Re-inventing vinyl record sleeves | Meet Mike from Vinyl Storage Solutions
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- čas přidán 5. 07. 2024
- The longest and most in-depth video in the history of Channel 33 RPM. I interview Mike from VinylStorageSolutions.ca. He goes into detail about how record sleeves are made, what to look for when selecting record sleeves, and the problem with the recent wave of Made-in-China record sleeves. It's long, but super interesting.
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These sleeves can't be beaten. Really deserves more recognition for the quality and competitive prices. Especially for people who live in Canada, absolutely no competition.
Absolutely. They're incredible. And now he's making gatefold sleeves and has reintroduced his brilliant crystal clear inners! Mike is posessed by genius, without a doubt.
AND HE HAS UK AND US DISTRIBUTORS NOW!
Started using them around the time this video came out. Never went back.
For years I have Produced Electronic music. I took a break from shows for about 10 years.
Now that I have got back into turning my attention to more music other than my own. Iv turned to Vinyl collecting.
I was looking at these Incredible Quality Vinyl covers. For you to have him go into detail and the background towards his process into making them.
It makes me even more thankful to know I'm supporting his work for providing protection on vinyl.
Me: There's no evidence that I'm a Vinyl Record Junkie
Wife: You just watched a thirty minute video on fancy bags for PVC discs and got excited
Me: That's just a coincidence
Thanks for sticking it out!
😂😂😂
I love these sleeves so much. Nothing else will do now. I love the 2 mil for gatefolds and 4 ml for everything else. I have been saving my money to place a big order. You guys are great and I loved seeing all the different choices of sleeves. Great video!
I just won a contest in the VC and got a prize from Mike. Nice sleeves. I look forward to showcasing them in a future video.
And I won a contest last month with awesome prize! Vinyl Storage Solutions and Mike are the best!
These outer sleeves are the absolute best on the market! Stumbled across Vinyl Storage Solutions online and decided to try our the 4 mil single pocket 12' with tuckable flap and I can attest first hand how truly beautiful they are! These crystal clear sleeves actually enhance the presentation of the record jacket artwork adding a visual dimension that was otherwise completely distorted with the old regular 'cloudy' sleeves I had been using. Great prices, made locally from a proud member of our VC, what more can you ask for?! Higly recommended!!!
Watched this video when it was first posted. Have been ordering outer and inner sleeves from Mike since as I need them. Great product and Mike's a super guy when I called him. I agree with the comments that the artwork and the recording go together and I want to protect both. Mike has the solution. Frank, thanks for having him over.
Awesome! Thank you! I hope to have Mike on again, once this whole COVID thing is done.
Awesome product. I will order. Thanks both for supporting our record community.
I love Mike's sleeves personally. I bought a few packs of the 4 mil but the 2 mil I actually like a little better because the flap is more forgiving. I'm hoping he brings out a dedicated dual pocket gate fold someday.
I LOVE his products. I ordered 100 of the tuck outer covers a week ago. I just placed another order for 100 more today. Fast delivery to Michigan. I only wish an assistant came with the sleeves to put the albums in them.😂😂.
Purchased 125 of outer and inner sleeves based on this video, and I am extremely happy. These are great!
Another awesome show and great that you brought on a guest to talk about their vinyl related product. I love the support that the vinyl community has for each other. Cheers
Thanks man! It was fun to have a guest.
As a subscriber of this channel, I have learnt about Vinyl Storage Solutions from watching your earlier videos. I have just received my third order since the last few months. What I can say is I love Mike's product, not so much on the shipping at first because the orders took forever to get to me in Houston, Texas. I have to say that the shipping for my last order came in much faster than before, please keep that up!
Very informative video, Frank. Well worth the time invested in watching it. Keep up your good work!
The best educational video on sleeves I have seen. You have just got a new customer.
I ordered 100 inner sleeves and Mike threw in a sample outer sleeve. So I tried it and ...Damn! I didn’t think I needed outers but now that I have one and it looks and feels premium I will have to sleeve all my records 😁
Nice!!
Got a small order of each size (4 mil tuckabke) a few weeks back and I love ‘em. Nice to see the man behind the sleeve! Really enjoyed it, thanks!
Im addicted to Mike's 4 mil dual pocket sleeves! Nothing like them thus is why I have made at least 3 big orders from Vinyl Storage Solutions! Makes my collection look and keep looking incredible!
Great job informing the vinyl community of this home grown business!
Once I reorganize my records into my man cave (it's taking me longer than I had hoped as I work nights) I plan to purchase these to use on my most favourite records to try them out.
Excellent video Frank and Mike! After watching Mike explain the difference between cast and pressed polypropylene, I placed an order for the 4 mil resealable outer sleeve. It looked like the perfect application for gatefold albums and I was right! The sleeves fit perfectly and the Mofi inner sleeves slip in and out very easily. Thank you Mike for such an innovative and quality product.
Thanks Frank and Mike for the great info about inner and outer sleeves.
An excellent presentation on Mike's Vinyl Storage Solutions products. I live in New Zealand and will be ordering some of these in the near future.
Came across your products from another channel and just purchased inner and outer sleeves. Can’t wait to use them.
Nice video, interesting products, the first time you show this sleeves I was not convinced they were for me, but the more I see them the more I like them, but it will be a large investment to replace all my current sleeves. Cheers!
Very cool of you to support a fellow vinyl head!
Currently using sleeves from Groove Vinyl and they work for me. I have a bunch on unused ones right now, but once I need more I might check out this product.
Great episode. Have heard of Vinyl Storage here in Vancouver. Will be checking more into him.
Looks like a great product. I have used traditional inner and outer sleeves previously, but Mike's sleeves look really nice!!
Thanks for the informative video. I just placed my first order with these guys and I'm excited to get my hands on the product.
Thanks for bringing these sleeves to my attention. I hope the business grows and grows,all the best. 😀👍🎶🎵
You have Slave to the Grind...holy shit! Nice work Frank! Play Mudkicker loud for me.one of these days, I'll find one😁
Love these! All of my records are sleeved with these. I need to order some 7/10 inch ones as well.
Thanks for the video - just placed my first order!
If you converse with Mike in the future ask if he has any plans to come out with sleeves for some of the more common size box sets that are out.Thanks for another helpful video!
Really love the Vinyl Storage Solutions products. I'm a buyer for life!
I own the resealable single pocket outer sleeves and also just received my rice paper inner sleeves and they are awesome!
Great video Frank and Mike. I don't currently use outer sleeves because I don't care for how they look (too big, don't slide in/out of shelving as well, crinkle up, etc). Mike's sleeves make me want to actually consider using them again. I may have to pick up a pack of dual pockets at some point in the near future, and I will have to try the inner sleeves for sure. Thanks again for the interview.
I ordered some of these, they are great! Plan on ordering more!
Thank you for this informative vid. I just purchased 50 sheets of premium plus master sleeves (3mil) and 50 sheets dual pocket resealable (4mil) outer sleeves. Very nice.
Back to school and get our learn on....knowledge is powerful...👍
really informative and got me totally sold on these sleeves! Mike, watch out for an order coming your way Ha!
I'm a customer already, best product I could find and I will continue buying for sure
Nice stuff. I'm planning to grab some of these in the very near future.
Great episode, Frank and Mike. Looks like a great product. I will have to buy some. I'm looking forward to the inner sleeves. I use the MoFi inner sleeves and don't use outer sleeves since most of my finds are from thrift stores and are already pretty worn. I may get some of those outer sleeves for things I find that are still in superb condition.
I think these our great I will definitely look in to these when I run out of my current ones. Like the dual pocket design and the gatefold sleeve is a great option as well.
Great job doing this! I have them on the xmas list.
Nice record sleeves! And great job from Mike to work as a dog for his company. Was a very interesting video!
Mike is a great guy and knows I love his sleeves 100%. Every episode of the show now with his sleeves I put a link in my description to his website. My entire collection has been resleeved with all of his sleeves. The big test is coming soon. I'm moving and they will be in a U-Haul truck for 4 days. I'm confident they will be ok. Thanks Frank for having Mike on. I learned more about the sleeves and that's great.
Probably your best episode! 😎👌
Very intressting, I am looking to update my outer sleves so this was a perfect video Frank. :)
Just ordered some 4 mil. Can't wait to try them out.
Just came across this vid and the other one with Mike. Placed as order on his website …. Looking forward to getting my hands on these. An update vid with em would be cool… to see how his sleeve business is going and perhaps he can show any new products
Just purchased the dual-pocket outer sleeves , what a great product! He ships very quickly too , great service!
I'm a fan! I'm hoping to have Mike on as a guest again soon.
Frank
@@Channel33RPM Great!
Wonderful presentation. Thank you. 1 item I never see in a quality sleeve is those for box sets. I have many 3 record boxes, but I also have a few 4, 6 and some bigger box sets that I can’t protect. Any chance of something for those in the future ?Great video
Mike is a great guy and has come up with a fantastic product. The dual pocket with flap is the only way to go.
Nice one just waiting for my first shipment down here in Australia looking forward to their arrival.
What was shipping like? Located Australia also!
Nice t shirts guys, great info . Thanks
Awesome information! Thank you for this great video presentation 👍🏻
Glad it was helpful!
These sleeves are great, I got outer dual pocket 4 mill, tuck, I love them
Just checked site.
Maybe after all this handling time will be better but 12 weeks is a bit long to wait for sleeves lol.
They look great though!!
These are the only sleeves I will use now. Those 7" sleeves I will order. Nice inner sleeves coming.
They look so great.
Cool stuff, nice episode.
Looks like some great products , thank you for bringing it to our attention. I'm going to check these out!
Best sleeves ever ! I would love to see some for Mofi OMR and Boxsets
Good show. I've actually recommended the dual one for those who like to store the jacket separately. Are the products on Amazon or just the website?
yes i purchased Mikes sleeves and they are great
Just a tip 4u & anyone who doesn't know, If u put them in side to side u won't have the seam on the spine it'll b on the top/bottom which looks alot better & the vinyl comes out the side instead of the top. I love these sleeves SO SO much but I'd LOVE 4 him 2 start ordering more @ a time so I don't have 2 pre order them months in advance... I live check 2 check & I knew I was running low so I had 2 buy more but I came across a $150 vinyl I had 2 buy cuz I NEVER see it 4 sale & spent $180 on Record Store Day (which now r sleeveless) so I couldn't buy sleeves 4a month which is when I ran out & now resealable 4 mil duals r still available but the tuckable r backordered 2 months..& I kinda need those 4 the gatefolds that have 1 disc cuz there r no 4 mil multi purpose so I use 1 dual 4 mil w/tape & 1 tuckable 4 mil 2 make a gatefold & store my inserts... I kno it's my fault but it'd b amazing if it was easier & quicker 2 buy em like other sleeves like order em get em 2 weeks later....even a month later... My cat likes 2 scratch my vinyls when she wants attention & no sleeves stresses me out...
BTW the 4 mil sleeves are so nice my cats claws slide off when she attempts to scratch em...the 2 mil I'm not a fan..u can't open em again cuz they rip u just have to cut em off. & They slide nicely when putting em away unlike cheap 1s that stick to eachother & push others back, etc. JUST MAKE SURE U ORDER EM 3 MONTHS PRIOR 2 NEEDING EM. absurd but hoping someday it won't be that way...when u buy singles he also sends me a few free 1s everytime BTW & always answers my emails.
Currently use sleeves (inside and outer) from sleeve City. I believe the ones I get are Mylar. Though I do like some of these designs.
Shame the shipping to the UK is so crazy expensive, I'd really love to buy some of these sleeves, they seem spot on.
Thanks a lot. Now I have to purchase 1,000 of these.
Great vid!.. but the whole truth of that matter for everyone that sees this is that... you truly don't get the quality of how awesome these sleeves are until you actually feel it in your hand. They are fantastic. On my future wish list for sure. It is my hope's that these sleeves will stand the test of time and be available for a long time to come.
Thank you Gil! I agree, the sleeves look and feel much better in person.
Cheers dude
Frank
I have five UK 1st pressings of Magical Mystery Tour EP's. Each consists of two 7" 45rpm records with a cardboard, gatefold sleeve with a stapled booklet inside. Which sleeve do you think would work best if any?
Great video by the way.
Bruh why do you have five, sell some to other Beatles fans
Hi man the kiss unplug its one of my favorite unplug. Great. And amazing live sound.
I agree. A great album.
Super interesting.
Hope this man has all this patented good video
Is there a dual sleeve that seals the album cover with the sticking flap but has the non sticking flap for the vinyl pocket?
I couldn't find the rice paper inner sleeves with the dust flap on his website? Theres only two options : 2 mil or 3 mil both are open tops? Am I missing something? How to order those...
Interesting video. One thing that was not mentioned was that if the sleeves fit snug, does it make more room for storage. I myself have a small number of outer sleeves, but have not conscientiously purchased them as I just store without with the original inner sleeve always placed back with the open end upwards in the record jacket. Sure the jackets get some wear on the bottom, but I originally purchased records from the late 70s up to early 90s to play and not to just collect. I have about only 1/2 doz reissues from within the last two years still stored in the record store carrier bags though. Interesting about recycling as in the late 70s/early 80s a lot of vinyl was made from recycled vinyl and therefore the quality was poor. One other thing was that US and Canadian issues such as Kiss, Thin Lizzy, Judas priest vinyl were thinner than the UK equivalents (ie wobble boards). A topic for future discussion maybe.
Do you guys keep your 10” vinyls separate from the 12”? I did for a long time, but more recently integrated them into the 12”. Do you think this can damage the vinyl or the surrounding LP’s?
I keep mine separate but I think either option is ok.
Frank
nice vid. but why o why no direct link for purchase? - inner sleeve with flap went to VSS website, no order path obvious there.
First saw these dual flap 4 mil on here and have bought in about 4 orders or so. What’s missing now = vinyl boxed set sleeves. They may make some but cheaply with no flaps... I want a seal and/or flap...would love sleeves for different sizes... the 1 1/2” boxes to the multi-LP collection boxes..: fingers crossed
Frank - love you shows - entertaining and informational. From the perspective that people watch CZcams becausse, they are visual learners vs traditional reading learners, I am 7 minutes in and I would have appreciated name brand competitive examples of plastic sleeve descriptions. I think I know what he is talking about but I'm 100% sure I know what he is talking about. You may eventually show competitive sleeves in the vid but I needed to express the point in time where I got lost.
Good feedback. Thanks
Frank
How important is it to store vinyl in outer and inner bags?
I think the flap on the 7" is simple and genius. I really want to upgrade my 7"'s
I am so far behind in my inners and outers... With the limited budget that Value Vinyl has ($20 every 2 weeks and $2 max per record)... I am easily falling behind.
If I had the budget... and choice... Vinyl Storage Solutions is the best choice... bar none... I have seen so many videos from different members of the VC that I have no doubt they are the cream of the crop.
I just want to say thank you for introducing me to Vinyl Storage Solutions! I absolutely love the design and quality. I can never go back to using anything else.
Some of my records are sleeved, most aren't! I want them ALL to be, but I've been too lazy and cheap to do it! Time to get on it I guess! Side bar: I could tell that "kiss, unplugged" was an original because it has the original "hype sticker" and not the "reissue hype sticker"!
Nice to see your products are available in the uk loving the vids yours Ian Ps 1st to comment from the uk 🇬🇧🇬🇧n
Some where I saw him demonstrate a CPP sleeve designed to store gatefold record sleeves. These sleeves were designed to store Gatefold records so you could still open and admire the inside of a gatefold record. What are these called on the Vinyl Storage Solutions website?
What about custom protective sleeves for box sets?
Very interesting! Would love to try them, didn’t watch the whole video yet but I am already wondering... are they available for Europe?
I'm pretty sure Mike ships to Europe. Best to send him an email through his website.
Frank
Got some purchase links?
Are you making something for 6 inches that has zero liquid transmission?
do you have sleeves for BEAR FAMILY [5cd ones]to cover them. and sleeves to cover pre recorded reel of the 1960's.
from Greece
Do you know if Mike, or any other company make an outer protective sleeve to fit box sets ? I find that after time the edges on boxed sets start to wear.
Sleeve City
@@brettg9013 Thank you Dave !
I just ordered some of these and I'm in the US. How the heck is his shipping from Canada to the US cheaper that Sleeve City USA's shipping in the US? I'm feeling like someone is gouging on shipping here...
With the top where the record is stored being exposed, wouldn't that introduce dust? I'm definitely going to try the single pocket resealable, when he restocks. Nice to see a home grown business doing well. Excellent products.
Turn the inner sleeve 90 degrees so the open top isn't at the open top of the 2nd pocket - simple no?
I own a record store, I wouldn't mind giving these a shot for my personal collection. The records in my store get a otter sleeve and the price goes on that so I have to keep those cheap to keep record prices down.
Can you read the spine when using the sleeves?
Wow didn't now how much science went on making record sleeves.