Best display for maximizing records in tight-quarter vinyl in store? (flippable)

Folsom

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Hey guys, what's the best efficiency of vinyl display you've seen? (obviously this means having a lot, not a little)

It must be flippable, as in like this,

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not this,

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We had ours made, since we needed a lot of them to open the store... The bottom portion we use to store assorted stuff (bags, stock, cables, etc.)

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Folsom

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maybe I should rephrase it, creative ways to stack them?
 

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I don't understand what you mean, or your question then... ?
You can either display them as a solid row, or stagger them, like I did. I prefer the slightly staggered way, makes it easier to browse, though you lose a bit of space efficiency there.
 

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Perhaps drawers are the answer.

That may be the answer to the major issue with flipping records. Drawers can be deeper than spine out shelving, so you can put more records in a drawer, to compensate partly for not being able to stack so high. (I stack my Per Madsen Rackits 6 high). You need sufficient vertical space between the displays to comfortably put your head, as well as enough lighting to see the records. However, records are really heavy, so drawers can easily tip, especially if you stack them more than a couple high. The hardware for the sliders needs to be extra heavy duty also. Obviously the solution to having a display above eye level is to use a ladder. Slightly dangerous, but done a lot of times in libraries to reach the upper shelves. Clearly one doesn't need a drawer for the top display.

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