As I am preparing to leave the modest Harlesdon offices of Ace Records, the company’s founder, Roger Armstrong, turns to me and, waving his hand absent-mindedly at a warehouse full of CDs, says, “Is ...

It sounds like a pub quiz question. Where would you find a masterclass in music selection from Bob Dylan next to a primer on Japanese rock’n’roll (rockabiri, anyone?) and singer James Carr’s ...

Johnny Vincent was born John Vincent Imbraguglio to a couple who ran a restaurant in Laurel, Miss., in 1925; he went into the Merchant Marine straight out of high school. After mustering out, he ran a ...

Ace Records will be a familiar name to most SOTS listeners. The North London-based company are among the most well-respected in the world of re-issues. Their catalogue includes the mighty Golden Age ...