Such a shame, to my mind, that someone keeps a record sealed after all those years....kind of like the people who collect classic cars only to garage them in air conditioned rooms, wax them occasionally and never drive them.
First thing I did when I got hold of a sealed, relatively rare 23 years old (at the time) record a number of years ago....was open and PLAY it.
yeah i know what you mean... i found a sealed copy of Love You of all things! opened and played it straight away