Editing Linn Records

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| name        = Linn Records
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| parent      = [[Linn Products]]
| founded     = {{Start date|1982}} 
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| genre       = [[Classical music|Classical]], [[jazz]], [[Music of Scotland|Scottish]]
| country     = [[Scotland]]
| location    = [[Glasgow]]
| url         = {{URL|www.linnrecords.com}}
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'''Linn Records''' is a [[Glasgow]]-based [[record label]] which specialises in [[classical music]], [[jazz]] and [[Music of Scotland|Scottish music]]. It is part of [[Linn Products]].

==History==
While Linn engineers were testing their flagship product, the [[Linn Sondek LP12|Sondek LP12 turntable]], they became frustrated with some of the specialist test LPs they were using. Work began on an LP cutting lathe as a research product to improve testing for the LP12.

The first album to be cut and subsequently released was ''[[A Walk Across the Rooftops]]'' by [[The Blue Nile (band)|The Blue Nile]].<ref>{{cite web|title=A Walk Across the Rooftops: Review |first=Stuart |last=Mason |publisher=Allmusic |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=a-walk-across-the-rooftops-r2146|pure_url=yes}} |access-date=2010-11-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151128175234/http://www.billboard.com/artist/302879/girlicious/chart?f=344 |archive-date=2015-11-28 }}</ref> They also released [[Carol Kidd|Carol Kidd's]] debut album.<ref>{{cite web|title =Carol Kidd: Biography |first=Eleanor|last=Ditzel |publisher=Allmusic| url ={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=carol-kidd-p294559/biography|pure_url=yes}} |access-date =2010-11-14}}</ref>

Linn Records is an audiophile label, specialising in classical, jazz and Celtic music, and won the Record Label of the Year award at the 2010 Gramophone Awards.<ref>{{cite web|title =Linn Records beats industry giants to label of the year crown |first=Helen|last=McArdle |publisher=The Herald| url =http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/linn-records-beats-industry-giants-to-label-of-the-year-crown-1.1058760 |date =2010-10-02 |access-date =2010-11-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-11452880 |title=Scots record firm wins 'label of the year' |work=[[BBC News]] |date=1 October 2010 |access-date=11 November 2018}}</ref> Release formats include [[CD]], [[Super Audio CD|SACD]], [[HDCD]], vinyl and digital downloads.

Between 1995 and 2011 Linn artwork was designed by John Haxby.{{fact|date=February 2024}} Since September 2013,  all artwork has been designed by GM Toucari.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.toucari.live/our-folio/tooting-linns-horn/ |title=Tooting Linn's horn |work=[[Toucari]] |date=August 2019 |access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref>

==High resolution downloads==
As of February 2013 all 'Studio Master' downloads from linnrecords.com are available in [[FLAC]] format, [[Apple Lossless|ALAC]] (Apple Lossless Audio Codec.) and [[MP3]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linnrecords.com/news-Hello-ALAC-goodbye-WMA.aspx |title=Hello ALAC, goodbye WMA |publisher=Linn Records |date=2012-09-20 |access-date=2013-03-02}}</ref> 

In 2008, Linn Records started to host music for other labels and now offers a library of more than 700 Studio Master Quality albums from 96 different labels.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linnrecords.com/recordlabels.aspx |title=Record Labels |publisher=Linn Records |access-date=2013-03-02}}</ref> The start of 2012 saw the label form a partnership with [[Universal Music Group|Universal]] to sell a range of their back catalogue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linnrecords.com/news-A-treasure-trove-in-the-Universal-vaults.aspx |title=A treasure trove in the Universal vaults |publisher=Linn Records |date=2012-04-16 |access-date=2013-03-02}}</ref>

==Artists==
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Classical artists include:
*[[Avison Ensemble]]
*[[Alfie Boe]]
*[[Boston Baroque]]
*[[Katherine Bryan]]
*[[John Butt (musician)]]
*[[Dunedin Consort]]
*[[Ingrid Fliter]]
*[[James Gilchrist (tenor)|James Gilchrist]]
*[[Peter Harvey (baritone)]]
*[[Ruthie Henshall]]
*[[Yuniko Kato]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kumu.ekm.ee/en/syndmus/kato-kuniko-marimba/|title=Katō Kuniko (marimba) — Kumu Art Museum|website=Kumu.ekm.ee|access-date=6 November 2018}}</ref>
*[[Kebyart]]
*[[Sir Charles Mackerras]]
*[[Sivan Magen]]
*[[Nigel North]]
*[[Martin Pearlman]]
*[[Phantasm (music group)]]
*[[Trevor Pinnock]]
*[[Artur Pizarro]]
*The Prince Consort
*[[Profeti della Quinta]]
*[[Robin Ticciati]]
*[[Scottish Chamber Orchestra]]
* Trio Sonnerie
*[[Willard White]]
*[[Benjamin Zander]]

Jazz artists include:
*[[Liane Carroll]]
*[[Ray Gelato]]
*[[Barb Jungr]]
*[[Carol Kidd]]
*[[Claire Martin (singer)|Claire Martin]]
*[[Ian Shaw (singer)|Ian Shaw]]
*[[Martin Taylor (guitarist)|Martin Taylor]]

Other artists include:
*[[Amy Duncan (singer)|Amy Duncan]]
*[[Emily Barker]]
*Fiona Mackenzie
*[[Maeve O'Boyle]]
*[[William Orbit]]
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==See also==
* [[List of record labels]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.linnrecords.com/ Official site]
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[[Category:Scottish record labels]]
[[Category:Audiophile record labels]]
[[Category:Classical music record labels]]
[[Category:British jazz record labels]]
[[Category:Record labels established in 1982]]
[[Category:British companies established in 1982]]
[[Category:1982 establishments in Scotland]]