Storing Vinyl

[Climb Thar Hill]

Now that I'm (slowly) building up a vinyl collection, I have no idea where the F to put em'. They're presently laying atop the bottom of a carboy Where do you lovely gents keep ya'lls?

 

[skeptik]

I just throw them randomly about and try not to step on them.

 

[Captain Beard]

I leave them in their covers, laid flat in a drawer where no one can touch them.

 

[MajestikMøøse]

Standing up in a box in my closet.


Yeah, clearly I have the same problem.

 

[skeptik]

I have them on a shelf. I know that a lot of people just store them in crates on the floor...

 

[Mormagil]

i store mine standing up on the floor, with 7"'s standing up on a dresser. supposedly if you have a huge stack laid flat it's bad for the ones on the bottom, but the records that were in the garage for years beg to differ. just keep them away from liquids and mold and you should be fine.

 

[skeptik]

Storing them horizontally dramatically increases cover wear and can compress the grooves of the vinyl.

 

[Captain Beard]

I have like 5. I'm not really worried about weight compression.

 

[spaffe]

I keep mine standing in a wooden box from IKEA. I can't remembert what it's called but it's pretty big, made of wood, has metal "clamps" to strengthen the corners and it's seems pretty much made to store vinyls in.

On a side note, I also keep the records in plastic sleeves and the vinyls themselves in anti-static fake-Naganoka sleeves

 

[Sanctums]

I use several old milk-crates, stored vertically. NEVER store them flat.

 

[Climb Thar Hill]

Looks like I should pick em' up off the carboy then aye?!

I don't have anything that's empty box like so I'll have to go out and buy something or track down a milk crate. Cheers

 

[Chromatose]

I use several old milk-crates, stored vertically. NEVER store them flat.

yes, milk-crates make fantastic vinyl storage devices.

 

[Johanna]

I keep mine standing in a wooden box from IKEA. I can't remembert what it's called but it's pretty big, made of wood, has metal "clamps" to strengthen the corners and it's seems pretty much made to store vinyls in.

On a side note, I also keep the records in plastic sleeves and the vinyls themselves in anti-static fake-Naganoka sleeves

link plz

 

[spaffe]

Hm... I can't seem to find it, but it pretty much looks like this one, only a lot deeper http://www.ikea.com/se/sv/catalog/products/40104454

 

[Hell Mike]

Hm... I can't seem to find it, but it pretty much looks like this one, only a lot deeper http://www.ikea.com/se/sv/catalog/products/40104454

Depth is selected in the drop-down meny
Many thanks, will get a few of those sooner or later

 

[spaffe]

Aha, cool.

Btw, once you get one, I would also recommend painting it in some nice color -- how about blaring red?

 

[Guthrum]

I like how Mournful Congregation is in the front.

 

[spaffe]

Yeah I listened to that one both today and yesterday. Not that I've heard much doom (or funeral doom for that matter), but The Monad of Creation is some of the very best doom that I've come across so far

 

[NAD]

When I was 5 years old I left all my vinyl out on the porch. When I finally remembered they were out there they had become circular sine waves. It was rad.

My vinyl collection currently sits next to the fireplace. Apparently I have learned little since the days of owning Puttin' on the Ritz and John Cougar Mellonhead on curvy wax.