Record Sleeves - Which ones and where?

Sorry Hartwerger, My post did leave a bit to be explained, and was sort of vague re-reading back.
I'll explain further.

My opinion of Outer Sleeves, is that yes, they will actually protect the LP itself, even though one might not be able to see immediately how this is.

Imagine this if you will, your LPs sitting on a shelf, rack, or wherever 9Hopefully in an upright manner, and as they sit, the dust accumilates. Two weeks, two months, two years, six years, etc. etc. Imagine if you will, the amount of dust landing on your beloved, and expensive LPs. If you live in a desert climate like I do in New Mexico, all the more reason for the Outer Sleeves.

Eventually, dust will get in, thus intruding into the inner Sleeves, and ultimately the LP itself even if you might think it won't. The other obvious benefit, is the protection of the LP Outer covers themselves.

When a person has just perhaps a dozen LPs, then maybe one might feel what's the use?, but when collections start numbering into the multiple 100's, I feel it's very wise to protect this investment as well as possible.

For years I went without, but for the last 10 years I haven't. I feel the Outer Sleeves were a very wise investment, and whenever I buy used LPs, they get the complete treatment, Last, or Disc Doctor Cleaners, Last Preservative, and always new Inner, and Outer Sleeves.
I know when I go to pull one of these LPs, even if it's a year later, all is fine, and spotless. Hope this helps, Mark

I forgot to mention that I hit the motherload during the past week finding well over 200 albums in virtually brand new condition (even the sleeves look like new) and all for $1 each. Everything from obscure Gentile Giant LP's to Ry Cooder, Steely Dan, Dave Mason, Dire Straits, and on and on. I also found a near mint Ariston RD-11S that works perfectly for $200. What do you guys do with all of the original sleeves after you put your albums in new ones? Will they fit in the new outer sleeves along with the album? There's a lot of info on most of the original sleeves that I like to read while I'm listening, and I don't want to have to search through hundreds of original sleeves to find the one I'm listening to.

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whatever you do stay away from Sleeve City.

2 sets of different sleeves in different shipments came in bent up.

They offered to let me return them, but between shipping

and my time it wasn't worth it. They would not reiumburse me for return shipping so they wont be getting my business any more.

Spenceroo,
What I have always done, and I'm sure all will agree with my practices, is that any plain jane inner paper sleeves with no writing on them, or the ones that may show just other releases by the manufacturer (EMI-Capitol, RCA-etc) I usually dump as quickly as possible.

Those that have Pictures, and/or Lyrics, and information about the particular release, definitely do keep them, and in general, I have usually found ample room to place these inside the LP Jacket with the LP, and new Inner Sleeve without too much crowding, or difficulty getting the LP in, and out.

If you should personally find a release, in which it is just too tight a fit to fit both Inner Sleeves, then yes, place the saved original inner Sleeve outside the Jacket, and place at the rear of the Jacket within the Outer Sleeve for protection, and safe keeping for future reference.

Hope this helps. Mark