Rare Stamps

I probably never would have known about this CD if not for the Amazon listing and the rave review by R. Mix. Thank you! This sounded like a winner and after ordering it and listening to it ---- again and again and again --- I'm a believer: this is indeed a soul masterpiece!The CD is titled "Rare Stamps" but it's actually 2 studio albums by Eddie Floyd --- ""I've Never Found a Girl" and "Rare Stamps" --- along with some bonus cuts that were released as singles, plus a duet with Mavis Staples. It's all wonderful. One interesting bit of trivia that is buried in the CD credits; three of the songs on here ("Bring It On Home To Me", "I've Never Found a Girl", and "I'm Just the Kind of Fool") appeared on both studio albums, each released in 1968.If you're like me, you've heard a few of Eddie Floyd's hits, such as "Knock on Wood" and "Things Get Better" but not the rest of these tracks. As R. Mix noted in his review, it's stunning to think that the label didn't prioritize Eddie Floyd and his music more at the time these albums were released. Granted, Stax had a wealth of great artists and fine songs, but this music should rank up there with the best of the era too. Truly, this is supreme soul!The CD comes with a thin insert that lists the tracks and original issue dates, plus a list of the musicians who played on the songs (Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Donald 'Duck' Dunn, Al Jackson, Isaac Hayes, plus the Mar-Key horns), but sadly there isn't an essay or additional liner notes. But on music merits alone, plus the fact that you get 70 minutes of songs, this one is a keeper.

Eddie Floyd is an amazing, sort of overlooked part of Stax's canon due to the other giants he had to share space with. But this is a great CD that shows his productive growth from the 60's to the mid 70's without sucking, which few of his contemporaries did. Thank you Eddie!

This is a great CD, I was looking for one particular song from this artists and I found it thou Amazon.com website. The song I was looking for and found was got to make a come back.

One of his best... Classic Memphis style from the good old days of true soul Music. Nothing like this you can Hear on the Radio today...

great

Takes me back to 1967 & 1968 great songs

Tanks

How deep did the talent run at Stax Records during the late-sixties? Consider Eddie Floyd. Despite being both the writer and performer of several significant hits at Stax, he was regarded by the label as a second-string artist.And in early-1969, 'Rare Stamps' was just one of a staggering 27 releases issued en masse by Stax in a desperate attempt to call some big-time attention to the label after its sale to the (then) corporate monolith known as Gulf & Western.Considered a minor release then, today it rates as one of the greatest soul albums ever made. Released again, it would likely be nominated for a Grammy, and Floyd would be chatting away with David Letterman and Conan O' Brien, or making the rounds of those early-morning network talk shows.There's easily a dozen tracks on this CD that would make an excellent foundation for any deep soul/blues mix tape you care to imagine."Girl I Love You", "I've Never Found a Girl", "Water", "Love Is a Doggone Good Thing", "On A Saturday Night", "Things Get Better", "Big Bird", "Got To Make a Comeback", "I've Just Been Feeling Bad", "Consider Me", and his take on Sam Cooke's "Bring It on Home to Me" and Jerry Butler's "Never Give You Up" all ooze the chugging country and blues-tinged soul that made Stax famous.It's a miracle this CD is still in print, so if you're wise-enough to have looked this up, please be wise-enough to click that yellow 'Add to Shopping Cart' button.You won't regret it.

like a fool i bought this thinking it was the double release with I've Never Found A Girl album included, Doh!