Rodriguez – Cold Fact (Vinyl)
The career of Sixto Rodriguez amounted to somewhat less than a scrawled footnote in musical history. The son of Mexican immigrants, his debut album, Cold Fact, was released in 1970 to a barely perceptible shrug. But as Rodriguez got on with his life, Cold Fact slowly developed a life of its own, picking up a word-of-mouth audience in the southern hemisphere, particularly in South Africa (and NZ).
Cold Fact isn't quite a lost masterpiece, but there are moments where you wonder how on earth Rodriguez managed to escape wider recognition for so long: 'Crucify Your Mind', 'Forget It' and 'I Wonder', in particular, nag away like half-remembered classics. His voice has the nervy, accusatory edge of mid-Sixties Dylan, while the music resembles a funky John Wesley Harding: tight little songs built on acoustic guitar, light drums and bass, occasionally overlaid with strings or psychedelic flourishes.
Rodriguez is clearly a writer with a singular vision, and although it's impossible to rewind the clock 40 years and award iconic status retrospectively, Cold Fact is a mighty fine record that deserves the acclaim, bewilderingly, it was denied first time around. (Guardian)
Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Remastered, 180 Gram
Tracklist:
A1 Sugar Man
A2 Only Good For Conversation
A3 Crucify Your Mind
A4 This Is Not A Song, It's An Outburst: Or, The Establishment Blues
A5 Hate Street Dialogue
A6 Forget It
B1 Inner City Blues
B2 I Wonder
B3 Like Janis
B4 Gommorah (A Nursery Rhyme)
B5 Rich Folks Hoax
B6 Jane S. Piddy
The career of Sixto Rodriguez amounted to somewhat less than a scrawled footnote in musical history. The son of Mexican immigrants, his debut album, Cold Fact, was released in 1970 to a barely perceptible shrug. But as Rodriguez got on with his life, Cold Fact slowly developed a life of its own, picking up a word-of-mouth audience in the southern hemisphere, particularly in South Africa (and NZ).
Cold Fact isn't quite a lost masterpiece, but there are moments where you wonder how on earth Rodriguez managed to escape wider recognition for so long: 'Crucify Your Mind', 'Forget It' and 'I Wonder', in particular, nag away like half-remembered classics. His voice has the nervy, accusatory edge of mid-Sixties Dylan, while the music resembles a funky John Wesley Harding: tight little songs built on acoustic guitar, light drums and bass, occasionally overlaid with strings or psychedelic flourishes.
Rodriguez is clearly a writer with a singular vision, and although it's impossible to rewind the clock 40 years and award iconic status retrospectively, Cold Fact is a mighty fine record that deserves the acclaim, bewilderingly, it was denied first time around. (Guardian)
Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Remastered, 180 Gram
Tracklist:
A1 Sugar Man
A2 Only Good For Conversation
A3 Crucify Your Mind
A4 This Is Not A Song, It's An Outburst: Or, The Establishment Blues
A5 Hate Street Dialogue
A6 Forget It
B1 Inner City Blues
B2 I Wonder
B3 Like Janis
B4 Gommorah (A Nursery Rhyme)
B5 Rich Folks Hoax
B6 Jane S. Piddy
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