{"id":211974,"date":"2025-10-20T14:20:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T13:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/recordcollectormag.com\/?p=211974"},"modified":"2025-10-20T14:21:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T13:21:01","slug":"ace-records-50-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/recordcollectormag.com\/features\/ace-records-50-years","title":{"rendered":"Ace Records: 50 Years of Influential Albums That Shaped British Subcultures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>\u201cAll these albums were key to help spread enduring British subcultures around the globe: teddy boys, rockabilly, mods, Northern soul and acid jazz\u2026\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone with a keen grasp of music history will be aware that <strong>Ace Records <\/strong>celebrated their 50th anniversary this year with a series of concerts and innovative events centred round their traditional home district of Camden Town, north London. Yet the genesis of the UK\u2019s most successful reissue label is somewhat more complicated. In <a href=\"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/shop.recordcollectormag.com\/issue\/rc-576\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">RC576<\/a>, Michael Heatley takes a deep dive\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The name of Ace didn\u2019t actually appear on a vinyl record label until 1978, when a group of music enthusiasts decided to separate their reissue activities from the other labels they jointly ran. They borrowed the name from a famous American label run by Johnny Vincent in Jackson, Mississippi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The story had its roots in<strong> London\u2019s Portobello Market<\/strong>, when <strong>Ted Carroll<\/strong> had sold records from a stall under the <strong>Rock On<\/strong> name in the early 70s. Listen to Thin Lizzy\u2019s The Rocker and you\u2019ll hear Phil Lynott holler: \u201cI get my records from the Rock On stall&#8230; Teddy boy, he\u2019s got them all!\u201d (Carroll was the band\u2019s co-manager until 1974).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carroll takes up the story: \u201cIn August 1974, I decided to open a second branch of my oldies business, Rock On, this time in Soho Market. About a month later I asked Roger [Armstrong], who I had known for about two years, to manage the stall for me. Roger took to working at Rock On like a duck to water and so, after a couple of months, I invited him to join me as a partner in the reissue record label I was planning to launch sometime in the near future. Meanwhile, I opened a third branch of Rock On Records in Camden Town in August 1975 in partnership with another friend, Barry Appleby.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>London in the mid-70s was, of course, a hotbed of musical activity, and it was inevitable that current acts \u2013 especially those who looked to traditional sources for inspiration \u2013 would wend their way to Rock On. First to benefit were <strong>The Count Bishops<\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ACE RELEASES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-Count-Bishops.webp\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-Count-Bishops.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-211981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-Count-Bishops.webp 600w, https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-Count-Bishops-300x298.webp 300w, https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-Count-Bishops-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Count Bishops <em>Speedball <\/em>EP (Chiswick SW1, UK, 7\u201d EP, 1975) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These London pubrockers put the Chiswick label on the music map in 1975 with a four-track EP recorded at the princely cost of \u00a392 at Pathway Studios. It\u2019s since been reissued on vinyl and, with 11 extra tracks, on compact disc. Joe Strummer was a fan&#8230; enough said!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Current Market Value: \u00a310<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3-Motorhead.webp\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3-Motorhead.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-211982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3-Motorhead.webp 600w, https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3-Motorhead-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3-Motorhead-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3-Motorhead-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3-Motorhead-400x400.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Mot\u00f6rhead <em>Mot\u00f6rhead <\/em>(Chiswick WIK 2, UK, LP, 1977) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our first success with recording a band, even though it sort of happened by accident,\u201d Armstrong admits. With a legendary logo from Joe Petagno and sleeve layout from Phil Smee, who designed countless Ace LPs, this salvaged Lemmy and co\u2019s career. Armstrong adds: \u201cHas anyone else noticed that the title track swings like fuck?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Current Market Value: \u00a31500<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5-Ace-Story-vol-1.webp\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5-Ace-Story-vol-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-211991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5-Ace-Story-vol-1.webp 600w, https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5-Ace-Story-vol-1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5-Ace-Story-vol-1-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5-Ace-Story-vol-1-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5-Ace-Story-vol-1-400x400.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Various Artists <em>Ace Story Vol. 1 <\/em>(Ace CH 11, UK, LP, 1979)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having borrowed the name of the label from Jackson, Mississippi, it was appropriate that five volumes of musical homage should result. Ray Topping, the original Ace compiler who Ted Carroll called the Blues Detective, was instrumental in bringing these New Orleans recordings to a wider audience, and names like Frankie Ford, Huey Smith, Jimmy Clanton and Earl King have become legend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Current Market Value: <strong> <\/strong>\u00a35<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20-Funkadelic.webp\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20-Funkadelic.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-211992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20-Funkadelic.webp 600w, https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20-Funkadelic-300x295.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Funkadelic <em>Maggot Brain <\/em>(Westbound WBCD 2007, UK, CD, 1989) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of <em>Rolling Stone<\/em>\u2019s 500 greatest albums of all time an influential on Living Colour, Ween and others, Funkadelic\u2019s third LP and the last by the original line-up remains unsurpassed. This seminal 1971 release on Westbound mixed psychedelic rock, funk and soul and has since appeared in several versions, including a 50th anniversary edition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Current Market Value: \u00a310<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/30-Take-Me-To-The-River.webp\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/30-Take-Me-To-The-River.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-211993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/30-Take-Me-To-The-River.webp 600w, https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/30-Take-Me-To-The-River-300x254.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Various Artists <em>Take Me To The River \u2013 A Southern Soul Story <\/em>(Kent KENTBOX 10, UK, 3CD, 2008) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ace labels have firmly explored and catalogued the music of the American South, and this award-winning 3CD set told the story of Southern soul in 75 tracks from Fame, through Stax and on to Hi. It would spawn a wider-ranging sequel in <em>Back To The River \u2013 More Southern Soul Stories 1961-78<\/em>, released in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Current Market Value: \u00a320<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/39-English-Weather.webp\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"599\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/39-English-Weather.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-211994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/39-English-Weather.webp 599w, https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/39-English-Weather-300x297.webp 300w, https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/39-English-Weather-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Stanley &amp; Pete Wiggs <em>English Weather <\/em>(Ace CDCHD1484, UK, CD, 2017) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>RC<\/em>\u2019s own Oregano Rathbone rhapsodised about this compilation in early 2017, in which Saint Etienne\u2019s Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs assembled a collection of tracks from the late 60s that \u201clooked out onto a new decade with a mixture of melancholy and optimism\u201d. It also set the template for similar genre-inspired compilations to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Current Market Value: \u00a35<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The full article, and our rundown of 40 ace Ace releases, appears in<em>\u00a0Record Collector November<\/em> 2025 issue (RC576), and can be purchased from our\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/shop.recordcollectormag.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>online shop<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"post-excerpt\">\u201cAll these albums were key to help spread enduring British subcultures around the globe: teddy boys, rockabilly, mods, Northern soul and acid 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