Name: How Long...the Best Of Ace
Brand: Ace

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

cdmred489

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Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2011-02-23

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

The Orchard

Tax rate GB

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Total Cap

1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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Classic

Label GB

16 of the greatest by this english pub rock quintet led by paul carrack long before his days with squeeze and mike and the mechanics. includes the number 3 smash 'how long?' - 1993 release. ace was formed in december 1972 in sheffield as 'ace flash and the dynamos', but this name was quickly abbreviated to just ace. the members were assembled from various other professional bands, and were all competent musicians. carrack and comer had previously played with warm dust, and king with mighty baby, whose antecedents were the 1960s band the action. before the recording of their debut album, 'five-a-side', ex-bees make honey drummer fran byrne replaced witherington. the single 'how long?' (a song about one of the members leaving for another group) was taken from this record, and was a significant chart success, achieving a top 20 place in the uk singles chart, and reaching number three in the us billboard hot 100 chart. carrack has since played in eric clapton's band; roger waters' bleeding heart band; roxy music for the manifesto album and tour; squeeze in the early 1980s; and mike and the mechanics. his solo re-recording of 'how long?' became a uk top 40 hit again in 1996. this reissue of the long out of print album comes with a new updated booklet and notes by michael heatley and is the prequel to the reissue of the bands albums (the first time they have been on cd outside japan).

How Long...the Best Of Ace

Music GB