A little off topic here, but those last few postings on the Bing Crosby albums reminded me of something.

First, concerning Steve's comment about the shrink wrap... Years ago when I was in school - and many years before the CD when all we had were albums - a friend of mine who lived in my dorm told me to always remove the shrink wrap because it can build up heat and cause warping.  Prior to that, I used to always leave it on to protect the cover.  I should add that my friend also warned me of the dangers of stacking records on top of one another.  After all, it was the '70s when they used to have those stackable turntable spools which used to make my friend cringe.  See, who says you don't learn anything in college?

So now I'm wondering how the music aficionados on this board store the albums in their collections.

Secondly, about Bing Crosby... Last year I ordered the DVD containing four of his annual Christmas specials.  The first one, from 1961, really surprised me for its lack of Christmas songs.  I guess in those days a Christmas special was just a regular show which happened to be on in December.  Things really have changed in that regard.  I can remember as a kid what a rarity it was to see a house decorated for Christmas before the 9th or 10th of December.  These days, you're falling behind if your decorations aren't up by Thanksgiving, and, by now, we've all come to expect Christmas music on the radio in early November.