Ace Records

Ace Records is a British record label founded in 1978, with a catalogue that has long made a strength of thoughtful curation as much as reissue work. The picture from these releases is clear: Ace has a real feel for context, whether that means artist-focused sets such as Let It All Out - Selected Singles 1961-1978 by Nina Simone and Another Great Record From the Damned - The Best of the Damned, or wide-angle compilations that trace scenes, sounds and odd corners of pop history.

Its output ranges from British folk underground, chamber pop and library electronica to European pop, soul and post-rock, often with the help of compilers including Bob Stanley, Pete Wiggs, Paul Weller and Bobby Gillespie. What ties it together is a label identity built on digging deep, making connections and presenting music history with care rather than nostalgia.