Part of Linn Products Ltd, world leaders in sound reproduction equipment, Linn Records was formed in Part of Linn Products Ltd, world leaders in sound reproduction equipment, Linn Records was formed in 1983.

While Linn engineers were testing their flagship product, the Sondek LP12 turntable, they became frustrated with the poor quality of some of the specialist test LPs they were using. The measurements were swamped by record imperfections. Better test discs were needed so work began on an LP cutting lathe as a research product to improve testing for the LP12.

The first albums to be cut and subsequently released were Carol Kidd's debut album and A Walk Across the Rooftops by the Blue Nile. Thus Linn Records was born...

Today the label is one of the world's leading audiophile labels specialising in classical, jazz and Celtic music. We reproduce our music on CD (or SACD), Vinyl and now as high quality Downloads.

We exist to introduce the broadest range of involving musical experiences to a worldwide audience of discriminating individuals who are on a personal quest of musical ecstasy and enlightenment. The beautiful compositions and artistic performances are perfectly captured by our expert engineers on recordings of unprecedented truth.

There is a whole world of Linn music to explore. The high quality sound reproduction that results from our investment of time and effort means that as a listener you can simply hear more, and hear it more clearly. It can sound uncannily like the musicians are in the room with you. As the true qualities of the music are more audible, music that you never thought would move you starts to make sense, and its seductive power can be tremendous. Please have a listen to our music and judge for yourselves. Sound clips are available on all the album pages.

We believe music is essential for human well-being and the better it is reproduced the more benefit it delivers. Because of this we record our music to the highest specification. This means that great care is taken in recording sessions and in the manufacturing process to ensure that the atmosphere and integrity of the musical performance is maintained.

Our people all have a love of music and pay high attention to detail. Find out about the key personnel and read an interview with one of our top sound engineers.

We pride ourselves in looking after you and aim to provide an excellent service. We treat your details with confidentiality, we do not pass on or sell your details to other companies and we have put security certificates in place to protect your payment details.

We are a small team based in the countryside just South of Glasgow in Scotland.

Linn Records is a subsidiary company of Linn Products - an independent company specialising in precision engineered sound and vision. Linn Products was founded in 1972 by Ivor Tiefenbrun to produce the Linn Sondek record player, which is still in production. Today, Linn designs and manufactures an extensive range of original products, renowned for their performance, and sold around the world. Systems range from ¡Ì1000 to ¡Ì1m.