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2009

As time goes by, so more friends die. This year saw the deaths of two people very close to Ace - not just on a professional level but even more on a personal one.

Ray Topping died in January, after a long and cruel illness. His emotional connection to vernacular American music could spill over and make him difficult, but his engagement could never be denied. Rarely has anyone pursued a passion with such singularity. That passion was indelibly stamped on Ace Records, running through the company like lettering through a stick of rock. It was Ray who introduced us to the vast wealth of the Modern catalogue and compiled it in depth across LP and CD, a body of work that is his enduring legacy. But he also worked on Starday, Ace US, Combo, Specialty, Duke / Peacock. He put together two fabulous albums of “Jump Blues” from US Decca, one of Old Town blues sides, an Atlantic set that rocked from top to bottom and so, so many others. He had a keen ear for music, matching enthusiasm and boundless interest in his subject to which he brought a great intelligence. Bless him.

TO FURTHER CELEBRATE ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR, ACE RECORDS ANNOUNCES A WEEK OF GIGS AT LONDON’S KOKO TAKING PLACE 4^TH – 10^TH AUGUST

THE CELEBRATION WILL INCLUDE SHOWS FROM LEGENDS SPANNING THE LABEL’S EXTRAODINARY CATALOGUE, INCLUDING BOOKER T. JONES, FATBACK BAND, THE SEEDS AND THE STING-RAYS, POLISHED OFF WITH A NORTHERN SOUL AND FUNK ALL-DAYER

THE SAME WEEK ACE WILL BE RETURNING TO ITS CAMDEN ROOTS, RUNNING ACE AT ROCK ON, A SEVEN-DAY POP-UP SHOP STOCKED WITH THOUSANDS OF LP’S & MERCH, STAFFED BY SOME OF THE ORIGINAL ROCK ON SHOP TEAM INCLUDING ACE CO-FOUNDER TED CARROLL, WITH RESIDENT DJ’S SPINNING GEMS FROM THE LABEL’S CATALOGUE