The Great Gatefold SCAM: How Cheap Packaging Is Destroying Your Records. This Unfolding Drama on Avonetics.com.
Description
Forget scratches and skips—the biggest threat to your precious vinyl collection is the very sleeve it came in. A firestorm is raging across Avonetics after one collector exposed the ultimate packaging sin: cramming double LPs into a single, non-gatefold sleeve. The community is in an uproar, sharing horror stories of brutal seam splits, impossible-to-avoid ring wear, and the sheer frustration of trying to pry one record out without damaging everything. This isn't just an inconvenience; it's a crime against vinyl! While a few users defend the practice for saving shelf space or blame indie label budgets, the overwhelming consensus is clear: collectors demand the protection, easy access, and glorious artwork real estate of a proper gatefold. The explosive Avonetics discussion also calls out other baffling industry trends, from shoving three LPs into a sleeve built for two, to needlessly splitting single albums across multiple discs. This is more than a complaint about cardboard—it's a battle for the soul of vinyl collecting. See the debate that has every collector checking their record sleeves in a cold sweat. For advertising opportunities, visit Avonetics.com.
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