New Vinyl Album Storage Guide

Handling and Storing New Vinyl Albums

Cleaning your new vinyl albums is very important for maintaining the original sound of the album and avoiding any damage. The next step is to learn how to properly handle and store your new vinyl albums in your collection.

Handling New Vinyl Albums

Keeping your hands clean will help to keep dust from accumulating on the surface of your new vinyl albums. The albums should only be handled by the edge and label areas so as to avoid damage to the sensitive grooves.

When removing your new vinyl albums from the sleeve, make sure to bow open the sleeve and only pull out the album by the edges. Simply grabbing the record on the surface can damage the album and cause distortion or other problems with the sound. Once you have finished listening to your new vinyl albums, make sure to return the albums to their jackets to avoid exposure to sunlight or the collection of dust.

Storing Your New Vinyl Albums

Make sure that the racks are the correct size so that the vinyl albums do not hang over the edge. Though it may seem like a lot of steps in order to take care of your new vinyl albums, it is essential that you follow these steps to avoid warping or damage to the albums.

Never use PVC sleeves as this may cause imprints or fuse to the vinyl album - and we suggest only using polyethylene inner sleeves. All of your new vinyl albums should be stored at room temperature and any exposure to sunlight should be avoided. This will prevent your albums from warping and other potential damage.

The next step in our guide to protect your albums is the care of playback equipment and general care for your new vinyl albums.