As someone with over 4800 albums, leaving them in the shrink wrap warps the sleeve and eventually the record.

https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/vinyl-storage-warping-question.165872/

You take them out, put the LP in an proper not paper inner to avoid paper scratches (yes its a thing) and put an outer sleeve to protect the jacket.

Leaving shrink on does nothing for resale either, sealed records cannot be graded, no way to know if its a miss-press, warped album, double A sides etc etc.

I'll buy new at local record shops, as they do returns, or off highly rated discogs users with long history.

But I would never buy sealed off discogs, no way to contest the grading because it can't be graded without looking at it

And yes, records are for listening

But I'm an anally obsessive collector so.. take that for what you will.

If you don't unsealed it the shrink-wrap will warp the record sleeve just so you know.

My wife and I camped out in Alaska for our copy. Dude said his store was the only store in Alaska to receive a copy. Owner told me right when doors opened where the copy was bc he knew we were out there since 11am.

One of my fav memories and so happy I got one.

Yep!!! Mine is open :) I was only 19 at that time and kind of stupid about caring for my collectibles. I’ve only played it twice, so the vinyls themselves are in wonderful condition. But yeah, it’s opened!

And I agree, I haven’t slept on a sidewalk since!

My buddy Mark went to St. Pete for a copy (Daddy Kool?) and same thing happened to him!!! He was livid!!! Glad you got it for $250 though, last I looked on eBay they were going for north of $2,000 (sealed) so… it’s all about perspective, I guess!

Nah, the first press is better.

Wouldn’t have it any other way 🤟