Ace Records (United Kingdom)
| Ace Records | |
|---|---|
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| Parent company | Ace Records Ltd. |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Founder | Ted Carroll, Roger Armstrong, Trevor Churchill |
| Genre | Various, Reissues |
| Country of origin |
 UK |
| Location | London |
| Official website |
www |
Ace Records Ltd. was started in 1978.[1] Initially the company only gained permission from the label based in Mississippi to use the name in the UK, but eventually also acquired the rights to publish their recordings.[2] When Chiswick's pop side was licensed to EMI in 1984, Ace switched to more licensing and reissuing work. In the 1980s it also gained the licensing for Modern Records,[2] and its follow up company Kent Records, whilst in the 1990s, the company bought the label(s) including all original master tapes.[2]
Sublabels
- Ace Records: initially the only label[4] (reissues, also including Ace Records (US)): Rock'n'Roll, Rockabilly, Rhythm and Blues, Cajun, 50s and 60s Pop etc. It is well known for several series of releases: "The Golden Age of American Rock 'N' Roll"; "Early Girls"; "Teen Beat" (showcasing instrumentals); and "Radio Gold."
- Beat Goes Public: Rare and Classic Funk
- Big Beat: 1960s Rock'n'Roll and Pop
- Globe Style: World Music
- Kent Records: Northern Soul, Deep Soul
- Kicking Mule: Guitar Music (Stefan Grossman, Bob Brozman, Bert Jansch)
- Southbound Records: 70s Soul and Funk (Millie Jackson, Fatback, Sylvester, Joe Simon)
- Westbound Records: Funk, Soul (Funkadelic, Ohio Players, Detroit Emeralds)
Artists Released By Ace Records
- Albert Washington
- Alex Chilton
- Arthur Alexander
- B.B. King
- Bernard Purdie
- Big Joe Louis & His Blues Kings
- Big Mama Thornton
- Big Town Playboys
- Bob Lind
- Bobby Freeman
- Booker T & The MGs
- Brenda Lee
- Brother Jack McDuff
- Buddy Guy
- Buffy Sainte-Marie
- Caesar Frazier
- Candi Staton
- Chet Baker
- Chuck Higgins
- Chuck Jackson
- Country Joe & The Fish
- Country Joe McDonald
- Dan Penn
- Dana Gillespie
- Darondo
- Darrow Fletcher
- Dean Friedman
- Detroit Emeralds
- Dion DiMucci
- Doc Watson
- Don Julian & The Larks
- Donna Hightower via RPM
- Doris Duke (soul singer)
- Dyke & The Blazers
- Eddie Cochran
- Eric Andersen
- Etta James
- Fantastic Four
- Fatback Band
- Fats Domino
- Flora Purim
- Freddy King
- Funk Inc
- Funkadelic
- George Jackson (songwriter)
- Hadda Brooks
- Ian & Sylvia
- Ian Tyson
- Idris Muhammad
- Ike Turner
- Irma Thomas
- Isaac Hayes
- Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones
- Ivory Joe Hunter
- Jackie Day
- Jackie DeShannon
- Jackie Lee
- James Carr (musician)
- Jean Jacques Perrey
- Jerry Cole
- Jerry Jeff Walker
- Jerry Lee Lewis
- Jesse Belvin
- Jimmy Gilmer
- Jimmy Hughes (singer)
- Jimmy Lewis (musician)
- Jimmy Rushing
- Jimmy Witherspoon
- Joan Baez
- Joe Houston
- Joe Simon
- Joe Tex
- John Fahey (musician)
- John P. Hammond
- John Lee Hooker
- Johnnie Taylor
- Johnny "Guitar" Watson
- Johnny Moped
- Johnny Otis
- Johnny Tillotson
- Junior Wells
- King Curtis
- Larry Coryell
- Larry Williams
- Lazy Lester
- Lee Hazlewood
- Liam Clancy
- Lightnin' Hopkins
- Lightnin' Slim
- Link Wray
- Little Milton
- Little Richard
- Little Willie John
- Little Willie Littlefield
- Lonnie Mack
- Lou Johnson
- Lowell Fulson
- Luther Ingram
- Makin' Time
- Maxine Brown (soul singer)
- Mel Powell
- Melvin Sparks
- Mike Bloomfield
- Millie Jackson
- Richard Fariña
- Mississippi John Hurt
- Mother Earth (UK band)
- Motörhead
- Odetta
- Oregon
- Otis Redding
- Pee Wee Crayton
- Phil Ochs
- Pleasure (American band)
- Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers
- Radio Stars
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott
- Reparata and the Delrons
- Richard Berry
- Ricky Nelson
- Robbie Basho
- Rocky Sharpe
- Roy Brown (blues musician)
- Roy Hawkins
- Rufus Thomas
- S.O.U.L.
- Sam Cooke The Soul Stirrers
- Sam Dees
- Sandy Nelson
- Screaming Lord Sutch
- Side Effect
- Skip James
- Slim Harpo
- Smokey Hogg
- Sniff 'n' the Tears
- Sonny Phillips
- Spencer Wiggins
- Sylvester
- Takeshi Terauchi
- Terry Callier
- The "5" Royales
- The Belmonts
- The Bishops
- The Blackbyrds
- The Champs
- The Chocolate Watchband
- The Chordettes
- The Count Bishops
- The Country Gentlemen
- The Counts
- The Cramps
- The Damned (band)
- The Delfonics
- The Everly Brothers
- The Fatback Band
- The Fireballs
- The Fugs
- The Ikettes
- The Impressions
- The James Taylor Quartet
- The Mad Lads
- The Manhattans
- The Meteors
- The Milkshakes
- The Newbeats
- The Ohio Players
- The Ovations Featuring Louis Williams
- The Pazant Brothers
- The Platters
- The Prisoners
- The Radiators from Space
- The Rationals
- The Roommates
- The Rumblers
- The Seeds
- The Shirelles
- The Solarflares
- The Sonics
- The Soul Children
- The Standells
- The Stanley Brothers
- The Staple Singers
- The String-a-longs
- The Two Things In One
- The Ventures
- The Wailers
- The Weavers
- The Wheels
- The Zombies
- Tom Paxton
- U.S. Music With Funkadelic
- Walter Jackson (singer)
- Wanda Jackson
- Whirlwind
- William Bell (singer)
- Willy DeVille
- Wynonie Harris
See also
References
- ↑ Komara, Edward (Ed.) (2006), Encyclopedia of the Blues, Routledge
- 1 2 3 Archived 19 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Ace Records subsidiaries
- ↑ acerecords.co.uk the Ace Records label
External links
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