RODRIGUEZ Coming From Reality LP SUSSEX 1971 US orig+foc+insert SIXTO RODRIGUEZ

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 RODRIGUEZ

Maverick singer/songwriter from Detroit who gained some long overdue recognition 

with an award-winning 2012 documentary.

Another serious contender for the title of "artist least likely to enjoy a major career re-estimation," 

the story of cult enigma Rodriguez is nonetheless characterized by recurring moments of renaissance, 

sprawled over four decades and as many continents. Hopelessly obscure in the United States 

during his formative years as Detroit's answer to Dylan via Motown and Bacharach, 

in South Africa the artist notoriously remained a nostalgic reminder of apartheid. 

As Dutch national newspaper NRC Handelsblad discovered in 2005, young white South Africans

 who had been enlisted with the national service had embraced Rodriguez 

as their own counterculture Hendrix. However politically incorrect this must seem, 

their longing for the Vietnam era -- when smoking grass and listening to Rodriguez' 

thought-provoking lyrics was viewed as a means of rebelling against their own 

ultra-conservative government -- comes across as perfectly imaginable. 

As a consequence, much of his repertoire remains a big favorite of singalongs

"COMING FROM REALITY"

Produced by Steve Rowland

1971     LP     SUSSEX RECORDS      SXBS 7012  STEREO

PRINTED IN USA    ORIGINAL COPY

SHAPED FRONT + GATEFOLD SLEEVE (UNIPAK/IVY DUO-PAK STYLE)

HEAVY DUTY CARDBOARD COVER

WITH LYRICS INSERT

Variant labels from COMING FROM REALITY exist. 

Variations include e.g. different fonts and text positioning

Barcode and Other Identifiers

LABEL:  SUSSEX -  BROWNISH w/ORANGE RIM & MULTI-COLOR CENTRE LABEL - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: SXBS 7012     

Catalog on labels: SXBS-7012  [(SXBS-7012-A) (SXBS-7012-B)]

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): SXBS 7012A-4   AC   ?16395

Others: MR [ stamped, in a circle (Monarch pressing)]    Bell Sound

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): SXBS 7012B-4   AC   ?16395-X

Others: MR [ stamped, in a circle (Monarch pressing)]     Bell Sound

On labels: All selections written by Rodriguez and

Published by Interior Music (BMI)

Produced by  Steve Rowland

rim text reads 'Sussex Records Inc...............Dist. by Buddah Records, 1650 Broadway, N.Y. 10019'

On back cover: Recorded at Lansdowne Recording Studios, London, England

Music and Lyrics: Rodriguez

Also on Ampex 8-Track Cartridge & Cassette Stereo Tapes

from my records collection

tracklisting

Side A: CLIMB UP ON MY MUSIC - A MOST DISGUSTING SONG

I THINK OF YOU - HEIKKI'S SUBURBIA BUS TOUR - SILVER WORDS?

Side B: SANDREVAN LULLABY-LIFESTYLES - TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

IT STARTED OUT SO NICE - HALFWAY UP THE STAIRS - CAUSE

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RECORD  EX but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)

For his second album, Rodriguez decamped to London at the request of producer Steve Rowland, 

who had heard Cold Fact and wanted to produce him. Since Cold Fact had made little in the way of commercial 

movement, Rodriguez jumped at the opportunity. Session musicians like renowned guitarist Chris Spedding 

lent a hand on production, which was overseen by Steve Rowland. 

Coming from Reality offers up some haunting stream-of-consciousness gems in "Sandrevan Lullaby" and 

"Cause." Rodriguez's lyrics still come off as mildly anti-establishment; "Heikki's Suburbia Bus Tour" 

apparently recalls a trip Rodriguez and friends undertook to Grosse Pointe to retaliate against the rich folks 

who often came to the inner city of Detroit to make fun of the hippies. He also spends lots of time with the low life, 

as he reminisces in the prologue to "A Most Disgusting Song": "I've played every kind of gig there is to play 

now/I've played faggot bars, hooker bars, motorcycle funerals, opera houses, concert houses, halfway houses." 

Slightly more slick than the debut, but still retaining the haunted personality (if not the gritty funk), 

the album sadly went nowhere in the United States and Europe ...(AllMusic)