What is the first thing you do when you unwrap a new vinyl record?

Peel off the hype sticker, if there is one, and apply it to an outer sleeve.

Open and inspect.

Clean in the ultrasonic machine and add the album to Discogs while doing so.

When dry, play the album and check out the artwork.

When done, place in a rice paper inner sleeve if needed.

I return it for the same title on CD so I don't have to jump through all the hoops described above.

Seems to me, I'd better invest in an ultrasonic cleaning machine.  Thoughts, anyone?

You won't regret it, though many of us use a vacuum machine of some sort before the U/S. But anything is better than nothing when it comes to cleaning records.