Top 10 extended
09 October 2008
Linn Records is pleased to announce that 24-bit albums will now be included in the Linn Top 10*. This month Top 10 albums include "The Devil's Trill" by Palladians, Claire Martin's "Perfect Alibi", Carol Kidd's "Dreamsville" and "Garden of Early Delights" by Pamela Thorby.
The Linn Top 10 albums in October 2008 are:
1. Palladians - The Devil's Trill
BBC Music Magazine's Chamber Disc of the Month: "This is breath-taking stuff."
2. Claire Martin - The Early Years Anthology
"The anthology shows her to be that rarest of things: a singer who actually lives up to the extravagant claims made on their behalf." Jazzwise
3. Barb Jungr - Just like a woman - hymn to Nina
Jazz Album of the Week: "Classy doesn't begin to sum it up." The Independent
4. Claire Martin - Perfect Alibi
"Many of the songs are delivered with a jazzy twist and her trademark smoky-sweet voice." Audiophile Audition
5. Pamela Thorby - Garden of Early Delights
"This recording sets a very high standard for sound." Hi-Fi Choice
6. Carol Kidd - Dreamsville
"Showcasing Great American Songbook favourites plus a brace of previously unrecorded originals...Dreamsville is one of the most finely crafted collection of songs you'll hear this year." Jazzwise
7. Barb Jungr - Love Me Tender
"Another exquisite, at times astonishing, album from Miss Jungr." All Music Guide
8. Barb Jungr - Walking In The Sun
"One of the most impressive albums I've heard this year." High Fidelity Review
9. Magnificat - Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium
Gramophone Editor's Choice: "An outstanding performance of Thomas Tallis's Spem in alium."
10. Scottish Chamber Orchestra (SCO) - Mozart Symphonies 38 - 41
BBC Music Magazine's Orchestral Disc of the Month: "These performances are so exhilarating that I listened to all four symphonies straight through at a first hearing, mesmerised by the variety and intensity of the music."
*applies to single albums only
Dreamsville
Garden of Early Delights
Just like a woman - hymn to Nina
Love Me Tender
Mozart Symphonies 38 - 41
Perfect Alibi
The Devil's Trill
The Early Years Anthology
Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium
Walking In The Sun