--- product_id: 31720904 title: "Cold Fact" brand: "sixto rodriguez" price: "₱4644" currency: PHP in_stock: false reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.ph/products/31720904-cold-fact store_origin: PH region: Philippines --- # Cold Fact **Brand:** sixto rodriguez **Price:** ₱4644 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Cold Fact by sixto rodriguez - **How much does it cost?** ₱4644 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ph](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/31720904-cold-fact) ## Best For - sixto rodriguez enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted sixto rodriguez brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Product Description Limited 180 gram vinyl pressing. It's one of the lost classics of the '60's, a Psychedelic masterpiece drenched in color and inspired by life, love, poverty, rebellion, and, of course, "jumpers, coke, sweet Mary Jane". The album is Cold Fact, and what's more intriguing is that it's maker, a shadowy figure known as Rodriguez, was, for many years, lost too. A decade ago, he was rediscovered working on a Detroit building site, unaware that his defining album had become not only a cult classic, but for the people of South Africa, a beacon of revolution. Review One of those rare lost albums that turns out to be a genuine classic. --Joe Tangari, PitchforkA buried treasure worth its weight in gold. --All Music GuideFour Stars. --Mojo ## Images ![Cold Fact - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61OV%2B6B2MCL.jpg) ![Cold Fact - Image 2](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91oHhrEElfL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very Ecletic "makes you think" style of music *by J***N on Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2018* I caught a documentary on AXS TV channel about this artist. It peaked my interest in his material. So I decided to see if Amazon had anything on him. And...voila!...they did. So I purchased and downloaded this album. It is really a great piece of work in my humble opinion. Being a child of the 60s-70-s etc. I am familiar with the cultural and social unrest of the day or rather daze...This artist is a very deep thinker and I like that type of music that has a message and makes you think about things that are going on I have coined a new Genre in fact...I call it Intellectual Rock! or Inteli-Rock.While I do not necessarily agree with his ideas or politics I do like and support his freedom to "tell it like he sees it" in the interest of American Freedom of Speech Act which is by the way quickly fading away sadly...his music style is also very stimulating with some Bob Dylan, type of lyrics and melody to some more heavy rock style ballads. He has passion and he is not afraid to put it out there for the world to hear and I admire that in an artist. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Cold Fact Is the Mystery Remains *by J***K on Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2013* It's hard to know what to say about how this album disappeared within the streets of Detroit, and watching Searching for Sugar Man makes it harder.First, the global impact. Detroit was a center of black American culture, and for immigrants from Latin America and Eastern Europe as well. But it was built on industries that left for cheaper (automobiles) or more glamorous (music) locales. So the symbol of urban decay and destruction, of white flight abandoning a poor black center, of then pretending that the fall of Detroit was the fault of those left behind rather than those who left, produced an album that went halfway across the world to South Africa of the 1970s and 1980s.Cold Fact in South Africa became amazingly popular among young white Afrikaaners, a musical guide to liberation from the oppressive system of their parents and grandparents. "The Establishment Blues" says "this system's gonna fall soon, to an angry young tune, and that's a concrete cold fact". This was not so accurate as a prophecy about America. But it was taken as an order by young South Africans. It weakened the Apartheid system for the white community, and made Rodriguez one of the most popular musicians there.Sixto Rodriguez, though, albums commercial failures in the US, returned to working construction - which in Detroit often meant deconstruction. This university philosophy major and rare person deserving the title "bard" without irony or silliness implied, worked hard jobs and long hours and maintained a life of poverty of material goods.But he was a father to several daughters, whom he instilled with curious minds and confidence that goes beyond class or race, bringing them to the museums of arts and sciences and to all the cultural wonders Detroit had gathered when it was a wealthy center of world industry. We can easily find stories of great artists of all sorts leaving their children to servants or televisions, here we have someone more devoted to fatherhood than commercial artistry.In Searching for Sugar Man, we see Sixto Rodriguez mostly through the eyes of others. And it is because he has the balance of mind to remain who he is regardless of situation. And that person is of the humbleness that comes with the knowledge that self importance is a greater fault than self denial, but also knows that the humble man can walk on any path offered and appreciate the voyage. Rodriguez is like a character from a 19th century American novel: the person with the knowledge of what is right and who will stay true to the right when the outwardly righteous will do whatever wrongs it takes to maintain the visage of righteousness.Other people in the film, including Rodriguez's daughters, speak of money made from his musical works, including his daughters, but he does not. Others show anger at widespread possession of Cold Fact and Coming From Reality. Rodriguez shows none. It is clear from the scenery in the film that Rodriguez's daughters have a higher material standard of wealth than he. Rodriguez still lives in the same Detroit building he has for 40 years, seeming to use a small stove and scrap wood for warmth. There are questions about where the money made from the albums went. But the money made from touring in South Africa and elsewhere was mostly given away by Rodriguez.This is a man who gives, but will only give the truth as he sees it, and believes that wealth obscures the view. Rodriguez has been rediscovered by the world, thanks to the dedication of South Africans, but he is only more of a mystery when seen than when hidden.The truth as I see it, though, says that Cold Fact deserves a 6th Star for having one of the best album covers ever. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Poetic voice for social justice *by M***M on Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2016* We bought this after watching the documentary "Finding Sugarman." The documentary is fantastic and features much of the music (including the title song which became an anti-apartheid anthem in South Africa in the 1980s, unbeknownst to the artist in the US). The CD is consistently good throughout with biting social commentary woven into the amazingly poetic lyrics that is at the same time beautiful and depressing (to face directly social and racial inequality that still pervades many of our communities). Due to some lyrics, parents may want to review before playing around younger children; on the other hand, maybe if parents expose their children to challenges brought about by these inequalities, children might be better able to address them later in life. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ph/products/31720904-cold-fact](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/31720904-cold-fact) --- *Product available on Desertcart Philippines* *Store origin: PH* *Last updated: 2026-04-23*