DesertTwang
Active Member
There appears to be a wide-spread practice of keeping original inner sleeves only if they're printed with lyrics, ads etc. that provide historical context to the record. Many people toss original inner sleeves as long as they're the plain white paper kind, and I have been doing the same. All my records go into new polyethylene sleeves, and if I keep the original, I insert it into the cover, whereas the actual record goes outside of the cover before both are stored in PE outer sleeves.
So far, so good. Lately, though, I've gotten into the habit of keeping any inner sleeve regardless of whether it's plain or printed, unless it's badly ripped or super dirty. I figure it can't hurt hanging on to the inner sleeve, since it was issued with the record at the time.
However, knowing that most paper sleeves are made from acidic paper, which is why they yellow over time, I've been wondering if this is a bad idea because keeping the acidic paper of the inner sleeve in contact with the cover may contribute or accelerate the aging and deterioration of the cover?
Any thoughts on this?
So far, so good. Lately, though, I've gotten into the habit of keeping any inner sleeve regardless of whether it's plain or printed, unless it's badly ripped or super dirty. I figure it can't hurt hanging on to the inner sleeve, since it was issued with the record at the time.
However, knowing that most paper sleeves are made from acidic paper, which is why they yellow over time, I've been wondering if this is a bad idea because keeping the acidic paper of the inner sleeve in contact with the cover may contribute or accelerate the aging and deterioration of the cover?
Any thoughts on this?