Rare vinyl. Keep it sealed?

[TheHen0]

Is there a point in keeping rare records sealed with no intention if getting rid of them?

[Stl_ben]

If its your record do what ever you want with it....is there a reseason to get vinyl at all if you could get it easier on MP3...people collect what they collect...end of discussion move along.

[rsimms3]

Hoochie mama!

[TheHen0]

If its your record do what ever you want with it....is there a reseason to get vinyl at all if you could get it easier on MP3...people collect what they collect...end of discussion move along.

True. In not trying to change the way people collect, I'm just wondering how many people agree/disagree with me.
And to rsimms, that is the greatest catch phrase of all time.

[elduderino]

Hoochie mama!

boof.

[TheHen0]

Hoochie mama!

boof.

Oh holy eldude, may I have a catch phrase bestowed upon me?

[shaneoftheroad]

Depends on your intentions. I've never kept any of mine sealed because I usually only ever buy one copy for myself. I enjoy it for a while until I find something else I want then I trade it off for another (generally non-sealed) piece. Most here will tell you buy one to keep and one to trade and that's fairly solid advice if you love listening to the vinyl as much as you love the money.

Depends on your intentions and how skilled you are at maintaining opened rare vinyl. I open mine. But I understand why some don't.

(NOTE: I did obtain two copies of the Black Belles Absinthe and it made things infinitely easier during the trading process. I recommend, if you can, buying one to keep, one to trade)

[Alabama Woody]

I open mine, I store the record in a new sleeve, keep the old sleeve and cover and slide them into a bag. One nice bundle with no seam splits, no circles.

You got to open your vinyl.

[chrono_1980]

I buy a collecting copy and a listening copy. If the collecting record is identifiable without opening it, I leave it sealed.

No way I'd open my orig us zep II for example. Too many better listening versions out there anyways.

[jasonbubalo]

I have many colored/rare vinyls, sometimes I open them, sometimes I don't. If I have a second copy on black vinyl, the only reason I would be opening it is to look at it, which is many times worth it. I like showing my friends the different variants is pressings, some I have framed on the wall, whatever. When the kills blood pressures came out, I preordered it, not knowing that the first 1000 were pressed on limited edition clear green vinyl. I played it a few times, then I bought a black copy. Now I only listen to the black copy.

Ive also been told by record experts that black vinyl sounds better than colored vinyl, but you would have to have a really expensive record player and well trained ear to actullay.

From an investment standpoint, records are worth more if they are sealed. Opened but never played is not far behind, but it is behind.

Oh and don't get caught up in collecting records, because it will take all of your money.

[greginchains]

For preservation of the album covers, gatefolds, and printed inner sleeves, etc, its always better to remove the vinyl from inside and transfer to a plain sleeve. Keep the printed inner sleeve empty inside the cover and store the record outside of everything. That's how I roll................

[dagingerrocker]

$100 or over never open it. otherwise yeah, go for it. and if you can, sure get two, keep one sealed and spin the other to your hearts desire

[rival]

Ive also been told by record experts that black vinyl sounds better than colored vinyl, but you would have to have a really expensive record player and well trained ear to actullay.

This is the only reason records are black. Something about the way the black wax melts and how it's easier to mould/cut.

[dagingerrocker]

Ive also been told by record experts that black vinyl sounds better than colored vinyl, but you would have to have a really expensive record player and well trained ear to actullay.

This is the only reason records are black. Something about the way the black wax melts and how it's easier to mould/cut.

this is true and the neadle plays a huge role in the sound quality too

[BluefordT]

Ive also been told by record experts that black vinyl sounds better than colored vinyl, but you would have to have a really expensive record player and well trained ear to actullay.

This is the only reason records are black. Something about the way the black wax melts and how it's easier to mould/cut.

this is true and the neadle plays a huge role in the sound quality too

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