Ace Round-Up, Part One: Spotlight on “The Chips Moman Songbook” and “Jon Savage’s 1972-1976”

Ace Records has had quite a 2021, from collections spotlighting the songs of Lou Reed and Donovan through this past week’s releases from Petula Clark, late producer Norman Whitfield, and the ladies of Motown.  Today, we’re taking a look at a pair of recent releases from the venerable label. Lincoln Wayne “Chips” Moman (1937-2016) may never have become a household name, but the music he helped create certainly did. A guitarist, producer, songwriter, and engineer, Moman pioneered the sound of Stax Records before forming his own American Sound Studio in Memphis.  Ace…

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