Ace Records

Ace Records Ltd. was started in 1981 as a separate company from Swift Records Ltd. the limited company trading as Chiswick Records. The company is not connected to Ace Records out of Mississippi but the company did gain permission to use the name in the UK. When Chiswick's pop side was licensed to EMI in 1984, Ace switched to more licensing and reissuing work. Over the years Ace acquired the rights of Fantasy Records, Stax Records, Specialty Reco... more
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