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Friday, August 31, 2012

Rodriguez - Coming From Reality (1971 us, brilliant 2nd album, psychedelic folk rock, 2009 Light In The Attic issue)



Quite a change from Rodriguez's first album Cold Fact. On Cold Fact Rodriguez sang bitter, disillusioned songs about slums, drug abuse and broken love affairs. Something in between the two albums obviously changed his point of view because Coming From Reality consists mainly of love songs. And not the cynical odes to past affairs of Cold Fact - these ones are full-blown. 

And even the social comment songs on the album seem less bitter and more resigned. The strings have been laid on with a heavy hand, on some tracks providing the only backing to Rodriguez's guitar and voice. But the voice shines through and the clever poetry on some tracks is as incisive as ever. Song to song we explore a great talent musician and have the chance -even almost four decades later-  to discover his bright music.
by Roger Crosthwaite


Tracks
1.Climb Up On My Music - 4:43
2.A Most Disgusting Song - 4:43
3.I Think Of You - 3:19
4.Heikki's Suburbia Bus Tour - 3:15
5.Silver Words - 2:04
6.Sandrevan Lullaby-Lifestyles - 6:37
7.To Whom It May Concern - 3:15
8.It Started Out So Nice - 3:46
9.Halfway Up The Stairs - 2:17
10.Cause - 5:27
11.Can't Get Away  - 3:57
12.Street Boy  - 3:47
13.I'll Slip Away  - 2:53
All songs by Sixto Rodriguez
Bonus tracks 11-13

Musicians
*Rodriguez - Vocals, Guitar
*Chris Spedding - Guitars
*Tony Carr - Bongos
*Phil Dennys - Keyboards
*Jimmy Horowitz - Violin
*Gary Taylor - Bass
*Andrew Steele - Drums

1970  Rodriguez - Cold Fact (1970 remaster)

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26 comments:

  1. I mean, this is already boring. Almost everyday there is a beautiful surprise gift that you can find it here.
    :-)))
    Thx a lot for this one, too.

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  2. Yes, this blog and Plain and Fancy are the best blogs on the internet for rare music. Keep this blog going, it is my fix. THANKS! ;D

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  3. Thanks for this excellent album.

    One small request. Can you please put one month-wise archive link on Blog? It will help everyone to track back any album which has been missed earlier or the guys who would discover your blog later.

    Thanks in anticipation...

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  4. Wow, you don't have to be so quick ;)... Thanks Marios, again!! If here is heaven than you are god :P

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  5. Jagged,
    I'm sorry,
    accidentally I erased your comment, please write it again.
    Thank you.

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  6. Just discovered your blog and downloaded CFR, brilliant. Also much appreciated is the scanned booklet, thanks!

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  7. Thank you very much! I recently read about Rodriquez in Rolling Stone, and have the new documentary in my Netflix Q, but have not ever heard any. This made my day! Merry Christmas to you!
    J

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  8. i've just discovered your blog, and i have to say it's brilliant. thanks a lot for sharing this fantastic music.

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  9. Thanks for the record! I'm from Argentina and yesterday see de movie "Searching for Sugar Man", is amazing this guy Rodriguez an incredible musician! No words...

    Thanks again.

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  10. You guys, deserve heaven!
    Thanks

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  11. Thanks for sharing this amazing ARTIST with capitals, Sixto's music is a gift for the soul. Even more when you know his incredible history.

    Greetings from Argentina nd congrats for your great blog.

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  12. What a story of this man and good musician.What a good music.

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  13. thank´s is a great aport!

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  14. how to download?
    Need "free text" registration?

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  15. ....No registration, just follow the word FREE....

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  16. Hola man, I downloaded file from Deposit Files, and need a Pasword, and I don't know. This is right, please pasword..... Very good Blog man....

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  17. Tank you Marios, voy a disfrutar este album como el primero....

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  18. Many thanks for this rare gem. I first was introduced to the music of Rodriguez in 1980 when friends came back from Australia (where his music was widely appreciated at that time) with Cold Fact on a blanko cassette tape. His legend music has intrigued me since.

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  19. Can anybody pls share link to Susan Cowsill I Think of You. Thanks Marios for a great blog.

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  20. Can anyone help? I get incorrect password for the part 2 flac of this (same password xara). First part is fine. Thanks all.

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  21. Anonymous, maybe you haven't complete the download, check the file size.

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  22. Thanks. Both files sizes are ok. I have extracted the first part whilst in the same folder. When I extract the second part it is when I get an error.

    (p.s. thanks for uploading these, it is a great site and thanks for your help)

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  23. My fault, I think I was just being a dumbass. Just needed to extract first part to combine the two and not open the second part. Thanks again.

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  24. been listening this since you put it up- its one of the best

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  25. take it a step further http://sugarman.org/ -he certainly lives

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