Fleamarketfunk.com does a superb job of placing Arctic Records and "Cooler Than Ice" in the context of Philly soul, noting the box set as "the definitive collection of the label that started the Soul movement in the City of Brotherly Love." Click here to check out the full review . Order Arctic box set here.
Excerpts from the review:
If you are a fan of Soul, specifically Philly Soul, then this box set will set your world on fire. Hell, even if you aren’t a fan, it’s going to keep you busy for quite some time until you become a fan....Founded in 1964 by WDAS-AM’s Jimmy Bishop, Arctic Records was the jump start that gave Philadelphia its S-O-U-L. With 60 A and B sides from every single the Arctic label ever put out as well as releases on the subsidiary label Frantic, this retrospective covers the label from the very beginning right until the end. A young Kenny Gamble, Harold Melvin, and Daryl Hohl aka Daryl Hall make appearances in groups on this box set alongside label stalwart Barbara Mason, plus Honey and the Bees, Dee Dee Barnes, The Volcanos and more. Some of these singles have not seen the light of day for 50 years.
