How do you remove static from an album.

Get a Zerostat anti static gun. There about 95 bucks on www.AudioAdvisor.com

To reduce surface noise you've got to clean the records. If you mean static electric charge and you're using a record cleaning brush like Discwasher, lift the LP and touch it to your nose after cleaning and before play.

A trace of silicon. Use an automotive tire shine that does not contain "petroleum distillates".
Find a clean non-shedding soft rag (new diaper) and put the fluid on the rag until it is damp. set it aside untill it is dry. The just wipe the LP surfaces lightly with the dry rag (full of silicon). You only have to get a TRACE on the flats next to the grooves, not into the grooves.
The records will remain static free for a very long time.

That would actually be silicone Ms E is referring to. The snap, crackle and pop associated with(even new) vinyl can be generated by either dirt (held in place by mold release agents containing silicone, static or melted into the vinyl by the stylus) or static itself. As mentioned: a Zerostat is a great tool for removing a static charge. The best treatment I've ever found for reducing all noise involves an initial(upon the first opening of the album jacket) cleaning with a VPI HW-16 record cleaning machine(gets all the clud out of the grooves before it can get welded into the vinyl), treatment with LAST(liquid Archival Sound Treatment), storage in ricepaper sleeves and then: a quick brush with a Discwasher system before each play. I've got records that I treated that way over 28 years ago, still playing as quietly as they did back then. The Discwasher liquid relieves any static charge just prior to play. Might sound like a pain, but- It's always been well worth the effort. Static type noises are something I never hear at a live venue. Don't want to hear at home!

Rodman, can you advise where a good place is to buy rice paper sleeves? I've been using plastic coated paper ones and I would like to switch.

Even though I wasn't the original poster, thanks for your posts - very informative!