Rodriguez Cold Fact LP
“One of those rare lost albums that turns out to be a genuine classic” – Joe Tangari, Pitchfork
“A buried treasure worth its weight in gold” – AllMusic
It’s one of the lost classics of the ‘60s, a psychedelic masterpiece drenched in colour and inspired by life, love, poverty, rebellion. The album is Cold Fact, and what’s more intriguing is that its maker – a shadowy figure known as Rodriguez – was, for many years, lost too.
A decade ago, he was rediscovered working as a day laborer in Detroit, Michigan. He was unaware that his defining album had become not only a cult classic, but for the people of South Africa, a beacon of revolution.
Rodriguez recorded Cold Fact – his debut album – in 1969, and released it in March 1970. It’s crushingly good stuff, filled with tales of bad drugs, lost love, and itchy-footed songs about life in late ’60s inner-city America.
- First Official re-release
- Includes the classic cut “Sugar Man,” as featured in the award-winning documentary film Searching For Sugar Man
- Produced by fuzz guitar god Dennis Coffey & Mike Theodore
- LP includes unseen photos, lyrics, and detailed liner notes interviewing Rodriguez
- LP features old-school tip on jacket, insert w/ liner notes, and 180 gram vinyl
Rodriguez receives royalties from the sale of this release.
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“One of those rare lost albums that turns out to be a genuine classic” – Joe Tangari, Pitchfork
“A buried treasure worth its weight in gold” – AllMusic
It’s one of the lost classics of the ‘60s, a psychedelic masterpiece drenched in colour and inspired by life, love, poverty, rebellion. The album is Cold Fact, and what’s more intriguing is that its maker – a shadowy figure known as Rodriguez – was, for many years, lost too.
A decade ago, he was rediscovered working as a day laborer in Detroit, Michigan. He was unaware that his defining album had become not only a cult classic, but for the people of South Africa, a beacon of revolution.
Rodriguez recorded Cold Fact – his debut album – in 1969, and released it in March 1970. It’s crushingly good stuff, filled with tales of bad drugs, lost love, and itchy-footed songs about life in late ’60s inner-city America.
- First Official re-release
- Includes the classic cut “Sugar Man,” as featured in the award-winning documentary film Searching For Sugar Man
- Produced by fuzz guitar god Dennis Coffey & Mike Theodore
- LP includes unseen photos, lyrics, and detailed liner notes interviewing Rodriguez
- LP features old-school tip on jacket, insert w/ liner notes, and 180 gram vinyl
Rodriguez receives royalties from the sale of this release.
