In March 1970, “Sussex Records” label released “Cold Fact”, the debut studio Rodriguez studio album. It was recorded August – September 1969, in Detroit, and was produced by Mike Theodore and Dennis Coffey.

Personnel:

• Rodriguez (Sixto Rodriguez) – vocals, acoustic guitar
• Dennis Coffey – electric guitar, bass
• Mike Theodore – keyboards, brass and string arrangements
• Bob Babbitt – bass
• Andrew Smith – drums
• Bob Pangborn – percussion
• Leader Carl Reatz – baritone saxophone, trombone
• Detroit Symphony (leader Gordon Staples) – strings
• Friends and family of Joyce Vincent and Telma Hopkins – children’s choir
• Mike Theodore – arrangements, engineer
• Dennis Coffey – arrangements
• Ray Hall – remix
• Nancy Chester (See/Hear! & How!) – design
• Ransier and Anderson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Sixto Rodriguez, except where noted.

1. Sugar Man
2. Only Good for Conversation
3. Crucify Your Mind
4. This Is Not a Song, It’s an Outburst: Or, the Establishment Blues
5. Hate Street Dialogue – Gary Harvey, Mike Theodore, Dennis Coffey
6. Forget It
7. Inner City Blues
8. I Wonder
9. Like Janis
10. Gommorah (A Nursery Rhyme) – Gary Harvey, Mike Theodore, Dennis Coffey
11. Rich Folks Hoax
12. Jane S. Piddy