{"id":5832,"date":"2013-01-06T21:35:36","date_gmt":"2013-01-07T02:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=5832"},"modified":"2017-06-14T13:10:27","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T17:10:27","slug":"domestic-culture-moving-your-vinyl-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=5832","title":{"rendered":"Domestic Culture: Moving your vinyl collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13803\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/records.jpg?resize=3888%2C2592\" alt=\"\" width=\"3888\" height=\"2592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/records.jpg?w=3888&amp;ssl=1 3888w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/records.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/records.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/records.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/records.jpg?resize=900%2C600&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/records.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/records.jpg?w=3000 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>I must admit, I&#8217;m a major vinyl addict with a large record collection. Records are my favourite format to listen to music until I have to move my collection, which brings out the vinyl hate.\u00a0I store my records in \u00a0enclosed cabinets and\u00a0I didn&#8217;t have them in old school crates, so packing up my collection has been problematic.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few of my concerns about moving my vinyl &#8220;babies&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Large number of\u00a0records<\/li>\n<li>Crates are open on top so rain \/ snow can get on your precious vinyl<\/li>\n<li>The exposed top in a crate can lead to damage during the move<\/li>\n<li>I always like to keep my vinyl vertical and never stack them so I need a way to do this<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I luckily found a few solutions that I wanted to pass along to you. There are a few options for vinyl friendly shipping boxes.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5840 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/packing-vinyl.jpg?resize=118%2C218\" alt=\"packing vinyl\" width=\"118\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/packing-vinyl.jpg?w=347&amp;ssl=1 347w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/packing-vinyl.jpg?resize=162%2C300&amp;ssl=1 162w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 118px) 100vw, 118px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boxspot.com\/products.php?s=1&amp;id=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Box Spot <\/a>&#8211; they have record album cartons\u00a0as well as video and CD boxes.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/MovingSupplies\/Boxes\/Standard-sized-moving-boxes\/Small-Moving-Box?id=3245\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U-Haul<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uline.ca\/Product\/Detail\/S-15037\/Corrugated-Boxes-Heavy-Duty\/13-x-13-x-13-275-lb-Double-Wall-Corrugated-Boxes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U-Line<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vinylrevival.com\/packing\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vinyl Revival<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; check out their\u00a0<b>LP Moving Boxes<\/b><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bagsunlimited.com\/c-277-storage-boxes.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bags Unlimited<\/a> &#8211; If you budget is also unlimited, you can get these more durable yet pricier boxes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here are some articles with tips and articles about moving your collection:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p style=\"display: inline !important;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mightymove.com\/moving-a-vinyl-collection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.mightymove.com\/moving-a-vinyl-collection\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mightymove.com\/moving-a-vinyl-collection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.amoeba.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/jamoeblog\/his-vinyl-weighs-a-ton-8-tons-in-fact-shipping-30-000-lps-cross-country-to-amoeba-eddie-s-record-collection-part-ii-.html<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>I must admit, I&#8217;m a major vinyl addict with a large record collection. Records are my favourite format to listen to music until I have <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=5832\" title=\"Domestic Culture: Moving your vinyl collection\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13803,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[28,39],"tags":[45,1772,1770,3211,1771],"class_list":["post-5832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-vinyl","tag-45","tag-collection","tag-moving","tag-records","tag-tips"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/records.jpg?fit=3888%2C2592&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-1w4","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":32898,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=32898","url_meta":{"origin":5832,"position":0},"title":"Dave Bookman&#8217;s personal vinyl collection goes on sale","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"November 19, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"On May 21, 2019, the Toronto music community lost a huge piece of its music broadcasting heart with the passing of\u00a0brilliant radio host,\u00a0indie music super supporter, encyclopaedic\u00a0music lover, avid\u00a0sports fan, moral compass, beloved son, brother and friend,\u00a0Dave Bookman.In an ongoing effort to honour David and his deep love of music,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;music&quot;","block_context":{"text":"music","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=28"},"img":{"alt_text":"Dave Bookman photo","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/986d99e7-636e-4e8b-9d13-d122caa2b8a9.jpg?fit=750%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/986d99e7-636e-4e8b-9d13-d122caa2b8a9.jpg?fit=750%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/986d99e7-636e-4e8b-9d13-d122caa2b8a9.jpg?fit=750%2C500&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/986d99e7-636e-4e8b-9d13-d122caa2b8a9.jpg?fit=750%2C500&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":27671,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=27671","url_meta":{"origin":5832,"position":1},"title":"Most collected vinyl album colour variants on Discogs for 2017","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"December 24, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Hey vinyl addicts...check this out.\u00a0Discogs pulled together a data-driven list of the most collected vinyl color variants released in 2017. 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