Can you buy record sleeves?
12 Inch Outer Sleeves Our flagship products are our Diskeeper record sleeves, the highest quality phonograph record sleeves available anywhere. Our outer sleeves pioneered the use of polypropylene, combining the crystal clarity of Mylar with the low price of polyethylene, without Mylar’s tendency to split.
Should I put my vinyl records in sleeves?
No sleeves: Inner and outer sleeves are essential to keeping your vinyl dust-free. If static electricity builds up on the vinyl, it attracts dust like a magnet. Weak shelving: Vinyl is heavy. If you don’t have a sturdy shelf under your collection, the shelving could easily break under the weight of the records.
What is the jacket on a vinyl record?
The jacket is the outer most packaging of your record. The sleeves are inside the jacket and actually hold the record. In some cases, mainly for 7″s, folks will choose to just use a sleeve in place of a jacket, but sleeves are always paper while jackets are cardboard.
Which record sleeves are best?
We recommend the Invest In Vinyl inner record sleeves as a readily available alternative to the popular MoFi “rice paper” style sleeves. The same quality and attention to detail apply to their outer sleeves. Available in packs of 100 for under $25, they’re economical but also high in quality.
How thick is a vinyl record sleeve?
(100) 12″ Vinyl LP Record Outer Sleeves – High Clarity, Archival Quality Polyethylene – Industry Standard – Standard 3mil Thick – 12-3/4″ x 12-1/2″ Learn more about free returns.
Is it OK for records to lean?
This isn’t too much of a problem, just make sure that it is minor and that they all lean in the same direction, without any record putting too much weight on the one next to it. Do be careful when you get to the side panel of the shelf though, you want the last few records to be standing flush against the side panel.
How do you store records without sleeves?
Put paper or a cloth between each record You don’t want records to be touching and scraping against each other as you will scratch them when you pull them in or out of the box. Put a soft paper towel or even better a piece of scrap cloth in between each record to keep them from touching.
What is a vinyl sleeve?
A record sleeve (not to be confused with a record jacket/cover) is the outer covering of a vinyl record. Alternative terms are dust sleeve and album liner. A record sleeve can be made of paper, cardboard, rice paper, polypropylene, etc. It may be acid-free or anti-static and also contain an inner liner (polylined).
What is the sleeve of a vinyl called?
Record sleeve
A record sleeve (not to be confused with a record jacket/cover) is the outer covering of a vinyl record. Alternative terms are dust sleeve and album liner. A record sleeve can be made of paper, cardboard, rice paper, polypropylene, etc.
What is a tip on record sleeve?
A tip-on record jacket involves printing the cover art on sheets of paper, then gluing those sheets to the board stock. The “tip” part of the name comes from how the paper was applied to the underlying board. By contrast, the direct-to-board method of printing directly onto the board stock is the current norm.