Ace Records: Labels Unlimited - Softcover

Stubbs, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1906155038 ISBN 13: 9781906155032

Publisher: Black Dog Press, 2008

Synopsis

To read Ace Records is to explore the history of modern music and to discover the stories of the people that made it. Visually stunning and hugely entertaining, the book chronicles this fascinating label and profiles a diverse range of artists including BB King, John Fahey, Lee Hazlewood and Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers.
From humble beginnings at a London market stall, Ace Records has gone on to change the face of popular music. Now the world’s foremost blues, rockabilly, soul and rock 'n' roll reissue label, Ace Records has been responsible for unearthing lost classics and neglected pioneers for over three decades, and provided some of the finest and most influential records of the post-war era. The first comprehensive history of this fascinating label, Ace Records takes in some of the finest and most enduring modern music, rock 'n' roll, soul, funk, blues, jazz, R&B, garage rock and punk.
Based on the core values of reclamation, restoration and research, Ace Records has travelled far and wide resurrecting the forgotten giants of the American music scene. From the earliest pre-war blues and Cajun recordings made in the Deep South, to the explosion of rock 'n' roll, to the soaring soul sounds of the 1960s and 70s, the label has rescued a rich cultural legacy and preserved this music for generations to come. Signing some of the most exciting young rock 'n' roll bands to come out of the UK, Ace Records christened the burgeoning psychobilly genre as it championed bands like The Meteors and The Cramps.
Illustrated with many unseen archive photographs dating back to the 1920s, rare artwork and newspaper clippings, and written by established music journalist and author David Stubbs, Ace Records is a highly entertaining and visually stunning guide to a pioneering alternative to the mainstream UK music scene.

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About the Author

Writer David Stubbs, established music journalist and author of Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child and Eminem: Cleaning Out My Closet, joins forces with Rob Young, editor-at-large of The Wire and author of Rough Trade, Electric Eden and Warp to record the first comprehensive history of this fascinating label.

Review

'Ace Records is and was a labor of love, one for which the most fervent music fans are eternally grateful' Under the Radar 'A breathtaking visual rush' The Anchorage Press 'Ace Records is a fun book... What shines through is a story of the Ace project's faith in local bands and love of old and new music, of finding a niche and distribution region for licensing deals, and honorably paying royalties to artists even when no longer legally obligated to do so' Leonardo (online magazine) 'A shop ran by fanatics for fanatics. Ace Records carries on the tradition. Long Live Rock & Roll' Bobby Gillespie 'With this vivid and insightful chronicle, veteran music writer David Stubbs pays glowing tribute to a record company that was ahead of its time in being behind of its time' Simon Reynolds, author of Rip It Up and Start Again 'To read Ace Records is to explore the history of modern music and to discover the stories of the people that made it' Design Taxi

About this edition

• Publisher: Black Dog Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1906155038
• ISBN 13: 9781906155032
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 190
• Editor: Young Rob