Years ago I was schooled to remove outer coverings of any kind because they can result in mold on the vinyl. So I just have always removed them. Some people think this is silly, but recently I acquired an estate collection of about 8,000 records, all ostensibly housed in an AC storage facility. Somewhere around 40+% of these records are moldy. So even though not having outer sleeves does result in ring wear damage, for me the vinyl itself is far more important, therefore, I argue to not use outer sleeves.
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