Although the album took off internationally, its still a detroit story. Enjoy the full soundcloud experience with our free app. Rodriguez recorded two albums with sussex cold fact, in 1970, and. Sixto rodriguez twee soloalbums, uitgebracht eind jaren zestig, flopten in amerika, maar verkregen cultstatus in landen als zuidafrika en australie. Cold fact forms the basis of the oscar nominated documentary searching for sugarman the incredible story of how rodriguez, forgotten in his home to of detroit, became a superstarin apartheid south africa. While heads have been passing rodriguez lps around for a number of years in the american underground, a wave of mainstream acceptance in australia and south africa dating back to the 1970s has opened up new fragments of reality for the man born as sixto diaz rodriguez. On cold fact rodriguez sang bitter, disillusioned songs about slums, drug abuse and broken love affairs. He was named sixto because he was the sixth child in his family.
One of musics most fascinating stories originated in detroit, but unfolded in south africa and australia when audiences in those countries. He recorded cold fact his debut album in 1969, and released it in march 1970. Sixto rodriguez is accused of failing to tell one firm his music was already owned by another sean michaels fri 30 may 2014 02. It s crushingly good stuff, filled with tales of bad drugs, lost love, and itchyfooted songs about life. The son of mexican immigrants, his debut album, cold fact, was released in 1970. It details a mans decision to leave a girl after she cheats on him. A stirring tale of how a zero in the usa became a hero. Cold fact is the debut album from american singersongwriter rodriguez. It was released in the usa on the sussex label in march 1970. Crucify your mind a beautiful song by sixto rodriguez 1970 film clip monika. Imagine an aboveaverage dylanesque street busker managing to record an album with fairly full and imaginative arrangements, and youre somewhat close to the atmosphere. Sixto diaz rodriguez was born in 1942 to mexican immigrant parents in detroit, michigan.
Gun sales are soaringhousewives find life boringdivorce the only answersmoking causes cancer, says the. Rodriguezs parents were middleclass immigrants from mexico, who left in the 1920s. The jambalaya tent 28th march 20 bluesfest 20, byron bay, nsw. Rodriguez coming from reality 1971 us, brilliant 2nd. Listen free to rodriguez cold fact sugar man, only good for conversation and more. Preshrunk, antipill fleece in lightweight and heavyandwarm options. Crucify your mind comes from rodriguez s 1970 album cold fact. Such is the demand, that both cold fact, and the second album. Others show anger at widespread possession of cold fact and coming from reality. Four decades on, searching for sugar man singer dragged. The album itself is a pretty good offering of leftist political folkrock with a hint of psychedelia here and there. It was released in the united states on the sussex label in march 1970.
Its the 50year anniversary of sixto rodriguezs cold fact, coproduced with motown funk brother dennis coffey. In most of his songs he takes a political stance on the cruelties facing the inner city poor. Rodriguez still lives in the same detroit building he has for 40 years, seeming to use a small stove and scrap wood for warmth. It is clear from the scenery in the film that rodriguezs daughters have a higher material standard of wealth than he. Sixto rodriguez cold fact full album by jm53435 on soundcloud. Its hard to know what to say about how this album disappeared within the streets of detroit, and watching searching for sugar man makes it harder. However, his music found a resonance with a fanbase in south africa, where he became somewhat of a. All songs by sixto rodriguez musicians rodriguez vocals. It is notable that while the album sold very poorly in the. Production was by michael theodore and dennis coffey. Cold fact lp in 2 page buddah ad words from the city. Dividing his time between hanging around the university campus and playing assorted unconventional clubs and bars, he was introduced to impacts harry balk, which led to the recording of his first single ill slip away in 1967. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology.
Sixto diaz rodriguez is a mexicanamerican folk musician, born on july 10, 1942 in detroit, michigan. His music career initially proved disappointing in the united states, but unknown to rodriguez his albums became extremely successful and influential in south africa, where he is believed to have sold more records than elvis presley. Jeff monn, paul martin, john braheny, and billy joe becoat were some of them, and sixto rodriguez was another on his 1970 lp, cold fact. The album is cold fact, and whats more intriguing is that its maker, a shadowy figure known as rodriguez was, for many years, lost too. The bluesfunk style of his overtly sociopolitical lyrics gained him little popularity in the us, where he once performed onstage with hispanic activists the brown berets. Sixto rodriguez coming from reality full album free. Hard words on a new label with a totally different trip. The career of sixto rodriguez has until now amounted to somewhat less than a scrawled footnote in musical history. I wonder how many times youve been had and i wonder how many plans have gone bad i wonder how many times you had sex and i. The album sold very poorly in the united states rodriguez was himself an unknown in the u. Rodriguez released the solo album cold fact on the sussex label in 1970.
Rodriguez cold fact us 1970 tripped out psychedelia, on the early bob dylan side of things. Its crushingly good stuff, filled with tales of bad drugs, lost love, and itchyfooted songs about life in late 60s innercity america. Its one of the lost classics of the 60s, a psychedelic masterpiece drenched in color and inspired by life, love, poverty, rebellion, and, of course, jumpers, coke, sweet mary jane. Street fighter iphone cracked downloadinstmank sixto rodriguezcold fact full album zip, registration key to activate baraha 10. Sixto diaz rodriguez also known as rodriguez or as jesus rodriguez. Rodriguez coming from reality 1971 us, brilliant 2nd album, psychedelic folk rock, 2009 light in the attic issue quite a change from rodriguezs first album cold fact. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Long on talent and short on patience for the man, rodriguez was one of those folk singers that straddled that. Folksinger sixto diaz rodriguez became a success in the 70s after releasing the hit cold fact, which was hailed a psychedelic folk masterpiece. Cold fact is a clear, good folksingersongwriter album. The blunt urban commentary and the unique sound of his debut, cold fact, struck a chord in australia and new zealand, to the degree that in. Rodriguez dropped out of sight, lost in the haze of hippiness, and the profound lyrics left behind on cold fact were the only clues we had to invent the mystery and myth. Fine guitarplaying, good voice, good lyrics, well produced music.
Searching for sugar man original motion picture soundtrack. Sixto rodriguez cold fact full album zip vertieconlipp. Page one, billboard april 4, 1970 buddah records adding 3 new labels sussex is a new label launched through a deal with clarence avant. Born in detroit in 1942, sixto diaz rodriguez originated from a workingclass background and dropped out of high school at the age of 16. Sixto diaz rodriguez, known professionally as rodriguez born july 10, 1942, is an american singersongwriter from detroit, michigan.
Sixto rodriguez cold fact album spirit of rock webzine es. Rodriguez recorded cold fact his debut album in 1969, and released it in march 1970. Same covers and labels with the release rodriguez cold fact, but differs in pressing see matrix runouts recorded augsept 1969 at terashirma studio, detroit, mi. Albums include cold fact, coming from reality, and searching for sugar man. Rodriguez cold fact 1970 us, superb folk psych, 2008 remaster edition dipped sweetly in the psychedelia of the sixties, this the first album from a mysteriously unknown artist, mingles simply folk guitar with astonishing lyrics about drugs, depression and inner city blues. Detroitborn mexicanamerican guitarist and singersongwriter. All the facts september 2009 2cd set which consists of the 2005 reissues of cold fact and after the fact. Thanks for sharing this, however the depositfile download is asking for a password.
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