Over 250 music fans attending Camp Bestival in Dorset last weekend joined us at the Classic Album Sundays Played on Linn listening sessions where musical masterpieces were played in their full glory from start to finish on a fully-loaded Sondek LP12 Klimax system.

Housed in the spectacular 17th Century Lulworth Castle, the event provided an oasis for festival-goers.  Attendees were able to kick off their wellies, lie back and enjoy 2 hours of pure audio pleasure.  One delighted visitor commented that the session had been ‘the icing on the cake of a very entertaining Camp Bestival’.

Classic Album Sundays founder and DJ, Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy played a selection of related music in the lead-up to each feature album before introducing it with a ‘behind the scenes’ story of the band and their classic album.

Over the three days nine different albums were played spanning a range of music genres, including Fleetwood Mac - Rumours, Massive Attack - Blue Lines, KLF - Chill Out and Bob Marley - Exodus.  An extra session for Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon was added to the line-up due to the high demand.

Join us at our next event at Bestival from 8th - 11th September, where the album line-up will feature classics from pop stars, rock stars and divas, including The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds, Grace Jones - Nightclubbing, PJ Harvey - Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea, and back by popular demand: Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon.

As a tribute to the late Amy Winehouse, who in her short lifetime left us the classic album ‘Back to Black’, why not join other music fans on Sunday 7th August for the Living to Music listening session at home.

Classic Album Sundays and Linn share both a passion for music and an appreciation of the difference that great music played at high quality can make to your life.

Chopped up, compressed and played back on portable devices which limit what you hear, music is often pushed into the background, a soundtrack to work or commuting rather than the social, life-changing experience it deserves to be.

Classic Album Sundays and Linn provide an antidote to this worrying trend.

You may already be familiar with Classic Album Sundays, a unique concept aimed at bringing back the art of listening. Music lovers get together once a month to listen to a classic recording from beginning to end, uninterrupted and undisturbed.

Founded by renowned DJ Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy, the event has built up a dedicated following over the past year and has been widely praised for encouraging people to engage with music on a lasting basis and make time to listen.

This shared passion for quality listening experiences has brought Linn and Classic Album Sundays together.

Join us at Camp Bestival and Bestival this summer, where together we’ll be giving festival-goers the chance to enjoy the most iconic albums ever made, with a level of clarity they’ve never heard before.

Classic albums already selected for the event (you can still vote online to help decide the remaining Listener's Choices) include Prince & The Revolution’s Purple Rain, Bob Marley’s Exodus, KLF’s Chill Out and Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours - all played through without interruption on Linn’s iconic Sondek LP12 turntable.

Launched almost 40 years ago and voted the most influential product in the history of hi-fi, you’ve not truly heard an album until you’ve heard it on an LP12.

Visit campbestival.net or bestival.net for more festival details and ticket info.

Following our recent Label of the Year success, Linn combined with our Russian partner Linn Prestige to debut Claire Martin in Russia for an intimate, two-day event held in the exquisite surroundings of St Petersburg.

Attended by an invitation-only audience, Claire Martin and her band performed a warm, witty and often soulful set at the Hotel St Petersburg, which included an onstage interview, with Claire giving a behind-the-scenes insight into the artistic decisions and people that have influenced her music and career.

The following day, Claire appeared at the Linn Prestige boutique on St Petersburg's famous Nevsky Prospekt, where press and customers had an opportunity to discuss and compare her Studio Master recordings via a Linn Klimax DS System to what we'd heard the evening before.

Claire Martin said of the event: "I was amazed at the improvement over my CD recordings of the Studio Master recordings on the Linn DS System, how much closer to the original they sound." She continued: "I was immediately transported back to the performance, and able to visualise with complete clarity who had played on any given recording."

For more information on future Linn musical events, register your details and we'll contact you when there's an event near you.

(For a behind-the-scenes report on the event in St. Petersburg, read Gilad's blog...)

The wait is over... the new Linn Akurate system is now here.

Check out the new Akurate Music System and get detailed product information and technical specifications, with access to stunning gallery images showcasing the new components.

Better yet, get along to one of the New Linn Akurate Unveiled events happening throughout November and December at Linn Specialists worldwide to hear the results for yourself.

This dedicated stereo music system features a completely re-designed Akurate DS player which incorporates the latest DS functionality and performance within a stunning new precision-engineered enclosure.

Akurate Kontrol is a high performance stereo pre-amplifier which perfectly preserves every last musical detail from the finest sources, and the Akurate power amplifier is responsive and powerful enough for the most demanding music, delivering loud, complex passages and quiet interludes with equal precision.

Akurate loudspeakers combine advanced technologies and high-quality materials in a simple, elegant design for exceptional audio playback from beautifully finished speakers.

For a personal demonstration in the relaxed environment of a dedicated listening room, select the Arrange a Demo link from any of the Akurate product or system pages and we'll help arrange a private audition at one of our best retailers.

Linn Akurate - the true performance choice for music lovers.

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