How do you store yours? Lucky me just came in to a lot, so now the milk crate option seems a little crazy and not very conducive to storage and access. I'm looking at

http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Sefour-RS300-400-LP-VINYL-STORAGE-TOWER?sku=501006&src=3WFRWXX&ZYXSEM=0&CAWELAID=292673510

Anything else you would recommend that's better (or cheaper, or best for the money)?

Muchos gracias in advance.

1/5/2010 1:59:37 PM

I have a USPS crate.

1/5/2010 2:04:28 PM

If you mean the plastic containers they put mail in, that's the same thing as the milk crate option that I'm trying to avoid.

1/5/2010 2:08:23 PM

We store ours in milk crates. My dad still has his in liquor boxes.

1/5/2010 2:09:42 PM

I bought some metal shelving on Craigslist for $15 but I've passed capacity for my vinyl so I've been eying these. I love that you can flip through them with much more ease this way.

http://www.lpbin.com/?gclid=CPSp2oX6jZ8CFShtswodlnT4Kg

[Edited on January 5, 2010 at 2:18 PM. Reason : asdf]

1/5/2010 2:16:35 PM

hmmmm, I like that too. Also like that it's not as tall as the one I'm looking at.

(and nice metal shelf)

[Edited on January 5, 2010 at 2:24 PM. Reason : ]

1/5/2010 2:23:37 PM

got mine in a few milk crates. at some point i would like some more permanent storage though.

1/5/2010 2:28:39 PM

milk crates

1/5/2010 2:31:46 PM

oh youuuuu

1/5/2010 2:33:22 PM

so did you get some good albums or what?

1/5/2010 2:36:03 PM

I'm pleased with what I got. My brother and I divided it, so he got some I would've liked to have (The Wall for one)...but I got albums he would've liked too so it worked out.

we both wanted, but decided to give Deodato back to my dad.

[Edited on January 5, 2010 at 2:44 PM. Reason : ]

1/5/2010 2:43:15 PM

digital sounds better anyway.

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1/5/2010 2:44:29 PM

I keep about 700 of mine in those huge plastic, lidded storage tubs (which are very cheap at Home Depot/Lowe's right now...Xmas clearance)

the 50 or so that are in my monthly rotation are in an under-the-bed storage bin

the 20 that are in my weekly rotation are in a milk crate

the 5 I listen to daily are on my computer desk

1/5/2010 2:46:29 PM

Good god man! That's no way to live!

1/5/2010 2:48:26 PM

Thanks Tim, but our closet situation is terrible (ie, full) so a big storage bin/tub isn't an option either...it's why I want to stay away from crates. They're already sitting in tomato/fish/liquor boxes in my living room on the floor.

[Edited on January 5, 2010 at 2:51 PM. Reason : ]

1/5/2010 2:51:09 PM

Whatever you put them in, just make sure that they aren't near anything that could demagnetize them.

1/5/2010 2:52:48 PM

lol

1/5/2010 2:58:18 PM

for ~80 dollar bucks, Costco has those hardcore industrial steel shelving system units

the ones where you slide in the shelves to the vertical pipes

VERY VERY sturdy. my dad used them to store/display his records, his speakers, his turntable, and his water bongs. probably kept 100 on each shelf and they didn't bow or sag at all.

1/5/2010 3:05:07 PM

haha, his water bongs

and we just got a costco membership oooooooooh costco!

1/5/2010 3:06:11 PM

go for the samples

leave with a storage unit


gah, i love the lobster spread! and don't get me started on the bourbon chicken bites. my record is 15 samples in one visit (about 5 different trips to the lobster spread table)

[Edited on January 5, 2010 at 3:09 PM. Reason : 1]

1/5/2010 3:08:05 PM

psssh, don't you know justin and I went to costco for "costco sample" lunch the other day? it was great! haha

1/5/2010 3:10:04 PM

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90111027

IKEA's bookshelves are generally the perfect size for LPs. We have the one at that link and it is great. Pretty sure their other shelves such as http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60156282 would work too, but you should double check.

1/5/2010 3:54:27 PM

heh...of course I like the more expensive one

1/5/2010 3:58:46 PM

I use a pair of bookshelves I got at American Way. They don't match, and it took me about six weeks to finally find both of them, but they were $15 each and work great.

1/5/2010 4:04:34 PM

^^^we have a big 5x5 one of those from ikea. we keep a lot more than records in it, but they do fit perfect. we currently use like 3 cells for records.

1/5/2010 4:20:14 PM

My current house happens to have a big sturdy built-in bookcase, so my records are on that.

Before that they were either in plastic milkcrates or cheap-ass Target shelves that could barely support them.

1/5/2010 4:35:39 PM

I bought one of the 4 cube wooden storage things from AC Moore, stained it green, turned it on its side and installed some 8 inch lengths of pipe as legs. Kinda hard to see in this photo but it works perfectly and looks pretty nice. Sturdy, too.





[Edited on January 5, 2010 at 4:42 PM. Reason : .]

1/5/2010 4:40:52 PM

onkyo FTW! i have the same system.

1/5/2010 4:47:44 PM

ikea expedit is great if you're looking for a cheap, decent-looking, sturdy shelf. good enough size/color options, too. i'll continue to buy them until they do me wrong. of course, you can always make your own shelves.

1/5/2010 4:59:25 PM

I like that Ronny

1/5/2010 5:01:15 PM

i'm liking these options...esp yours Ronny, very nice.

1/5/2010 5:02:36 PM

50-60 bucks at target. very sturdy. unfortunately there isnt height to put LPs on both shelves. just one or the other.

1/5/2010 5:43:03 PM

Attn: Vinyl Lovers, Collectors and the like:

Starting tomorrow, all new vinyl at Schoolkids will be on sale. Every single LP, $2 off. Double LPs, $4 off.

1/5/2010 8:20:21 PM

fortuitous.

1/5/2010 8:21:57 PM

how much is new vinyl these days?

$15ish, i presume?

i've only bought one (Black Crowes Warpaint) and I think it was 12 on amazon

1/5/2010 8:44:33 PM

Ooooooh a sale

Tim, I just bought my brother Low End Theory for christmas and it was $22 at Schoolkids...don't remember any other $$

leaning towards the IKEA at this point. plan is to dump these smaller shelves, get the IKEA and use most of the cubes for the vinyl and the rest for other. looking at a version of the EXPEDIT that has various sections http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10147737 but may still go with the http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50103086

We really like yours Ronny...if we had a room situation like yours where we wouldn't lose height space by going with a low long piece, we'd probably mirror yours (or tip the EXPEDIT sideways).

Thanks for all of your help

[Edited on January 5, 2010 at 9:33 PM. Reason : ]

1/5/2010 9:11:35 PM

http://www.staples.com/Staples-Solid-Wooden-Bookcase-3-Shelf-Open-Top-Sonoma-Cherry/product-nr_502507

slickdeal. might work for your records

1/6/2010 10:10:09 AM

you could glue together old pbr cans to make a shelving system....


(i would say a filing cabinet)

1/6/2010 10:13:22 AM

well, since other people are doing it...

1/6/2010 10:47:36 AM

and just make sure you put your expedit together properly. you don't want this to happen.

1/6/2010 10:54:51 AM

why is there a picture on the table of Biggie Smalls, as a child, playing the accordian?

1/6/2010 11:54:37 AM

right now in plastic storage bins since that is how it came to me, but i need something similar to rich

1/6/2010 12:44:54 PM

^^^yeah we definitely came across that photo a few times last night

1/6/2010 3:28:08 PM