Haven't played my LP's in 20 years - still good?

No they won't. Stay away! Send them to me for disposal.

Tim

Yup. From my own experience, they work just as well as they did right before I quit listening to them in favor of CD. Imagine if CD's had never happened...you wouldn't be out much, except convenience and 'durability'. Go for it!

Great question. I know many here will say that as long as you took good care of them, etc., etc., they will be okay. I am here to tell you that I abused my 60s and 70s LPs, only hung onto them for sentimental value...they were stored in our attic (hot Texas heat), basement (one COLD winter in Indiana), moved over a dozen times including from TX to Indiana and back without any sort of special instructions for the moving companies. Bottom line, either I am lucky or these things are more resilient than we give 'em credit for. In 2000, I reentered the vinyl asylum and was incredibly surprised by how good these sounded and their condition.

Fortunately, during the years that I was actually playing them, I took good care of them. My first LP (Help by the Beatles) is ALMOST as pristine as the newest LP that I purchased this week.

Go ahead and spin 'em. Just buy some worthy equipment! Cheers!

Perfect sound forever.

I also think that LPs are tougher than most people think. In particular, everyone knows that they should be stored standing up on edge, but I confess to having sometimes left LPs stacked horizontally for a year or more without any bad effect. If the base is perfectly flat this might even prevent, or cure, warping.