Various Artists -The Ace Story Vol.1-Vol.3

Artist: various
Album: The Ace Story Vol.1 – Vol.3
Released: 2010 / 2011
Quality: mp3 CBR 320 / 192
Size: 145 / 125 / 73 MB


”A little over 30 years ago, the R&B and rock’n’roll loving directorate of Chiswick Records decided that it might be fun to start a sister label, which did for the recordings of what was then a mere 20 years previously what Chiswick was doing for the more current stuff. Chiswick itself had sprung from small beginnings involving two men with a market stall full of golden oldies both common and rare, so this was not something that surprised too many people who witnessed the birth of this new reissue label – which shared the name of one of the most famous imprints in rock’n’roll/R&B history and which, in 2010, still goes by the name of Ace Records.

The American Ace label, run out of Jackson Mississippi by shrewd record man Johnny Vincent, was a veritable sweet shop of great 50s and early 60s music. Ted Carroll and Roger Armstrong had been selling vast quantities of original Ace 45s on the Rock On stall, and when Ted broached the prospect of licensing some Ace masters for UK issue/reissue with Johnny Vincent, he not only said yes but gave Ted his blessing to use the Ace name as an outlet for these, and other, reissues. Thus it was that UK Ace was able to successfully mine Vincent’s trove of musical treasures and that Ted, Roger and expert Ray Topping were able to compile – among other things – five fabulous volumes of “The Ace Story”.

These original albums stayed in catalogue for years, until the deal ran out and Vincent decided to take his catalogue elsewhere. Of all the old vinyl UK Ace albums, they are among the most asked-for on CD by those who bought them decades ago and want to indulge themselves in a newly digitised version.

Over the course of the next year-and-a-bit, we’ll be reissuing all five volumes of “The Ace (Ms) Story” using the original covers. Each volume will be augmented with additional classics that wouldn’t fit the finite running time of a long player, Some tracks will have been reissued many times since we first compiled them in the late 1970s and early 1980s, while others have barely been heard in public since the aspiring hopefuls in question stood before the mic in, usually, Cosimo’s Recording Studio in downtown New Orleans and did their bit to let the good times roll. Each set offers a fabulous overview of New Orleans R&B, and some of the greatest music of their time. We’re sure we don’t need to reintroduce you to Huey Smith, Frankie Ford, Earl King, Jimmy Clanton, Bobby Marchan, Frankie Lee Sims and other members of our company. And we’re sure you’ll greet them with warm appreciation, no matter how many times you might have heard some of the biggest hits that we obviously couldn’t leave out…

…Ace is back on Ace. And this is the story, morning glory…” ~ By Tony Rounce

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Artist: various
Album: The Ace Story Vol.1
Released: 2010
Quality: mp3 CBR 320
Size: 145 MB

Tracklist:
1. SEA CRUISE - Frankie Ford
2. EVERYBODY'S CARRIED AWAY - Earl King
3. HEY LITTLE GIRL - Frankie Lee Sims
4. ROCKIN' PNEUMONIA AND THE BOOGIE WOOGIE FLU (PART 1) - Huey `Piano' Smith and his Clowns
5. JUST FOR YOU AND I - The Supremes
6. YOU LITTLE BABY FACE THING - Joe Tex
7. GEE BABY - Joe and Ann
8. I LOVE MY BABY - The Phaetons
9. STORM WARNING - Mac Rebennack
10. JUST A DREAM - Jimmy Clanton and his Rockets
11. PEANUT VENDOR - Alvin `Red' Tyler
12. LET'S GET IT ON - Hershel Almond
13. QUIT MY JOB - Bobby Marchan
14. MORGUS THE MAGNIFICENT - Morgus and the Three Ghouls
15. I WARNED YOU BABY - Frankie Lee Sims
16. JUST A MOMENT - Roland Stone
17. POP-EYE - Huey Piano Smith and his Clowns
18. ALIMONY - Frankie Ford
19. LOVER OF LOVE - Chuck Carbo and his band
20. EVERY TIME I SEE YOU - Harry Lee
21. COME ON HOME - Calvin Spears
22. WHAT'S GOING ON - Frankie Ford
23. ANOTHER SLEEPLESS NIGHT - Jimmy Clanton
24. ROCKIN' PNEUMONIA AND THE BOOGIE WOOGIE FLU (PART 2) - Huey `Piano' Smith and his Clowns

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Artist: various
Album: The Ace Story Vol.2
Released: 2010
Quality: mp3 CBR 320
Size: 125 MB

Tracklist:
1. BLOW WIND BLOW - Junior Gordon
2. BAD BOOGIE - Lightnin' Hopkins
3. SILLY DILLY WOMAN - Mercy Baby
4. ROBERTA - Frankie Ford
5. I LOVE TO ROCK 'N' ROLL - Eddie Bo
6. ROCKIN' BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN - Bobby Marchan
7. PLEASE DON'T TELL 'EM - The Blue Dots
8. MERCY - Gene & Al's Spacemen
9. SEA CRUISE - Little Shelton
10. LOOPED - Joe Dyson
11. EDUCATED FOOL - Charles Brown & Amos Milburn
12. GO JIMMY GO (MONO SINGLE MIX) - Jimmy Clanton
13. WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT (I HAVE A COLD) - Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns (bonus track)
14. TEENAGE ROCK - Little Booker (bonus track)
15. SLEEPING IN THE GROUND - Sammy Myers (bonus track)
16. MY TALK DIDN'T DO ANY GOOD - Frankie Lee Sims (bonus track)
17. I WANT TO BE YOUR MAN - Frankie Ford (bonus track)
18. LITTLE GIRL - Earl King (bonus track)
19. HONEY HONEY - The Supremes (bonus track)
20. CHICKIE WAH WAH - Bobby Marchan (bonus track)
21. I TRUSTED YOU - Jimmy Clanton & His Rockets (bonus track)
22. NEW ORLEANS - Big Boy Myles (bonus track)
23. CURIOSITY - Joe & Ann (bonus track)
24. THE SECOND LINE - Huey & Curley (bonus track)

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Artist: various
Album: The Ace Story Vol.3
Released: 2011
Quality: mp3 CBR 192
Size: 73 MB

Tracklist:
1. BOPPIN' WITH SONNY - Sonny Boy Williamson
2. SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY - The Blue Dots
3. EVERYBODY'S WHALIN' - Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns
4. MARKED DECK - Mercy Baby (Dee)
5. SNAKE EYES - Alvin 'Red' Tyler
6. I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE MINE - Albert Scott
7. DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME - Bobby Marchan
8. SOMEBODY TOLD IT - Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns
9. DON'T LEAVE ME HERE TO CRY - The Supremes
10. SHE'S TOUGH - Jerry McCain
11. FOR CRYIN' OUT LOUD - Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns
12. MY LOVE FOR YOU - Junior Gordon
13. SAHARA - Mac Rebennack
14. CUT IT OUT - Joe Tex
15. ROCK 'N' ROLL BABY - Mercy Baby
16. STEADY - Jerry McCain
17. LOBERTA - Bobby Marchan (bonus track)
18. YOU DON'T KNOW - Harry Lee (bonus track)
19. DARLING HONEY ANGEL CHILD aka COME ON aka LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL - Earl King (bonus track)
20. CHEATIN' WOMAN - Frankie Ford (bonus track)
21. I KNEEL AT YOUR THRONE - The Emeralds (bonus track)
22. FOOLISH LITTLE GIRL - Mac Rebennack (bonus track)
23. WHAT WILL LUCY DO aka LUCY MAE BLUES - Frankie Lee Sims (bonus track) 24. LITTLE LIZA JANE - Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns (bonus track)