AI saids Vinyls needs to be stored 90 degrees. I had mine at about 70 degrees. Thoughts?


I own about 20 vinyls (some rare DJ mixes or 12 inch mixes). Most of them came from the 90s. I keep my house in about the degree range of 77-80 (I am the type to get cold easy). I kept my vinyls in a milk crate. Most them were stored at angle about 70 degrees. AI saids this is very bad and they could have some warping. Any thoughts, please?

dman777

I own over 2500 vinyl LPs, many that were stored in unknown conditions before I acquired them. I have very few warped LPs. In fact, I can’t even think of one at the moment. (Honestly, I’ve had more trouble with new LPs being warped than used ones.) Even considering the fact that many warped used discs probably don’t go up for sale, this seems to indicate that they’re pretty resistant to warpage. In my experience, heat is the culprit when it comes to warping. And not like 85 degrees F. That said, I store my vinyl on edge, in room temperature or a bit lower. I’ve never had a problem. 

I've got 4,000 "vinyls" in my garage, dating back to the 60's and 70's.  In southeast Texas.  They're in book and record boxes, some for decades through several moves.  Admittedly, it's a chore pulling them out now and sorting them, playing stuff that hasn't seen the light of day in years (I often wrote the month and year on the sleeve after cleaning them...usually on a 16.5).  I've not had one suffer from exposure, not one. The bottom line is, your LP's will be happy if they're packed carefully and kept dry. Lots of my records from my twenties sound like, or better than, my new ones. Of course, I was a fanatic back when my friends left records lying around on their floors.  I really don't know why, but the old Discwasher brush and the VPI were always my best buddies. Storage is not problem if you do it correctly.  The best sounding records are those old ones, usually.