So you just dropped
$200 on some new import Drum and Bass vinyl huh? Now your going to
the mall with your girl/boy and you just left the vinyl in the trunk?
Thats a good way to make some expensive dinner plates. There is a
few rules to keeping vinyl new, so listen up before heading to the
mall.
You know those lables
that say "Keep away from open flame"? Well they should print
on vinyl records, "Keep away from any heat!". Even in the
trunk of your car or sitting in your room with the sunlight is enough
to warp a record. While a warped record can still be played you'll
have a very difficult time back spinning because the record will be
unstable.
You know what bugs me
allot, people with dirty records, Radio
Shack sells some very cheap felt vinyl cleaner that get the dust
out of the grooves. I was listening to my friend's record and it sounded
like a mix of sandpaper and a old 8-track. Don't let this happend
to you.
Also don't just stack
records in a bad place! A good area to store the records would be
in your room away from sunlight not under a tarp in the backyard.
I got some really nice flight cases for $90 that store 125 records.
You can stack the cases up for storage and the big handles make transport
easy. Well, easier I should say, 125 records weight about 70lbs.
