So you unstack a pile of discs just so you can play one, stacked one third way up. I have thousands of LP's all stacked vertically some dating from the sixties, not one of them warped !!!
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OP has 'run out of storage space'. So why does piling records horizontally occupy less space than vertically? The records have a fixed volume. And yes, horizontally will cause warping after a while. Gravity will act on the less well supported outer areas and cause them to fall. LPs should not be so loosely stacked that they lean to one side, weighing against each other. Nor should they be tight enough to create side pressure. Just densely enough so that the stand vertically without pressuring each other. |
I’ve played records as long as most any one here and I don’t believe the warpage is the reason Not to store horizontal. I believe @billzame may be right about the bottom records becoming damaged. I’ve sorted through and bought many records that were stored horizontal. The problem with almost every one of them is ring wear on the cover. The ring wear got progressively worse the further down the pile that I went. IF the album had any warp, it was very slight and not problematic. So 20 albums may not be a problem. Its not the best but if it is all you have, then maybe try it. But an alternative is a closet. I have some of my less desirable in a closet. My son once commented that there were albums behind every door |
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