I had quite a few interests and kept Audio as a strictly social activity when participating.

The time spent not listening took the edge of needing to listen, hence certain purchases were buried and overlooked for ling periods, hence my Original PULSE Album along with a selection of other Vinyl Albums has substantially benefitted from being retained in the condition of being Cellophane Wrapped. It would be nice if the HMV Bags and Invoice Slips contained in the Bags added to the value as well.

God Bless the Vinyl Collector and the Obsessed Analogophile    

A Sleeve is not a Sleeve unless it shows its age, perfect Sleeves on Original pressings look fake, there is no usage evidence.

Lock a Photo Away and it has not lived its intended purpose to have a life of being seen.

Isolate a Sleeve from being handled, the same applies, it has not lived its life of having been part of the Haptics that are so intwined into using a Hard Medium as a Source Material.