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Genre: Pop / R&B / Soul
Location London, London and South East, UK
Profile Views: 57453
Last Login: 8/3/2010
Member Since 5/26/2006
Website www.acerecords.com
Record Label Ace Records
Type of Label Indie
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Bio
A Brief History of Ace .... Ted Carroll started it all in 1971 when he opened the Rock On market stall in Londons Golborne Road selling second hand records in front of the Elvis wallpaper. He managed Thin Lizzy and was immortalised in their 1973 single The Rocker. Having quit the management game he expanded his retail empire, opening a second market stall in Soho. Roger Armstrong manned the counters there from around late 1974. Teds two Rock On market stalls, and eventually the shop in Camden soon became the main supplier to a huge array of different perverse tastes in music, not only to the established tribes but to the burgeoning punk rock scene. At first Chiswick Records, the label that spun off from the retail outlets, mixed re-issues with new recordings. Trevor Churchill joined as the first salaried employee of the new record company. He too had, on occasions, served time behind the counter, but more importantly had a background in proper record companies. A license was struck for the pop end of the label with EMI in 1978 and so a new imprint had to be established for the re-issues. As Ace Records (of Mississippi) was one of our licensors, we plumped for Ace. For a while pop success was just around the corner, well maybe the next one. But despite worldwide licensing deals and the occasional international hit record, Chiswick Records was inevitably a phenomenon of its day. Thankfully the oldies division stayed healthy until we finally dropped out of the wacky world of Middle of the Pops around the early 80s and devoted ourselves full time to the pursuit of catalogues. .... At first there was only a demand for rocknroll, R&B, Blues and Oldies on Ace. But soon 60s soul was added with the Kent label and as the years went by we diversified into World Music with GlobeStyle, started BGP as jazz dance turned into Acid Jazz and took on board various historic imprints like Stax and Westbound. We struck a deal with Fantasy Records, the largest independent catalogue company in America, which gave us access to their enormous jazz catalogue. .... The label was firmly established by the end of the 80s and consolidated with our trademark compilation series and some fine box sets through the 90s. During this period we increasingly purchased catalogues as well as expanding our licensing base. The catalogue now extends to well over 1500 items. .... ...... ..SIGN UP TO OUR MONTHLY EMAIL NEWSLETTER HERE!...... .. ..DOWNLOAD YOUR COPY OF THE 2009 ACE CATALOGUE HERE!.. ........................................ .. .. .. .. .. -
Members
..Ace .. Rock'n'Roll, Rockabilly, Doo Wop, Country, Blues, Gospel, Rhythm and Blues, Cajun, Zydeco, Swamp Pop, Western Swing, Hillbilly.... ..BGP .. Rare and Classic Funk Jazz, Soul and Funk, Breakbeats.... ..Big Beat .. 1960s Rock'n'Roll and Pop, Folk, Country, Zombies, Big Star, Love.... ..Blue Horizon .. British Blues & R&B, Big Town Playboys, Ray Gelato.... ..Boplicity .. Jazz Reissues, 2LP on 1 CD packages.... ..Chiswick .. Punk, Power Pop, Rock, The Damned, The Count Bishops, Motorhead.... ..Globestyle .. World Music, Ofra Haza, 3 Mustaphas 3, Chief Dr Sikuru Ayinde Barrister .... ..Kent .. Northern Soul, Deep Soul, Southern Soul, James Carr, The Impressions, Deep Soul Treasures Series .... ..Kicking Mule .. Guitar Music, Stefan Grossman, Bob Brozman, Bert Jansch .... ..Southbound .. 70s Soul and Funk, Millie Jackson, Fatback, Sylvester .... ..Takoma .. Guitar Music, John Fahey, Charles Bukowski, Leo Kottke .... ..Vanguard .. Folk, Blues, Rock, Joan Baez, Country Joe & The Fish, Buffy Sainte Marie .... ..Westbound .. Funk, Soul, Funkadelic, Ohio Players, Detroit Emeralds .... -
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..Soft Machine, .. ..The Damned, .. ..Jackie Wilson, .. ..The Zombies, .. ..Wanda Jackson, .. ..The Sonics, .. ..Millie Jackson, .. ..B.B. King, .. ..James Carr, .. ..Funkadelic, .. ..Johnny Tillotson, .. ..The Cramps, .. ..Freddy King, .. ..Link Wray, .. ..The Everly Brothers, .. ..Maceo And The King's Men, .. ..Chi-Lites, .. ..Arthur Alexander, .. ..Dave Godin, .. ..Big Mama Thornton, .. ..Lee Hazlewood, .. ..Motorhead, .. ..Joan Baez, .. ..Rocky Sharpe, .. ..Irma Thomas, .. ..Screaming Lord Sutch, .. ..The Nips, .. ..Fatback Band, ..
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- Analog Dimension on-lin…2 months ago
Thanks for the add!
Analog Dimension mastering studio
www.analogdimension.com - J.M.Olay5 months ago
Hi there.
New tune up, Song for Nora. Hope you like it.
Have a great day.
- Joey Restive & The Jetj…5 months ago
Thanks friends!
- Aisles6 months ago
Many Thanks for accepting our request, we truly appreciate that!
- Aisles6 months ago
We play an interesting fusion of rock, prog, new age, jazz and pop amongst other styles but above all we
make music from the heart.
If you'd like to know more about us go to:
www.aislesproject.com
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- Blast Off! Festival7 months ago
Hope to see you there!
If you like good music and fun join us for this wild weekend, please spread the word!
http://www.blastoff-festival.co.uk/
Nottingham, UK - 9 months ago
- Kites10 months ago
Hi there....
Kites have released their new track 'You Are Dead (To Me)'. In support of the new release we would like to invite you to our show at Hoxton Underbelly on Saturday 26th March. We'd love to see you there.
KITES x
www.wearekites.com
www.facebook.com/wearekites
www.soundcloud.com/kites - Craig Charles Funk & So…10 months ago
Charles May & Annette May Thomas – ‘Keep My Baby Warm’
Jimmy Conwell – ‘Cigarette Ashes’
(Played on The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show – BBC 6Music
Listen again on http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/funk_soul/) - Craig Charles Funk & So…11 months ago
Debbie Taylor – ‘Don't Nobody Mess With My Baby’
The Checkerboard Squares – ‘Double Cookin’ ’
Georgie Fame ‘Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag’
(Played on The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show – BBC 6Music
Listen again on http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/funk_soul/) - Craig Charles Funk & So…11 months ago
Ann Alford — Gotta Get Me A Job
Baby Huey — Hard Times
Cleveland Eaton & The Kats — It’s Mookie
Dr. John — The Pot
Isaac Hayes — Use Me
James Carr — That’s What I Want To Know
Johnny Gilliam — Mission Impossible
Muddy Waters — Messin’ With The Man
The Shirelles — Last Minute Miracle
Momma Momma — Betty Barney
(Played on The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show – BBC 6Music
Listen again on http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/funk_soul/)
Bio:
A Brief History of AceTed Carroll started it all in 1971 when he opened the Rock On market stall in Londons Golborne Road selling second hand records in front of the Elvis wallpaper. He managed Thin Lizzy and was immortalised in their 1973 single The Rocker. Having quit the management game he expanded his retail empire, opening a second market stall in Soho. Roger Armstrong manned the counters there from around late 1974. Teds two Rock On market stalls, and eventually the shop in Camden soon became the main supplier to a huge array of different perverse tastes in music, not only to the established tribes but to the burgeoning punk rock scene. At first Chiswick Records, the label that spun off from the retail outlets, mixed re-issues with new recordings. Trevor Churchill joined as the first salaried employee of the new record company. He too had, on occasions, served time behind the counter, but more importantly had a background in proper record companies. A license was struck for the pop end of the label with EMI in 1978 and so a new imprint had to be established for the re-issues. As Ace Records (of Mississippi) was one of our licensors, we plumped for Ace. For a while pop success was just around the corner, well maybe the next one. But despite worldwide licensing deals and the occasional international hit record, Chiswick Records was inevitably a phenomenon of its day. Thankfully the oldies division stayed healthy until we finally dropped out of the wacky world of Middle of the Pops around the early 80s and devoted ourselves full time to the pursuit of catalogues.
At first there was only a demand for rocknroll, R&B, Blues and Oldies on Ace. But soon 60s soul was added with the Kent label and as the years went by we diversified into World Music with GlobeStyle, started BGP as jazz dance turned into Acid Jazz and took on board various historic imprints like Stax and Westbound. We struck a deal with Fantasy Records, the largest independent catalogue company in America, which gave us access to their enormous jazz catalogue.
The label was firmly established by the end of the 80s and consolidated with our trademark compilation series and some fine box sets through the 90s. During this period we increasingly purchased catalogues as well as expanding our licensing base. The catalogue now extends to well over 1500 items.
SIGN UP TO OUR MONTHLY EMAIL NEWSLETTER HERE!DOWNLOAD YOUR COPY OF THE 2009 ACE CATALOGUE HERE!
Member Since:
May 26, 2006Members:
Ace Rock'n'Roll, Rockabilly, Doo Wop, Country, Blues, Gospel, Rhythm and Blues, Cajun, Zydeco, Swamp Pop, Western Swing, HillbillyBGP Rare and Classic Funk Jazz, Soul and Funk, Breakbeats
Big Beat 1960s Rock'n'Roll and Pop, Folk, Country, Zombies, Big Star, Love
Blue Horizon British Blues & R&B, Big Town Playboys, Ray Gelato
Boplicity Jazz Reissues, 2LP on 1 CD packages
Chiswick Punk, Power Pop, Rock, The Damned, The Count Bishops, Motorhead
Globestyle World Music, Ofra Haza, 3 Mustaphas 3, Chief Dr Sikuru Ayinde Barrister
Kent Northern Soul, Deep Soul, Southern Soul, James Carr, The Impressions, Deep Soul Treasures Series
Kicking Mule Guitar Music, Stefan Grossman, Bob Brozman, Bert Jansch
Southbound 70s Soul and Funk, Millie Jackson, Fatback, Sylvester
Takoma Guitar Music, John Fahey, Charles Bukowski, Leo Kottke
Vanguard Folk, Blues, Rock, Joan Baez, Country Joe & The Fish, Buffy Sainte Marie
Westbound Funk, Soul, Funkadelic, Ohio Players, Detroit Emeralds












