Rodriguez cold fact cd

It's one of the lost classics of the '60s, a psychedelic masterpiece drenched in color rodriguez cold fact cd inspired by Life, Love, Poverty, Rebellion, and, of course, "Jumpers, Coke, Sweet Mary Jane". The album is Cold Fact, and what's more intriguing is that it's maker, a shadowy figure known as Rodriguez was, for many years, lost too.

The album sold poorly in the United States, but performed better in South Africa and Australia, [8] with Rodriguez touring Australia in In , several thousand copies of Cold Fact were found in a New York warehouse and sold out in Australia in a few weeks. It went to No. In Cold Fact was awarded a platinum disc in South Africa, and was five-times platinum in Australia. Rodriguez has since toured South Africa and Australia with much success, but remained relatively unknown in his native country of the US. Cold Fact has sold , since Nielsen SoundScan started tracking in , , of those after the film opened, 98, in the wake of the Oscar win. Coming from Reality has moved , albums, 99, since the movie hit, 60, post-Academy Awards.

Rodriguez cold fact cd

Cold Fact on 8-track, South Africa, Discogs. Hard words on a new label with a totally different trip. Sussex Records operated from Hollywood, and was first distributed by Buddah Records. Catalogue number changed to AMLS In , several thousand copies of Cold Fact were found in a New York warehouse and sold out in Australia in a few weeks. It went to 23 on the Australian album charts, staying on the charts for 55 weeks!! Both are virtually in mint condition as I've maybe played them 3 or 4 times between the both of them. They are distributed by Festival records in New Zealand. Not sure if any cassettes were released. Catalogue number on the CD is Cold Fact, South Africa Cold Fact was awarded a platinum disc in South Africa on the 9th March , for in excess of 50 units of the CD sold.

I was interested to read that Jane S. Could this mean a policeman "pigs" was hippy slang for cops and a piece of hose-pipe?

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The hardest thing about telling the story of Sixto Rodriguez is deciding whether to start in Mexico, South Africa, Australia, or Detroit. He was born in Detroit to Mexican immigrant parents and spent his entire musical career there in the s and early 70s. Rodriguez made two albums of socially conscious rock, which flopped, in part because his label, Sussex, was distributed by Buddah Records, an AM radio powerhouse that had little access to the adventurous FM spectrum for which Rodriguez's music was better suited. Though he was shut out from his audience at home, a curious thing happened in the Southern Hemisphere. 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 and , Rodriguez, who had built himself as a musician playing dives, gay bars, strip clubs, and other out-of-the-way corners of Detroit, was able to mount a theater tour in Australia. The real surprise, though, was lying thousands of miles across the Indian Ocean, in South Africa, where Cold Fact became a counterculture hit and was accepted as a rock classic.

Rodriguez cold fact cd

The album sold poorly in the United States, but performed better in South Africa and Australia, [8] with Rodriguez touring Australia in In , several thousand copies of Cold Fact were found in a New York warehouse and sold out in Australia in a few weeks. It went to No. In Cold Fact was awarded a platinum disc in South Africa, and was five-times platinum in Australia.

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Read full return policy. Eloquent, groundbreaking lyrics. We fell in love with the song lyrics and decided to make a remake. This is a man who gives, but will only give the truth as he sees it, and believes that wealth obscures the view. Pitchfork Media. He has lived in the same home he bought in Wayne County, Detroit Michigan. Piddy and Forget It are both poignant and subtly beautiful. David Holmes' Free Association released a re-recording of 'Sugar Man' in September , which featured Rodriguez himself on backing vocals. But it was taken as an order by young South Africans. List unavailable.

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Rolling Stone. Not sure if any cassettes were released. All photos. See all photos. A great version on an even greater album. I definitely recommend the "Cold Fact" CD. Translate all reviews to English. The name Jesus Rodriguez was used as a "political move" to avoid release delays. I only learned about Sixto Rodriguez the week he passed away, and then I watched the fascinating Sugar Man documentary. For many, this album is one magnificent trip, lost in the haze of hippiness, and indeed the album is laced with narcotic references, but as far as talent goes, Cold Fact is a remarkable album perfect for idealists and dreamers. Kind of Blue. It's 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". In this song Rodriguez sings about being set free by "the pig and hose". Hard words on a new label with a totally different trip.