Storing Vinyl Horizontally

Over time the vinyl can warp and become misshapen.

Storing vinyl horizontally.

Prefer to store your vinyls away. Storing them horizontally or one on top of another may cause warping. Always group in sizes. Once they are on a shelf vinyl records should be stored with sturdy immovable dividers every 4 6 inches that support the entire face of the disc in its sleeve.

Because of their size and weight regular bookshelves don t work well to store vinyl records so consider a real record storage shelf or cube instead. Vinyl records should be stored in a vertical position to maintain their shape. Sleeves are typically available from used music and record shops as well as online retailers like amazon sleeve city usa and bags unlimited. Heavy duty plastic is your.

Plastic is your answer for archive storing. Keeping a flashy record collection horizontally on a shelf looks cool. Generic replacement record jackets are great for replacing water damaged. All formats concentrate weight on the centerline of a shelf which can cause some shelving to collapse.

Vinyl records need to be stored in an upright position to ensure they stay in good condition. To reduce static opt for wood vinyl record storage containers instead of metal. Don t store different vinyl sizes together. Keep your record shelves away from open windows and keep them safely in their sleeves within a protective plastic outer sleeve which we ll get to in greater detail a little later.

Simply hold the slightly bowed open cover horizontally and gently slide the record in making sure it doesn t bind. Good stands for turntables generally work for storing vinyl as well as long as your collection is not overly large. This is why records are often kept in crates that position them upright. Indeed we see it a lot in movies and magazines.

Mr vinyl is a south african record store and if you live in a dusty climate just like we do it is critical that you give dust management some consideration. Most vinyl records will require either 7 in 18 cm 10 in 25 cm or 12 in 30 cm sleeves. This will add to the overall balance of your shelf.