Ace Records close the curtains on their 50th anniversary celebrations with a royal flush of classic releases that define the label. Five of them are limited editions on coloured vinyl whereas one is a stone cold classic reissued in it’s original form. All released: 28th November 2025.
First up is Link Wray’s classic album “The Early Years” which Ace originally released in 1978 on Chiswick Records. Backed by his Raymen this album excavated tracks from his years with the Swan label and contains classic Link Wray instrumental tracks like his prowl through the ‘Batman Theme’, ‘Rumble’. ‘Jack The Ripper’, ‘Ace of Spades’ and many more. “Early Recordings” is waxed on sunflower yellow vinyl and limited to 500 copies.
Produced by Ace legend Roger Armstrong, “Machine Gun Etiquette” was originally released in 1979. This third Damned album is a stone cold classic and spawned hit singles such as ‘Love Song’, ‘Smash It Up’ and ‘I Just Can’t Be Happy Today’. every track is solid gold and not only took the band to a different level but laid down the foundations of a career that sees The Damned celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2026. This limited edition of 500 copies is pressed on fucshia coloured vinyl.
As they musically developed The Damned brought were not afraid to add more elements to their music including a mild case of psychedelia and potent goth darkness. ‘History Of The World Part 1’ and ‘Wait For The Blackout’ were just two fantastic singles lifted from “The Black Album”. Other tracks like ‘13th Floor Vendetta’ and ‘Drinking about My Baby’ remain potent. The third side was given over to the ambitious 17-minute long ‘Curtain Call’ whereas the fourth contained live versions of classic tracks. This Anniversary edition is limited to 500 copies pressed on white vinyl.
The Damned took great delight in putting up this fictional umbrella under which they covered all manner of 60s classics such as The Human Beinz ‘Nobody But Me’, The Seeds ‘The Wind Blows Your Hair’ and The Litter’s ‘Action Woman’. The front cover artwork purported the fiction that it was the soundtrack to a lost 1967 film. The original version of “Give Daddy The Knife Cindy” released in 1984 was waxed on purple vinyl although since then we have pressed it on black. This limited edition of 500 is pressed on clear vinyl. With the Damned remaining red hot and approaching their 50th anniversary year in 2016 this one is sure to sell out before you can sing ‘I Had Too Much To Dream (last Night)’.
This compilation of the best of Gil Scott-Heron’s Flying Dutchman output was originally released in 1974 and pulled together tracks from his first three albums “Small Talk At 125th And Lennox” (1970), “Pieces Of A Man” (1971) and “Free Will” (1972). Ace first reissued this album on vinyl in the UK in 2017 (BGPD 306) although that version came in a single sleeve with a printed inner. This version restores “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” to its original Flying Dutchman format in a gatefold sleeve. The music and words, pressed on 180gm vinyl are as relevant today as they were in the early 1970s.
The fledgling Ace records risked it all in financing this album back in 1977 that is now hailed as an all-time metal classic. Motörhead has literally never been out of print and producer Speedy Keen caught lightning in a bottle on classic tracks such as ‘Motorhead’, ‘White Line Fever’ and ‘Keep Us On The Road’. This limited edition of 500 is pressed on silver vinyl in an act of homage to the original first pressing that had Joe Petangno’s famed band logo printed in silver on the front cover. Limited to 500 copies.
Ace Records
Ace Records close the curtains on their 50th anniversary celebrations with a royal flush of classic releases that define the label. Five of them are limited editions on coloured vinyl whereas one is a stone cold classic reissued in it’s original form. All released: 28th November 2025.
First up is Link Wray’s classic album “The Early Years” which Ace originally released in 1978 on Chiswick Records. Backed by his Raymen this album excavated tracks from his years with the Swan label and contains classic Link Wray instrumental tracks like his prowl through the ‘Batman Theme’, ‘Rumble’. ‘Jack The Ripper’, ‘Ace of Spades’ and many more. “Early Recordings” is waxed on sunflower yellow vinyl and limited to 500 copies.
Produced by Ace legend Roger Armstrong, “Machine Gun Etiquette” was originally released in 1979. This third Damned album is a stone cold classic and spawned hit singles such as ‘Love Song’, ‘Smash It Up’ and ‘I Just Can’t Be Happy Today’. every track is solid gold and not only took the band to a different level but laid down the foundations of a career that sees The Damned celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2026. This limited edition of 500 copies is pressed on fucshia coloured vinyl.
As they musically developed The Damned brought were not afraid to add more elements to their music including a mild case of psychedelia and potent goth darkness. ‘History Of The World Part 1’ and ‘Wait For The Blackout’ were just two fantastic singles lifted from “The Black Album”. Other tracks like ‘13th Floor Vendetta’ and ‘Drinking about My Baby’ remain potent. The third side was given over to the ambitious 17-minute long ‘Curtain Call’ whereas the fourth contained live versions of classic tracks. This Anniversary edition is limited to 500 copies pressed on white vinyl.
The Damned took great delight in putting up this fictional umbrella under which they covered all manner of 60s classics such as The Human Beinz ‘Nobody But Me’, The Seeds ‘The Wind Blows Your Hair’ and The Litter’s ‘Action Woman’. The front cover artwork purported the fiction that it was the soundtrack to a lost 1967 film. The original version of “Give Daddy The Knife Cindy” released in 1984 was waxed on purple vinyl although since then we have pressed it on black. This limited edition of 500 is pressed on clear vinyl. With the Damned remaining red hot and approaching their 50th anniversary year in 2016 this one is sure to sell out before you can sing ‘I Had Too Much To Dream (last Night)’.
This compilation of the best of Gil Scott-Heron’s Flying Dutchman output was originally released in 1974 and pulled together tracks from his first three albums “Small Talk At 125th And Lennox” (1970), “Pieces Of A Man” (1971) and “Free Will” (1972). Ace first reissued this album on vinyl in the UK in 2017 (BGPD 306) although that version came in a single sleeve with a printed inner. This version restores “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” to its original Flying Dutchman format in a gatefold sleeve. The music and words, pressed on 180gm vinyl are as relevant today as they were in the early 1970s.
The fledgling Ace records risked it all in financing this album back in 1977 that is now hailed as an all-time metal classic. Motörhead has literally never been out of print and producer Speedy Keen caught lightning in a bottle on classic tracks such as ‘Motorhead’, ‘White Line Fever’ and ‘Keep Us On The Road’. This limited edition of 500 is pressed on silver vinyl in an act of homage to the original first pressing that had Joe Petangno’s famed band logo printed in silver on the front cover. Limited to 500 copies.
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