Besides which the ones advertising other LPs are period pieces in their own right, they can also help in confirming the dating of an issue as well (I recall some cases where telling a first vs subsequent pressing can only be done through matching with the inner sleeve)
What to do with old LP inner sleeve?
I've begun to purge my older vinyl collection to only keep the near pristine ones and now I find myself at a crossroad as to what to do with the older inner sleeves that have advertisement on them. I'm talking about the ones where the companies like Verve, Columbia, to name a few, that advertise with the pictures of albums of other artists on their label. They have no liner notes or lyrics, just company promo. Do these sleeves add any value to the LP should I decide to sell it to another collector? I'd much rather throw them away, as it makes it a slight bit tighter with the replacement sleeve which has more layers. What is the general consensus amongst you all?
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My policy is that if the original sleeve has any art/advertising or other data on it then it must be kept, without it the LP is not in original condition. If it's just a plain unadorned sleeve I discard it. While I've never seen anyone note the inclusion of original sleeves other than the lyric types it always seems to me best policy to do this |
If it's so snug it risks damaging the outer sleeve how about putting it in the clear LP jacket that you're storing your LPs in, i.e. outside the LP sleeve -- if you use a nice well sized one like this you will have plenty of room http://www.sleevecityusa.com/ultimate-outer-5-0-record-sleeve-p/9390.htm |
Thanks @skipping appreciate the kind words on my system. Just been enjoying my digital rig this morning appreciating switching to the DSD outputs on the upsampler, with some new digital cables this has really come into its own and sounds very analog. I've got a DCS Vivaldi on order so that should be another step up still the record player outdoes the digital rig most of the time, for that I'm looking into a Herzan stabilizer and we'll see what that does anyway look after your LPs and they'll look after you! |