Any type record should be stored straight up, be it shellac (78rpm) or 45s or LPs. However, if your record is rather valuable and has a picture cover (LP or 45 or EP), you should NOT store it in its sleeve. You should buy a plain paper sleeve for the disc, and get a plastic cover to put the record in a plain paper sleeve in with the picture cover. There are a lot of archival supplies out there for phonograph records. Another tip: If you can store your records (especially 78s and 45s) in a metal file cabinet standing up, that is the best place for them.
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Are you talking about 33 rpm vinyl records or the earlier 78 rpm? or all records, whatever the material?
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Any type record should be stored straight up, be it shellac (78rpm) or 45s or LPs. However, if your record is rather valuable and has a picture cover (LP or 45 or EP), you should NOT store it in its sleeve. You should buy a plain paper sleeve for the disc, and get a plastic cover to put the record in a plain paper sleeve in with the picture cover. There are a lot of archival supplies out there for phonograph records. Another tip: If you can store your records (especially 78s and 45s) in a metal file cabinet standing up, that is the best place for them.
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