Replace inner sleeves on used records?


I buy a lot of used records. Unless there is something special about a sleeve  I throw away the inner sleeves and replace them with Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab inner sleeves. Should I always keep the original inner sleeves regardless of their interest level?

kenrus

Only if you care about resale value but if you do want to keep them then the Nagaoka liners make a decent alternative to the complete inner sleeves of MoFi and Goldring and will fit inside the sort of original liners that have lyrics or pictures on them.

Old record sleeves can have dirt and debris that can scratch vinyl when you slide them in and out.  Many new releases have those hard, almost cardboard sleeves that can also cause rub marks against the record.

Unless a plain white paper inner sleeve, don't throw away the original. If there's room in the jacket - and there usually is - just put the unused sleeve back in and don't use it. Put the open end of the sleeve facing up in the jacket so it doesn't get in the way when inserting the record back in the cover with its new plastic sleeve

If they are beat up plain white sleeves, I throw them away.  If they have lyrics, photos, or even ads from back in the day, I keep them.  I may sell some or all of them and some collectors assign more value to them if they have the original inner sleeve.