Re: [ARSCLIST] speaking of LP storage...

[David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I picked up several spoken word LPs from a college library a couple of years 
ago and all were incarcerated in heavy plastic fold-over sleeves which included 
the albums (these may have been the type where the jacket was in one pocket and 
the disc was in another). All have a grey color and noisy surfaces which 
cleaning doesn't help.

dl

Tom Fine wrote:
> I would not seal a record into a plastic cover. I do cover my 
> good-condition sleeves with plastic but they are top-open to the air. I 
> figure, perhaps incorrectly, that the sleeve can then keep ambient temp 
> and moisture and thus less likely to grow mold or have some sort of 
> breakdown from plastic out-gassing.
>
> -- Tom Fine
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "D. Blake Werts" 
> <bwerts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 7:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] speaking of LP storage...
>
>
> > I apologize.  I need to clarify.
> >
> > I am asking about the sleeves ("bag") that are used to store the LP 
> > jacket
> > with the actual record inside the jacket (or outside the jacket but 
> > still in
> > the "bag" to prevent damage to the cardboard LP covers).  I didn't 
> > mean to
> > start a discussion about the inner record sleeves.  Sorry...
> >
> > D. Blake Werts
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tom Fine" <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 7:00 PM
> > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] speaking of LP storage...
> >
> >
> > > I can vouch that some plastic inner sleeves leach some sort of nasty
> > residue onto LPs. For instance,
> > > a while back I bought a load of original-pressing Pablo records from the
> > late 70's thru mid 80's,
> > > still wrapped in plastic. Most had paper inner sleeves but the Pablo
> > Digital issues had
> > > plastic-lined inner sleeves. In a few cases, not all cases though, the
> > plastic inner sleeve was
> > > firmly attached to the record. I could carefully peel it off but 
> > > there was
> > a residue that did not
> > > come off with VPI treatment, including with a liquid containing
> > isopropynol. The net result was
> > > noisy surfaces, not groove distortion but really noisy surfaces. I can't
> > understand why some of
> > > those records had this problem but not others. All were from the same
> > defunct record shop and all
> > > had been warehoused under similar conditions.
> > >
> > > Plastics -- unstable chemistry by definition.
> > >
> > > As a result of this experience, I avoid replacing inner sleeves with
> > plastic. I handle my records
> > > carefully and store them carefully and have not had any issues using
> > smooth paper inner sleeves.
> > > -- Tom Fine
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Mike Richter" <mrichter@xxxxxxx>
> > > To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 6:21 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] speaking of LP storage...
> > >
> > >
> > > > D. Blake Werts wrote:
> > > >> This talk about the storage of CDs and LPs has me thinking...  Are
> > there any
> > > >> known issues with the storage of LPs in "plastic" bags?  I have been
> > using
> > > >> some of the nice re-sealable sleeves made available through Far West
> > Record
> > > >> Supply (polypropylene?) and wondered if I will be causing damage 
> > > in the
> > long
> > > >> term with these?
> > > >>
> > > >> Any advice or experience that you can offer?
> > > >>
> > > >> Thanks Much!
> > > >> D. Blake Werts
> > > >
> > > > It depends on the plastic.
> > > >
> > > > We 'spoke' some time ago about plasticizer leaching out of some 
> > > plastics
> > to clog the LP grooves.
> > > > Even a light coating is lethal and it cannot be removed without 
> > > etching
> > the vinyl. I've several
> > > > old European EMIs that died that unfortunate death.
> > > >
> > > > Mike
> > > > --
> > > > mrichter@xxxxxxx
> > > > http://www.mrichter.com/
> > > >
>