OK, so my mom and dad have pretty much said I can use their 300+ INSANE record collection at my bidding, on the one condition that I clean all of them. I've been using a hand towel, and going around the record on both sides in a circular manner. should I be using a solvent, or something? Thanks!

when my CDs have small scratches on them, like the ones that are just big enough to skip or stop, i spray windex on it.

Thanks, but I'm talking about LP's/Vinyl/Records. I do that too for cd's

i've seen special kits to clean records that have this special velvet type brush that are usually pretty cheap, that might be the safest way to go if you wanna make sure they don't get scratched.

great post. i need to clean mine as well, but never learned. also, u selling those records ur mom gave you??


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Wow, what great links! thanks d0m.

I counted, and it's only ~200 records, which makes my job a lot easier. Still a ton of great ones, though. And we have a huge cd collection, too

As for selling them, I may be, but not any time soon. I want to enjoy them, and since LP's aren't selling for all that much these days (except This One), so I may as well enjoy them, and when I'm older I can sell them for a lot if they're in good condition

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Welcome to the wonderful world of vinyl my friend!

I advise you to..
1) Just whipe them off with something soft but not too rough (like a soft hand towel)

2) Listen to them all over and over again for hours.

Gotta love Pink Floyd.....

What are some of the bands you've got in that collection?

deptstoremook- cool, well depending on what u got, if u do decide to sell, i may be interested. so hit me up if the time comes.

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Originally posted by djsam:
Welcome to the wonderful world of vinyl my friend!

I advise you to..
1) Just whipe them off with something soft but not too rough (like a soft hand towel)

2) Listen to them all over and over again for hours.

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Right on!
This is a cool thread! Yeah, the best way is to dust em off. If you can get a 'velvet type wipe brush' for them, do. And never put a solvent on them. Otherwise just listen to em! I love to listen to my records! I don't do it enough!
Hey how are you storing yours? Flat on top of one another or standing up behind one another? Just curious to how most people store them....Thanks!

Well, on my mom's advice I'm storing them straight up, which makes sense I suppose (why put 50+ lbs of weight on a record).

I have a ton of great records:

-every- pink floyd album (yes, even a collection of great dance songs)

~10 stones albums (I don't really like them *gasp!*, so I'm not sure)

every led zeppelin lp

I believe we have every US beatles album, with the exception of meet the beatles, I believe

The doors + the best of the doors

3 Cream albums (disraeli gears and 2 others)

a few eagles lps

oh and 2 copies of surrealistic pillow (which is my favorite album )

those are what I've listened to so far, there's a lot more. Again, I don't think I could bring myself to sell them, but if I ever decide to, I know who to call. I think records actually sound better than cds, in a way. Ours are in good condition, too, so there's not too much popping and scratching.

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