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  1. I personally use the following inner sleeves and outer sleeves on everything in my collection.

     

    12" Records

    Mobile Fidelity Master Sleeves - http://www.sleevecityusa.com/Mobile-Fidelity-Master-Sleeves-50-Pack-p/312nmofi.htm

     

    For non-gatefold-2xLP, Diskeeper Double Audiophile Sleeves - http://www.sleevecityusa.com/diskeeper-audiophile-inner-sleeve-pack-of-50-p/312drps.htm

     

    Ultimate Outer 5.0 - http://www.sleevecityusa.com/ultimate-outer-5-0-record-sleeve-p/9380.htm

     

    10" Records

    Diskeeper 2.0 Antistatic Inner Sleeve - http://www.sleevecityusa.com/Diskeeper-2-0-Antistatic-10-Record-Sleeves-p/9215.htm

     

    Ultimate Polypro Outer Sleeve - http://www.sleevecityusa.com/ultimate-10in-polypro-outer-record-sleeve-p/9220.htm

     

    7" Records

    Diskeeper Antistatic Inner Sleeve - http://www.sleevecityusa.com/7-Inch-Anti-Static-45-Inner-Sleeve-100-Pack-p/9239.htm

     

    Ultimate Polypro Outer Sleeve - http://www.sleevecityusa.com/ultimate-7in-polypro-outer-record-sleeve-p/9464.htm

     

    If you're referring to the thick, PVC plastic sleeves that come on picture discs, please check out this thread on another forum for more insight: http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/warning-to-all-record-collectors-outer-bag-inner-sleeve-concerns.387179/

     

    The constant pressure when records are stacked, side-by-side or top-to-bottom, causes the plastic to stick to the record, which you've already experienced. If left alone this will ultimately cause the chemicals in the plastic to break down, resulting in the plastic sticking to your records and often in the grooves.

     

    The best way to preserve your records is to clean them upon receipt, and transfer them into new inner and outer sleeves that are designed for archiving. While some of the options I linked above may seem expensive, it comes out to ~$1.00 per record to preserve them for your lifetime. That's a cheap price to pay, in my opinion, for even the cheapest clearance bin find.

     

    I hope this helps.

  2. Death Of Lovers - Buried Under A World Of Roses

    Pulling Teeth - Paranoid Delusions | Paradise Illusions

    Rise And Fall - Into Oblivion

    Starkweather - This Sheltering Light

    Starkweather / Overmars - Starkweather & Overmars Split

     

    I've only listed to Death Of Lovers, so far, but that EP alone was worth the purchase. What a great gothic vibe. The title track is my favorite. It reminds me a lot of The Cure.

  3. Every brewery here in town has a vinyl night (tonight for example my Boss DJ's a B.Y.O.Vinyl night where people bring records to spin) at least once a month. The bar/venue I work at has DJ's spinning vinyl every week (and apparently Ty Segal was hanging out during the DJ set last night? Not sure what he was doing in town...)

     

    I live about 15 minutes south of downtown Sacramento, and there may be something like this at bars in the city, but I don't care for the downtown scene. I mostly stick to my relatively small town, which would explain why I haven't heard of something like this before.

  4. It's actually a bottle shop / bar. I host it (which is really just putting on a record or side) and drinking good beer with good people for three hours. I encourage others to bring tunes in, but usually it's just myself. Been doing it for a couple years. Really enjoy it.

     

    That's a great idea. My favorite watering hole is less than a mile from my house and the owner and a couple of employees will play guitar, banjo, and fiddle after closing time on occasion. I've been there well past 3:00 am some nights, just listening to them play, playing our favorite songs on TouchTunes, and drinking beer.

     

    I'll have to mention an idea like this to him. He's a music nerd, and I think he would dig it.

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