Disc One |
1-01 | The Tiffanys | Happiest Girl In The World | Johnny Stiles, Jimmy Bishop, Luther Randolph | Rate |
1-02 | The Tiffanys | Love Me | Marion Bowser, Brenda Williams, Johnny Stiles | Rate |
1-03 | Barbara Mason | Girls Have Feelings Too | Barbara Mason | Rate |
1-04 | Barbara Mason | Come To Me | Barbara Mason | Rate |
1-05 | The Volcanos [Philadelphia] | Baby | Eugene Jones | Rate |
1-06 | The Volcanos [Philadelphia] | Make Your Move | Johnny Stiles | Rate |
1-07 | Cindy Gibson | Step By Step | Kenny Gamble | Rate |
1-08 | Cindy Gibson | Whisper You Love Me Boy | Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland Jr. | Rate |
1-09 | Barbara Mason | Yes, I'm Ready | Barbara Mason | Rate |
1-10 | Barbara Mason | Keep Him | Barbara Mason | Rate |
1-11 | The Volcanos [Philadelphia] | Storm Warning | Carlton Fisher | Rate |
1-12 | Kenny Gamble And The Floaters | Down By The Seashore | Kenny Gamble | Rate |
1-13 | Kenny Gamble And The Floaters | Down By The Seashore (Instrumental) | Kenny Gamble | Rate |
1-14 | Barbara Mason | Sad, Sad Girl | Barbara Mason | Rate |
1-15 | Herb Johnson | Gloomy Day | Jimmy Bishop, Kenny Gamble | Rate |
1-16 | Herb Johnson | Carfare Back | Kenny Gamble | Rate |
1-17 | Lane Relations | Everything On Earth | | Rate |
1-18 | Lane Relations | Cleaning Up Here | | Rate |
1-19 | The Volcanos [Philadelphia] | Help Wanted | Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff | Rate |
1-20 | Barbara Mason | If You Don't (Love Me, Tell Me So) | Barbara Mason | Rate |
1-21 | Barbara Mason | You Got What It Takes | Joe Tex | Rate |
Disc Two |
2-01 | Light Lunch And The Freeloaders | How Can I Win Your Love (Vocal) | R. Johnson, Ricky Castel, Dell Sharh | Rate |
2-02 | Light Lunch And The Freeloaders | How Can I Win Your Love (Instrumental) | R. Johnson, Ricky Castel, Dell Sharh | Rate |
2-03 | Kenny Gamble And The Romeos | Ain't It Baby (Vocal) | Jimmy Bishop, Kenny Gamble | Rate |
2-04 | Kenny Gamble And The Romeos | Ain't It Baby (Instrumental) | Jimmy Bishop, Kenny Gamble | Rate |
2-05 | The Volcanos [Philadelphia] | (It's Against) The Laws Of Love (Vocal) | Carlton Fisher | Rate |
2-06 | The Volcanos [Philadelphia] | (It's Against) The Laws Of Love (Instrumental) | Carlton Fisher | Rate |
2-07 | Barbara Mason | Is It Me? | Barbara Mason | Rate |
2-08 | Barbara Mason | Don't Ever Want To Lose Your Love | Barbara Mason | Rate |
2-09 | Mike And Ike | Ya-Ya | Bobby Robinson, Lee Dorsey | Rate |
2-10 | Mike And Ike | Sax On The Track (I'd Rather Be Lonely) | Johnny Daye, Sharon Vanselow, Barbara Ann Landis | Rate |
2-11 | Honey And The Bees | I'm Confessin' | Richard Parker | Rate |
2-12 | Honey And The Bees | One Time Is Forever | Kenny Gamble, Richard Parker | Rate |
2-13 | Brockington Chorale Ensemble | How I Got Over Part 1 | Lead, Rufus Brown | Rate |
2-14 | Brockington Chorale Ensemble | How I Got Over Part 2 | Lead, Rufus Brown | Rate |
2-15 | Barbara Mason | I Need Love | Jimmy Bishop, Barbara Mason | Rate |
2-16 | Barbara Mason | Bobby, Is My Baby | Jimmy Bishop | Rate |
2-17 | Jack And Jill | Take Me For What I Am | Hughes | Rate |
2-18 | Jack And Jill | There You Go Again | | Rate |
2-19 | Kenny Rossi | Turn On Your Lovelight | Joe Scott, Deadric Malone | Rate |
2-20 | Kenny Rossi | Don't Lose This Love | Bobby Martin | Rate |
Disc Three |
3-01 | Kenny Gamble | Don't Stop Loving Me | Roland Chambers, Watson, Carl Chambers | Rate |
3-02 | Kenny Gamble | The Jokes On You | Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff | Rate |
3-03 | Lane Relations | If I Had A Hammer | Pete Seeger, Lee Hays | Rate |
3-04 | Lane Relations | In The Dark | Ida Lane Agard | Rate |
3-05 | The Volcanos [Philadelphia] | A Lady's Man | Jimmy Bishop, Kenny Gamble | Rate |
3-06 | Barbara Mason | Poor Girl In Trouble | Jimmy Bishop, Kenny Gamble, Barbara Mason | Rate |
3-07 | Barbara Mason | Hello Baby | Jimmy Bishop, Kenny Gamble, Barbara Mason | Rate |
3-08 | Kenny Gamble | Chains Of Love | Jimmy Bishop, Kenny Gamble | Rate |
3-09 | Kenny Gamble | (I'll Just) Keep On Smilin' | Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff | Rate |
3-10 | The Volcanos [Philadelphia] | You're Number 1 | Eddie Holman, James Soloman | Rate |
3-11 | Lane Relations | The Blood - Part I | Lead, Chris Flowers | Rate |
3-12 | Lane Relations | The Blood - Part II | Lead, Chris Flowers | Rate |
3-13 | The Temptones | Girl I Love You | Barry Glazer, Daryl Hahl | Rate |
3-14 | The Temptones | Good-Bye | Barry Glazer, Daryl Hahl | Rate |
3-15 | Kenny Hamber | Anything You Want | Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff | Rate |
3-16 | Kenny Hamber | Ain't Gonna Cry (Over One Girl) | Kenny Gamble | Rate |
3-17 | Mary De Loach | Move This Thing Part 1 | Mary De Loach | Rate |
3-18 | Mary De Loach | Move This Thing Part 2 | Mary De Loach | Rate |
3-19 | Brockington Chorale Ensemble | I Feel The Spirit Moving | Irvin Brockington | Rate |
3-20 | Brockington Chorale Ensemble | He's There | Irvin Brockington | Rate |
Disc Four |
4-01 | Barbara Mason | You Can Depend On Me | William "Smokey" Robinson | Rate |
4-02 | Barbara Mason | Game Of Love | Barbara Mason, Jimmy Bishop | Rate |
4-03 | Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes | Go Away | Harold Melvin | Rate |
4-04 | Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes | What Can A Man Do | Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff | Rate |
4-05 | The Temptones | Say These Words Of Love | Barry Glazer, Darryl Hohl | Rate |
4-06 | The Temptones | Something Good | Jimmy Bishop, Leon Huff | Rate |
4-07 | Barbara Mason | Oh, How It Hurts | Barbara Mason, Bernard Broomer | Rate |
4-08 | Barbara Mason | Ain't Got Nobody | Barbara Mason | Rate |
4-09 | Dee Dee Barnes | Do What You Wanna' Do | Raymond Eskridge, Dan Di Tomasso | Rate |
4-10 | Dee Dee Barnes | I'm Yours And Your Mine | Raymond Eskridge, Dan Di Tomasso, Roland Chambers | Rate |
4-11 | Kenny Hamber | Looking For A Love | J.W. Alexander, Zelda Samuels | Rate |
4-12 | Kenny Hamber | These Arms Of Mine | Otis Redding | Rate |
4-13 | Barbara Mason | I Don't Want To Lose You | Barbara Mason, Bernard Broomer | Rate |
4-14 | Barbara Mason | Dedicated To The One I Love | Lowman Pauling, Ralph Bass | Rate |
4-15 | Honey And The Bees | (You Better) Go Now | Allan Felder, Norman Keith | Rate |
4-16 | Honey And The Bees | Why Do You Hurt The One Who Loves You | Jimmy Bishop | Rate |
4-17 | Barbara Mason | (I Can Feel Your Love) Slipping Away | Barbara Mason | Rate |
4-18 | Barbara Mason | Half A Love | Louise Bishop, Barbara Mason | Rate |
4-19 | Teddy And The Fingerpoppers | Soul Groove Part 1 | Jimmy Bishop, Jesse James | Rate |
4-20 | Teddy And The Fingerpoppers | Soul Groove Part 2 | Jimmy Bishop, Jesse James | Rate |
Disc Five |
5-01 | Della Humphrey | Don't Make The Good Girls Go Bad | Clarence Reid, Jackie Corbitt | Rate |
5-02 | Della Humphrey | Your Love Is All I Need | Clarence Reid, Jackie Corbitt | Rate |
5-03 | Billy Floyd | My Oh My | Raymond Eskridge, Dan Di Tomasso | Rate |
5-04 | Billy Floyd | Time, Made You Change (Your Mind) | Raymond Eskridge, Dan Di Tomasso | Rate |
5-05 | Barbara Mason | I'm No Good For You | Barbara Mason | Rate |
5-06 | Barbara Mason | Don't Ever Go Away | Barbara Mason, Norman Harris | Rate |
5-07 | The Ambassadors [Philadelphia] | I Really Love You | Jimmy Bishop, Kenny Gamble | Rate |
5-08 | The Ambassadors [Philadelphia] | I Can't Believe You Love Me | Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua | Rate |
5-09 | Barbara Mason | Take It Easy (With My Heart) | Barbara Mason, Bernard Broomer | Rate |
5-10 | Barbara Mason | You Never Loved Me (At All) | Allan Felder, Norman Keith | Rate |
5-11 | Honey And The Bees | Love Addict | Jimmy Bishop, Bernard Broomer, Norman Harris, Thom Bell | Rate |
5-12 | Honey And The Bees | I'll Be There | Allan Felder, Norman Keith | Rate |
5-13 | The Ambassadors [Philadelphia] | Ain't Got The Love Of One Girl (On My Mind) | Barbara Mason | Rate |
5-14 | The Ambassadors [Philadelphia] | Music (Makes You Wanna Dance) | Jimmy Bishop, Leon Mitchell, Steven Epstein, Bernard Broomer | Rate |
5-15 | Winfield Parker | Shake That Thing | Jimmy Bishop, Bernard Broomer, Norman Harris | Rate |
5-16 | Winfield Parker | Brand New Start | Winfield Parker | Rate |
5-17 | Honey And The Bees | Together Forever | Jimmy Bishop, Norman Harris | Rate |
5-18 | Honey And The Bees | Dynamite Exploded | Morris Bailey Jr. | Rate |
5-19 | The Ambassadors [Philadelphia] | I Dig You Baby | Lorraine Ellison, Dennis Lambert, Samuel Bell | Rate |
5-20 | The Ambassadors [Philadelphia] | Storm Warning | Carlton Fisher | Rate |
Disc Six |
6-01 | Barbara Mason | You Better Stop It | Barbara Mason | Rate |
6-02 | Barbara Mason | Happy Girl | Barbara Mason | Rate |
6-03 | Della Humphrey | (Girls Have Feelings) Just Like The Boys Do | Barbara Mason, Jimmy Bishop, Norman Harris | Rate |
6-04 | Della Humphrey | Over The Tracks | Jackie Corbitt | Rate |
6-05 | The Ambassadors [Philadelphia] | Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You | Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio | Rate |
6-06 | The Ambassadors [Philadelphia] | A.W.O.L. (Away Without Love) | Jerry Akines, Johnnie Bellmon, Reginald Turner | Rate |
6-07 | Jimmy Bishop | (If You Could See Through) The Eyes Of A Blackman | Louise Bishop | Rate |
6-08 | Jimmy Bishop | Mr. Charlie | Louise Bishop, E. Hellens | Rate |
6-09 | Honey And The Bees | Sunday Kind Of Love | Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard, Stanley Rhodes, Louis Prima | Rate |
6-10 | Honey And The Bees | Baby, Do That Thing | Jimmy Bishop, Bernard Broomer, Norman Harris | Rate |
6-11 | Della Humphrey | Will You Love Me Tomorrow | Gerry Goffin, Carole King | Rate |
6-12 | Della Humphrey | Let's Wait Until Dark | Johnny Pearsall, Clarence Reid | Rate |
6-13 | The Royal Five | Ain't No Big Thing (But It's Growing) | Garnet Mimms, Jerry Akines | Rate |
6-14 | The Royal Five | Peace Of Mind (It's Just A Matter Of Time) | David Bupp, Adrian King | Rate |
6-15 | The Rotations | (Put A Dime On) D-9 | Jimmy Bishop, Kenny Gamble | Rate |
6-16 | The Rotations | (Put A Nickel On) D-9 | Jimmy Bishop, Kenny Gamble | Rate |
6-17 | The Three Strangers | Find My Baby - Part I | Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff | Rate |
6-18 | The Three Strangers | Find My Baby - Part II | Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff | Rate |
6-19 | The Rotations | A Changed Man | A. Demagnus | Rate |
6-20 | The Rotations | Heartaches | A. Demagnus | Rate |
Bonus Vinyl Single - Arctic 1405 |
7-01 | Barbara Mason | He's Got To Love Me | | Rate |
7-02 | Barbara Mason | Catch Him, Love | | Rate |
Bonus Vinyl Single - Arctic 1406 |
7-03 | The Tiffanys | No Doubt About It | | Rate |
7-04 | The Tiffanys | Lover Boy | | Rate |
Bonus Vinyl Single - Arctic 1407 |
7-05 | The Combo Kings | I'm At My Best When I'm Down | | Rate |
7-06 | The Combo Kings | The Rock | | Rate |
Bonus Vinyl Single - Arctic 1408 |
7-07 | Kenny Gamble | It Takes Two | | Rate |
7-08 | Kenny Gamble Featuring Paul Johnson | Fat Daddy | | Rate |
Bonus Vinyl Single - Arctic 1409 |
7-09 | The Ambassadors [Philadelphia] | Doctor Love | | Rate |
7-10 | The Ambassadors [Philadelphia] | I Only Have Eyes For You | | Rate |
Bonus Vinyl Single - Arctic 1410 |
7-11 | Winfield Parker | I Love You Just The Same | | Rate |
7-12 | Winfield Parker | Fallin' Star | | Rate |
"Groundbreaking 1960s Philadelphia Soul from one of the great unsung record labels. Both sides of all 60 singles on Jimmy Bishop's Arctic Records plus all of subsidiary Frantic Records."
6 JAM-PACKED CDs recorded from the master tapes.
6 TERRIFIC COLLECTIBLE 45s of unissued releases.
48-PAGE BOOK tells the whole story, plus many unique artist photos.
Issued in bespoke 11" by 10" packaging, including 50 page book, CD trays and 7" single sleeves.
Book contains 48 pages of track credits and liner notes by Bill Dahl.
Assemblage and mastering by Peter Humphreys at Masterwork Recording, Inc., Philadelphia