I recall someone melting the 78's over a bowl and using them as serving bowls. I can't remember where I saw that.

Here is a link that might be useful: record crafts

I saw this a few months ago and showed to DD2. She had bought a few for their cover art. She's going to go through ours and we'll do this at her new house:

Here is a link that might be useful: Record Album Cover Picture Wall

Monablair - thanks this is great! I have some albums that are badly scratched. This is different and worth trying.

allison0704 - Oh my! I can totally see this and its an easy DIY project.

Both of you thanks so much!

MadamG2U

I think Restoration Hardware (or was it PB?) had picture frames that are made specifically for framing album covers. We have several in our basement and change the covers frequently. It's a nice effect.

allison0704 - Oh my! I can totally see this and its an easy DIY project.

Exactly! and inexpensive too. I like them just leaning - no covering glass/plastic or frames. She can also change them up, or take them down and patch holes. We have a slightly long list and have not gotten to this wall yet, but she could also use shelves a tad wider than in photo to use later for something else - or prop pictures in frames or enlarged/on canvas without frames. Lots of options!

Yes I have the perfect wall in mind. This will be on my DIY list.

MadamG2U

We got album frames from Michaels and have the ones that are autographed our home office wall.

I like the shelving option, too.

DH and I have some pretty cool albums and also thought of the frames at Michaels, wait for sale or use the 40% off coupons and get them cheap, cheap. We thought of making a group of say 2x4 or 3x3 in our upstairs playroom or the office of the really special ones. He was into real rock bands when the covers were real works of art, not just a pic of the artist, and I would love to display them as art.

Have you thought how you're going to have them lean without them slipping? Some shelves have lips (like shelves that are advertised as plate shelves), but otherwise you'll have to install a piece of floor edge molding to do it (and then paint the molding to match the shelf). OR, you could stick a piece of the clear museum gel in front of the album, but I'd be concerned about damaging the part of the album it's touching.

An alternative method is to install metal "U" channel pieces to the wall, the exact height of an album, so that the albums slides in between them. Hardware stores sell U channel, which typically have small screw holes along it.