Hello Michael ! Congratulations for your beautiful turntable. A dream ! Michael, thanks for your videos and time, totally agree with you ! Vinyls are very expensive and they should have better sleeves. I want to say that my last vinyls have arrived with some factory problems. Some brands like our admired Deutsche Gramophone, must take care with their quality control. I love vinyls and I can’t believe that vinyls that I bought in the seventies are in better condition that some new and sealed ones. We are paying a lot of money , and you have to pray when you open a new one waiting for perfection. That’s the reason for me to buy again some CDs instead of vinyls. Have a good day and thanks again for your videos. Hugs from South America.
Great sleeves with the outer pocket. I wasn’t aware about them. Thank you so much for sharing. Inners by MoFi are my favorites, probably the best place where a vinyl can seat, safe from dust and electrostatic charge. Great video
For what its worth, I use the Spin Care Density outer sleeves which are slightly cloudy. Although they do not look quite as good as the clear outer sleeves, they do provide protection from UV damage which is important if you have a lot of natural light in your record room.
Great talk! Thank you. I like to think of record storage as being like artwork storage. Materials in contact with the records should be archival. A stable temperature that isn’t too hot is good. Moderate humidity levels will help prevent mold. I always make sure my records are dry before placing them in plastic packaging as it doesn’t breathe.
Wauvvv....finally a topic that rarely get touched. The inner sleeve solution you found, is new to me too, and i will defiantly thinking of change my inner. For my more expensive Audiophile records, i use the crazy priced double gatefold outer sleeve, but their pretty pretty expensive and hard to get in a good quality? I can´t (or won't) spend all that money on gatefold outer sleeves for all my records, as it would ruin me :-( But i DO care about my stuff and wan't it to last a lifetime, so great great info. Thx...cheers from Denmark
Thank you for the content Michael. I checked out the VSS site and this looks great. There are more options here than I realized so it is a little confusing as to how to apply the gatefold sleeves, but I’m sure once I try it it will be easy enough. Just saw that you have another VSS video too! Thanks!
Really enjoy your content, Michael. any chance you could do a video on how you protect your box sets? I notice that you keep the records on the outside but do you just place the bare vinyl in a inner sleeve on a shelf or protect it in another way?
I think they're a little tricky to use and had no idea about the gatefold idea. But once I sorted it, they are great sleeves. I'll experiment on a gatefold. Been on a bossa nova kick and that stan gets lp is on my table a lot. Thanks.
Mint Sleeves supply these in the UK, and they do a very poor job in looking after their inventory. Sleeves often arrive creased, or tainted with something. And most recently (this is probably Vinyl Storage Solutions' fault) have arrive smaller than usual, with the 12 inch sleeve fitting hardly any 12 inch record I own, whereas previously they did...there's no consistency in the size of the sleeves. Not the most communicative of companies either.
I have noticed that the frosted inner sleeves leave a horrible residue--fortunately I didn't sleeve many records with this, as I decided not to use them anyway and go with a different kind. But this was an eye-opener. It hasn't been but a few months and those frosted sleeves with the same design as the clear (shown at 3:30 mark) left my vinyl looking like a mess! I am praying that a cleaning will fix this issue. I am also wondering if the crystal clear sleeves leave the residue, because I wouldn't mind using these for a specific purpose if he still sells.
Enjoyed the video, I must admit I'm a little concerned about the inner sleeve you show from VSS. I've got some of the clear inners (which I use along with the duel flap solely for displaying coloured records, everything else goes in the MoFi) & they are a much softer plastic with rounded edges. Perhaps it's an alternative I've not seen, but the one here looks like it could potentially do some real damage?
@45 RPM Audiophile. Sorry to be a pain but could you possibly include product links to both the clear inner and clear outer sleeves? When I follow your link I am not sure exactly which sleeves you are using as there are so many different types.
Hi Michael, thanks for the video. The vinylstorage company sells resealable covers and also covers with a single or dual flap. For gatefold albums, can you use covers with a single flap or a dual flap. The way they showed it on their website is that you use resealable ones for gatefold, but not clear if you can also use the tuckable flap ones as well. It sounds like for gatefold it must be resealable only. It would be great if you could comment on that. Thanks in advance!
Thank you so much for the demonstration. I’m a big fan of this product and your channel. Is there a solution for using this system with booklets in the fold out, as in the Classic Records’ Quadrophenia? Thank you again.
Hello Michael. Great video and I’m very interested in the outersleeves.in the link. There are several types. Which one did you show in the video? Thx in advance Wilko
Many thanks Michael for this very useful and necessary video. For the vinyl storage solutions outer sleeves, I understand you can only order them from Canada which takes time and then you have to pay custom duties. Is there anything similar that you can get in Europe? Kind regards, Ignicio
@@Michael45RPM Thanks a lot for the very quick reply, Michael. It would be great if you could recommend something that comes close to the vinyl storage solutions but that can be bought in Europe. On the Mobile Fidelity inner sleeves, do you use them regularly or do you replace them by another brand after a while? I ask because I am on the point of ordering a few and wanted to know if this is the way to go. Thanks again and very grateful for your amazing videos and advice. Best wishes
These inner sleeves seem good for archival but for regular listening...not very practical. That flap looks especially dangerous when taking the record out and putting it back in. I am using antistatic poly lined paper sleeves and I find them very, very good. The amount of dust accumulated is practically null and handling the disc is very easy. Conclusion: recommending inner sleeves should take into account the frequency of listening to that record (frequently or archiving). 🙂
What do you use to protect your highly valuable records? Is there a product for this? I have a few records worth over $2000.00 I want to find a more protective sleeve for them.
Hi Michael, I am wondering if any of your viewers are having the same issue as I am with "audiophile" inner sleeves. My problem appears to be mainly related to the ******* Inners (MoFi/VRP style). I have found residue on the outside of the inner sleeves of records I cleaned about 2 years ago when I replaced the inner sleeves at the same time. This is making the sleeves slightly sticky to touch a leaving my fingers feeling horrible, while also leaving the records with some residue, that I cannot see when brushing, but shows as white and cloudy in the alochol/distilled water mix I use clean my Degritter filter with. So far I have recleaned and resleeved 200 records. I haven't started to look at records i have cleaned more recently, but I am seriously pissed off.
wow! Great solution .... Does anyone know if there's a shop in Europe selling this ... cause shipping and cutom fees can be "high" for european Costumers! I would love to have this !!!!!
I like the idea of these Vinyl Storage Solution sleeves but they are expensive. For a large-ish collection like mine 3500+ records you are looking at a lot of money. I almost don’t want to try them for fear of liking them a lot and wanting to use them for my entire collection.
So are you guys (for GATEFOLD) keeping BOTH discs on the outside rear portion? Or one in the middle (back of front cover) then other on the back of the back cover?
To bulky and expensive- that record sleeve looks like it will scratch and trap dirt too! Rice sleeves are brilliant and the cardboard sleeve is....... well..... the protection 😂
I use the same outer sleeves but for my high end records use Mofi inner sleeves.. I saw one particular slightly negative comment about the inner sleeves online stating that when you bend the sleeve to create the opening it creates a bend/crease that has a "pointy" edge that tends to rub on the record.. has that been your experience or has that been an issue?
@@thevinylminimalist3438 Be warned: Quite a percentage of this pressing has distorsions on side 2, especially towards the end of the last last track ‚Chez le photographe du motel’. Only the third copy I received was a little better but not completely without.
WARNING!!!!!! You teach people how scratch the records! NEVER store records in those plastic sleeves, those materials are made for the artworks, outers, those plastics are too rough for the record! Buy the MoFis or Diskeepers.
Hello Michael ! Congratulations for your beautiful turntable. A dream ! Michael, thanks for your videos and time, totally agree with you !
Vinyls are very expensive and they should have better sleeves. I want to say that my last vinyls have arrived with some factory problems. Some brands like our admired Deutsche Gramophone, must take care with their quality control. I love vinyls and I can’t believe that vinyls that I bought in the seventies are in better condition that some new and sealed ones. We are paying a lot of money , and you have to pray when you open a new one waiting for perfection. That’s the reason for me to buy again some CDs instead of vinyls. Have a good day and thanks again for your videos. Hugs from South America.
Wow, I will buy these !! Thanks a lot Michael !!!
Great sleeves with the outer pocket. I wasn’t aware about them. Thank you so much for sharing. Inners by MoFi are my favorites, probably the best place where a vinyl can seat, safe from dust and electrostatic charge. Great video
For what its worth, I use the Spin Care Density outer sleeves which are slightly cloudy. Although they do not look quite as good as the clear outer sleeves, they do provide protection from UV damage which is important if you have a lot of natural light in your record room.
Great talk! Thank you.
I like to think of record storage as being like artwork storage. Materials in contact with the records should be archival. A stable temperature that isn’t too hot is good. Moderate humidity levels will help prevent mold.
I always make sure my records are dry before placing them in plastic packaging as it doesn’t breathe.
Wauvvv....finally a topic that rarely get touched. The inner sleeve solution you found, is new to me too, and i will defiantly thinking of change my inner. For my more expensive Audiophile records, i use the crazy priced double gatefold outer sleeve, but their pretty pretty expensive and hard to get in a good quality? I can´t (or won't) spend all that money on gatefold outer sleeves for all my records, as it would ruin me :-( But i DO care about my stuff and wan't it to last a lifetime, so great great info. Thx...cheers from Denmark
another example of plastic migration involved the old inner liners that were PVC based , they actually leached off plastic that bonded on the record
Again Michael is costing me money! Great information. Discog the value of your collection. This is cheap insurance.
Thank you for the content Michael. I checked out the VSS site and this looks great. There are more options here than I realized so it is a little confusing as to how to apply the gatefold sleeves, but I’m sure once I try it it will be easy enough. Just saw that you have another VSS video too! Thanks!
Really enjoy your content, Michael. any chance you could do a video on how you protect your box sets? I notice that you keep the records on the outside but do you just place the bare vinyl in a inner sleeve on a shelf or protect it in another way?
Nice pup! My cousin has exact one.
hearing your opinion on other peripheral vinyl topics would be great!
Wow. I’ve never seen an Abul Mogard lp shown in the Vinyl Community. Very nice music. These sleeves are incredible. Thanks for the heads up.
Yes i love the idea behind it... interesting how you can make things better if you think
@@Michael45RPM you sold me on these. just placed an order for my 7" and 10" collection.
i am sure you will like them
I think they're a little tricky to use and had no idea about the gatefold idea. But once I sorted it, they are great sleeves. I'll experiment on a gatefold. Been on a bossa nova kick and that stan gets lp is on my table a lot. Thanks.
Thank you very much for this video!!
Mint Sleeves supply these in the UK, and they do a very poor job in looking after their inventory. Sleeves often arrive creased, or tainted with something. And most recently (this is probably Vinyl Storage Solutions' fault) have arrive smaller than usual, with the 12 inch sleeve fitting hardly any 12 inch record I own, whereas previously they did...there's no consistency in the size of the sleeves. Not the most communicative of companies either.
I have noticed a change in size too, I have the feeling its a small operation. Things aren't as good as they were initially.
I have noticed that the frosted inner sleeves leave a horrible residue--fortunately I didn't sleeve many records with this, as I decided not to use them anyway and go with a different kind. But this was an eye-opener. It hasn't been but a few months and those frosted sleeves with the same design as the clear (shown at 3:30 mark) left my vinyl looking like a mess! I am praying that a cleaning will fix this issue. I am also wondering if the crystal clear sleeves leave the residue, because I wouldn't mind using these for a specific purpose if he still sells.
In the beginning...when the bees and birds were singing with our Michael45!! 😉😆
Enjoyed the video, I must admit I'm a little concerned about the inner sleeve you show from VSS. I've got some of the clear inners (which I use along with the duel flap solely for displaying coloured records, everything else goes in the MoFi) & they are a much softer plastic with rounded edges. Perhaps it's an alternative I've not seen, but the one here looks like it could potentially do some real damage?
Spincare do similar inner sleeves which I get from amazon work a treat
Yes , I use these too , they are excellent!
Do them clear inner sleeves you use have anti static properties like the mofi ones ?
Great video's Michael. Thanks!
Hi Michael. Can you use the vinyl storage solution outer sleeves for triple gatefold? I've tried but can't work out a way
There are multifunctional Sleeves as a new product, with them it works perfectly
@@Michael45RPM thank you. Just found them.
@45 RPM Audiophile. Sorry to be a pain but could you possibly include product links to both the clear inner and clear outer sleeves? When I follow your link I am not sure exactly which sleeves you are using as there are so many different types.
Hi Michael, thanks for the video. The vinylstorage company sells resealable covers and also covers with a single or dual flap. For gatefold albums, can you use covers with a single flap or a dual flap. The way they showed it on their website is that you use resealable ones for gatefold, but not clear if you can also use the tuckable flap ones as well. It sounds like for gatefold it must be resealable only. It would be great if you could comment on that. Thanks in advance!
You can use both. But i find the resealable much more comfortable no matter if it is a gatefold or not
Great stuff - thanks for a quick reply
Thank you so much for the demonstration. I’m a big fan of this product and your channel. Is there a solution for using this system with booklets in the fold out, as in the Classic Records’ Quadrophenia? Thank you again.
Hello Michael. Great video and I’m very interested in the outersleeves.in the link. There are several types. Which one did you show in the video? Thx in advance Wilko
4 mil resealable outer sleeves are my choice
Many thanks Michael for this very useful and necessary video. For the vinyl storage solutions outer sleeves, I understand you can only order them from Canada which takes time and then you have to pay custom duties. Is there anything similar that you can get in Europe? Kind regards, Ignicio
no, at least not yet
@@Michael45RPM Thanks a lot for the very quick reply, Michael. It would be great if you could recommend something that comes close to the vinyl storage solutions but that can be bought in Europe. On the Mobile Fidelity inner sleeves, do you use them regularly or do you replace them by another brand after a while? I ask because I am on the point of ordering a few and wanted to know if this is the way to go. Thanks again and very grateful for your amazing videos and advice. Best wishes
Those Mofi inner Sleeves are very good Ignicio
These inner sleeves seem good for archival but for regular listening...not very practical. That flap looks especially dangerous when taking the record out and putting it back in.
I am using antistatic poly lined paper sleeves and I find them very, very good. The amount of dust accumulated is practically null and handling the disc is very easy.
Conclusion: recommending inner sleeves should take into account the frequency of listening to that record (frequently or archiving). 🙂
thats why i take the resealable
What do you use to protect your highly valuable records? Is there a product for this? I have a few records worth over $2000.00 I want to find a more protective sleeve for them.
I dunno, that stiff plastic draging against vinyl when inserting and removing seems like a real scratch maker.
more of a scratch maker than the cardboard lol?
Hi Michael, I am wondering if any of your viewers are having the same issue as I am with "audiophile" inner sleeves. My problem appears to be mainly related to the ******* Inners (MoFi/VRP style). I have found residue on the outside of the inner sleeves of records I cleaned about 2 years ago when I replaced the inner sleeves at the same time. This is making the sleeves slightly sticky to touch a leaving my fingers feeling horrible, while also leaving the records with some residue, that I cannot see when brushing, but shows as white and cloudy in the alochol/distilled water mix I use clean my Degritter filter with. So far I have recleaned and resleeved 200 records. I haven't started to look at records i have cleaned more recently, but I am seriously pissed off.
wow! Great solution ....
Does anyone know if there's a shop in Europe selling this ... cause shipping and cutom fees can be "high" for european Costumers!
I would love to have this !!!!!
Not yet i think
I like the idea of these Vinyl Storage Solution sleeves but they are expensive. For a large-ish collection like mine 3500+ records you are looking at a lot of money. I almost don’t want to try them for fear of liking them a lot and wanting to use them for my entire collection.
Exactly..i started.........
Mit Abstand die besten Sleeves auf dem Markt! Muss schon wieder nachbestellen, gehen immer zu schnell aus ;-)
how do you do if there are 2LPs?
look here:
th-cam.com/video/TkCvf7B-cv8/w-d-xo.html&t
So are you guys (for GATEFOLD) keeping BOTH discs on the outside rear portion? Or one in the middle (back of front cover) then other on the back of the back cover?
I really dislike the sleeves the sleeves that seal closed.
To bulky and expensive- that record sleeve looks like it will scratch and trap dirt too! Rice sleeves are brilliant and the cardboard sleeve is....... well..... the protection 😂
I use the same outer sleeves but for my high end records use Mofi inner sleeves.. I saw one particular slightly negative comment about the inner sleeves online stating that when you bend the sleeve to create the opening it creates a bend/crease that has a "pointy" edge that tends to rub on the record.. has that been your experience or has that been an issue?
that doesnt occur to me up to now. But i will keep an eye on the issue. I exchange all me Mofi sleeves over the time and use this
@@Michael45RPM Good to know its been a good experience for you.. I've definitely been thinking of getting a few for my colored vinyl for fun.
Do you feel as confident using these inner sleeves as you do with the mofi inner sleeves? Are they just as safe?
I'm trying to buy them, but they don't deliver in germany. Could you please name the manufacturer or an european distributor?
Hey, do you put 2 vinyl together in one pocket of the gatefold?
Not anymore
@@Michael45RPM Why is that, does it damage them?
What happened to the people who bought records because of the music ...what happened?
That 10 inch Miles Davis caught my attention. Is that a reissue?
Yes it is a reissue, and in my opinion its the most beautiful and best sounding out there (Sam records)
@@Michael45RPM Out of stock. :(
Edit: OK I see it's not difficult to get it on Discogs.
yes there it is :-)
@@thevinylminimalist3438 Be warned: Quite a percentage of this pressing has distorsions on side 2, especially towards the end of the last last track ‚Chez le photographe du motel’. Only the third copy I received was a little better but not completely without.
really, i had good luck with my copy...
sticky part ,Hmm?
WARNING!!!!!! You teach people how scratch the records! NEVER store records in those plastic sleeves, those materials are made for the artworks, outers, those plastics are too rough for the record! Buy the MoFis or Diskeepers.
I was wondering as well whether that is safe for the record
I also don't find these inner sleeves very safe for frequent listening. 🤔