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Re: 2026 (TBC)<\/p>\n

The Once-Lost Psychedelic-Folk Classic That Helped Inspire the Documentary\u00a0Searching for Sugarman<\/em>: Rodriguez’s\u00a0Cold Fact<\/em>\u00a0Mesmerizes with Atmospheric Arrangements and Socially Conscious Narratives\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hear the 1970 Album Produced by Motown Funk Brother Dennis Coffey in Definitive Sound: Strictly Limited to 4,000 Numbered Copies, Mobile Fidelity\u2019s 180g 45RPM 2LP Set Plays with Revealing Clarity<\/strong><\/p>\n

1\/4\u201d \/ 15 IPS analog copy to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sixto Rodriguez was showered with international acclaim owing to the varied arrangements, direct commentary, and evocative vocal performances on\u00a0Cold Fact<\/em>. It would just take decades for it to happen. Originally released by Sussex Records in 1970, the singer-songwriter\u2019s debut quickly faded into obscurity and forced the Detroit native to go back to being a manual laborer. Yet, as much great art does, the album\u2019s melodic psychedelic-folk and topically relevant lyrics ultimately found a large audience \u2014 and led to one of the most intriguing music stories of the 21st century.<\/p>\n

Mastered at Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab\u2019s California studio, strictly limited to 4,000 numbered copies, pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing, and housed in a Stoughton gatefold jacket, the reissue label\u2019s 180g 45RPM 2LP set presents\u00a0Cold Fact<\/em>\u00a0in definitive sound. It features terrific instrumental separation, tight and controlled bass, and a plethora of tasteful accents that frame Rodriguez\u2019s simple albeit charismatic voice. These and other prized sonic traits credited to Motown Funk Brother Dennis Coffey\u2019s production come into clear focus via wide, well-defined 45RPM grooves, dead-quiet surfaces, and a low noise floor.<\/p>\n

From the melodramatic strings and brief horn accents of the colorfully scenic \u201cSugar Man\u201d; to fuzz-distorted guitar lines and burbling bass notes of the dark \u201cOnly Good for Conversation\u201d; intimate, insular architecture of the troubled acoustic-based ramble \u201cInner City Blues\u201d; echoing percussion of the catchy, insistent \u201cRich Folks Hoax\u201d; and the broad openness that gives Rodriguez\u2019s words bite on tracks such as \u201cCrucify Your Mind,\u201d a kiss-off that hits with as much weight as his chronicling of urban ills such as poverty and day-to-day survival\u00a0 \u2014 all benefit from newfound presence, imaging, and transparency.<\/p>\n

Tracklist:<\/p>\n

Side One:<\/p>\n

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  1. Sugar Man<\/li>\n
  2. Only Good for Conversation<\/li>\n
  3. Crucify Your Mind<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Side Two:<\/p>\n

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    1. This Is Not a Song, It’s an Outburst: Or, the Establishment Blues<\/li>\n
    2. Hate Street Dialogue<\/li>\n
    3. Forget It<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Side Three:<\/p>\n

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      1. Inner City Blues<\/li>\n
      2. I Wonder<\/li>\n
      3. Like Janis<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Side Four:<\/p>\n

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        1. Gommorah (A Nursery Rhyme)<\/li>\n
        2. Rich Folks Hoax<\/li>\n
        3. Jane S. Piddy<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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