Gatefold Vinyl Jacket

A gatefold cover or gatefold lp is a form of packaging for lp records which became popular in the mid 1960s.

Gatefold vinyl jacket.

Record investor 4 5 out of 5 stars 128 ratings. Center slit allows the jacket to be closed without. 12 old style gatefold jackets double pocket. 10 direct to board single pocket jackets.

Vinyl record products cd products quote request form. We created tunephonik 12 white vinyl record jackets as a long term storage solution for audiophiles like you. The larger gatefold cover provided a means of including artwork liner notes and or song lyrics which would otherwise not have fit on a standard record cover. Single jackets gatefold jackets tip on jackets tri fold jackets or even 4 pocket jackets offer a premium look and protection for your vinyl records.

Gatefold jackets single pocket. In some cases mainly for 7 s folks will choose to just use a sleeve in place of a jacket but sleeves are always paper while jackets are cardboard. You also probably have records without jackets at all as covers get lost or didn t come with the records when you bought them second hand. Direct to board jackets and jacket flats 7 direct to board single pocket jackets.

1 2 slit in the center on one side of the sleeve. 10 old style gatefold jackets 1 or 2 pocket. 25 3 4 x 12 5 8 3 mil polyethylene fits over larger open gatefold jacket. 12 lp gatefold sleeve.

A gatefold cover when folded is the same size as a standard lp cover i e. Record jackets often get worn out just from listening to your music. This is the ultimate jacket for record archiving and provides the ultimate protection against warping. A gatefold jacket is like two jackets put together that fold open like a big wallet.

2 equal pockets 12 5 8 x 12 5 8. Outer vinyl record sleeves by record investor 100 pack crystal clear 3 mil poly cover fits 12 single and gatefold albums durable lp jacket protector sleeve brand. A single jacket is a glued cardboard pocket that a vinyl record slips into. The jacket is the outer most packaging of your record.

The sleeves are inside the jacket and actually hold the record. This looser fit sleeve is open on both outer short ends to facilitate gatefold jacket insertion and removal of records without having to remove the sleeve. Gatefold jackets are known for double lp packaging but they can also be used for a deluxe presentation of a single lp with an insert or booklet in the second pocket. Starting in january 2018 all of our tip on gatefold jackets use this new material for a core and we continue to use dual lamination vs more common liquid based coatings for the printed sides of the jacket.