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Record label

Ace Records

Parent company	Ace Records Ltd.
Founded	1978 (1978)
Founder	Ted Carroll, Roger Armstrong, Trevor Churchill
Genre	Various, reissues
Country of origin	England
Location	London
Official website	www.acerecords.co.uk

Ace Records Ltd. is a British record label founded in 1978.^[1] Initially the company only gained permission from thesimilarly named label based in Mississippi to use the name in the UK, but eventually also acquired the rights to publish their recordings.^[2] WhenChiswick Records' pop side was licensed to EMI in1984, Ace switched to more licensing and reissuing work. In the 1980s it also gained the licensing forModern Records,^[2] and its follow-up companyKent Records, whilst in the 1990s, the company bought the labels including all original master tapes.

Sublabels

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The following labels are owned or licensed by Ace Records.^[3]

Ace Records: initially the only label^[4] (reissues, also includingAce Records (US)): Rock 'n' Roll, Rockabilly, Rhythm & Blues, Cajun, 1950s and 1960s 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: Motown, Northern Soul, Deep Soul
Kicking Mule: Guitar Music (Stefan Grossman, Bob Brozman, Bert Jansch)
Southbound Records: 1970s Soul and Funk (Millie Jackson, Fatback, Sylvester, Joe Simon)
Westbound Records: Funk, Soul (Funkadelic, Ohio Players, Detroit Emeralds)

Artists released by Ace Records

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References

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^Komara, Edward (Ed.) (2006),Encyclopedia of the Blues, Routledge,ISBN 978-0415926997
^^a ^b[1]Archived 19 November 2010 at theWayback Machine
^"Ace Records". Archived fromthe original on 25 October 2010. Retrieved10 October 2010.
^"Ace Records". Archived fromthe original on 4 October 2010. Retrieved10 October 2010.
^"Going Back to Louisiana - Willie Egan | Releases".AllMusic. Retrieved7 September 2022.