Joined March 2011
All mine go in the covers unless:
1. Cover is near splitting
2. Record doesn't fit nicely.
3. Cover is one of those annoying unipak deals where it goes in from the inside?
I've never seen a record cause a split seam on a shelf.
And the ringwear thing sounds like nonsense to me as well.
Classical... Solo performers and small ensemble stuff are the ones to look for, if anything. No symphony/orchestra stuff besides a few raer RCA Shaded Dogs.