Record-playing Rituals?

Why of course. I take fine sandpaper and rub it on the record in a circular motion quite vigorously in the direction opposite the playing motion. This removes all the dust. I then appply copious amounts of Dawn concentrated dish detergent and let it dry slightly to set into the what is left of the grooves. then rub it to a foam with ordinary tap water. rinse and rub try wth a terry cloth or nited up woolen sweater. I then apply a good clump of dust bunny to my platinum pure sapjire body custom made Koetsu with palladium coils. The stylus is osmium coated quartz.This treatment will take all the shrill sounds out of it. Very mellow indeed.
Then sit back and enjor

"open up the tray of my CD player which sits next to my turntable. I place the glass of wine on the open Cd tray "

LOL

Question about steam cleaning: How do you use steam and not damage the labels? I'm interested in this zero solution method, but concerned about the labels.

Ok,after 20+ years of no vinyl, I'm back in the game!! After an initial run thru the RCM to clean my LPs after years of accumulated grime, I just dry brush before each playing. I clean the stylus before each session. I still don't care for the rituals but, I love the results.

Here's my RC procedure (Just received the OKKI NOKKI). I had hoped that I would do everything on the RCM, but I haven't. Here's my typical cleaning procedure:

1) Lay out some clean Micro-fibre towels for the record to lie on.
2) Scrub the record sides using two disk doctor brushes. 1 used for the Audio Intelligent Enzymatic Cleaner, wipe off with cloth then use other brush for the Audio Intelligent Super Cleaner step (alcohol based), wipe and flip the record to repeat the same steps. When done, I wipe off excess cleaner with micro cloth.
3) Use the Spin Clean manual rcm filled with store bought distilled water for the rinse.
4) Remove the record and wipe once on each side to remove excess water and not induce static charge.
5) Now I put the disk on the Okki Nokki. I use Audio Intelligent Purified Water ( a bead across the grooves) then use the supplied brush to spread the water out evenly and work into the groooves with the soft bush. I then vacuum the side, two revolutions only, flip the record and repeat.
6) I then let the clean records air dry for at least 1/2 hour and then replace in a new Mofi rice paper record sleeve.

The results have been great....YMMV