bo diddley
bo's blues
With a plethora of shoddy compilations being schlocked around, Ace thought it was time for a more focused approach, with emphasis on Bo's blues. Trac..
chuck berry
on the blues side
Chuck has that blue feeling, with two sides released for the first time without silly fake live audience. Track listing:CONFESSIN’ THE BLUES • RUN AR..
ivan "boogaloo joe" jones
snake rhythm rock / black whip
Over 70 minutes of rarified groove here, including the world's most crossed-over sound, 'Black Whip'. Track listing:SNAKE RHYTHM ROCK: HOOCHIE COO CH..
mongo santamaria
watermelon man: the best of
Bongo mania strikes as Mongo cuts a groove through the soulful hits, the latin jazz classics and the Cuban jams collected on one CD. Track listing:WA..
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20 gospel greats
No less than 20 cracking gospel cuts from the Specialty catalogue of the 50s, featuring The Original 5 Blind Boys Of Alabama, Swan Silvertones and man..
fatback
funky
Heavy funkiness from New Jersey’s finest. Track listing:MR BASS MAN • WICKY WACKY • (HEY) I FEEL REAL GOOD • THE JOINT (YOU AND ME) • PUT YOUR LOVE (..
fatback
fired up 'n' kickin
Fatback funksters firing on more cylinders than a V8 engine - they like girls and get seriously freaky. Track listing:I’M FIRED UP • BOOGIE FREAK • G..
impressions
definitive impressions
This is THE "Best Of�. The original Impressions with Curtis Mayfield on lead vocal, singing such stone classics as 'Gypsy Woman', the inspirational ..
When Ace last released a vinyl LP on Etta James, the CD medium was still in its infancy, Etta’s career was on hiatus and she hadn’t put out a new albu..
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the berkeley eps
Four pivotal releases in the history of West Coast music from the acid centre of the world. Includes three unissued tracks by Notes From The Undergrou..
The story of the label was told in Volume One. As promised, this volume looks at those who contributed to the creation of the Shrine sound and the son..
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bridge into the new age
• The late 60s saw a flowering of expression in black American arts. Its core was a spirituality fed from the ongoing civil-rights movement and a sear..