Record Storage Problem


Outer sleeves are a problem. I know that is going to be a contested statement, but it has been my experience over decades of collecting that often as not records stored in outer sleeves develop mold. This was first suggested to me in the early 1970s in Seattle, a Mediterranean Climate, and I thought OK maybe it is a concern in certain regions. Then I encountered it in San Diego, a Semi-Arid Climate. Currently I am sorting through a large estate collection in South Florida, that reportedly has always, ALWAYS, I am assured, been under air conditioning. Most of the records are protected by outer sleeves and most have mold. This is about 8,000 records. So you may wish to rethink your strategy. What is the priority: The vinyl or the jacket?

billstevenson

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I have been collecting records for over 50 years now.  I have thousands of LPs that have ALWAYS been in outer plastic sleeves.  I have always lived in the Rocky Mountain region and have NEVER seen or encountered this issue?

I even just went through a few in my collection at random to check and they are as clean as when I bought them...