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    TITLE= ALAN ZENTZ MASTERING: RODRIGUEZ [COLD FACT]


LABEL/CODE= SUSSEX SRA-8040-A/B

DISK= NM-
(GLOSSY, VERY LITE USAGE)

CASE/COVER= VG
[SHELF/CORNER WEAR/TAPE RESIDUE/TEARS ON BACK]

    One of the koolest records I've ever come across. I believe it is a one-of-a-kind, 1970's test pressing from Alan Zentz mastering, of the classic Rodriguez album, Cold Fact.

Hate to part with it, but with the movie and soundtrack coming out, it's time :)

Contains:

CRUCIFY YOUR MIND 2:30

SUGAR MAN 3:48

SANDREVAN LULLABY 5:00

INNER CITY BLUES 3:24

CAN'T GET AWAY 3:53

I WONDER 2:32

I'LL SLIP AWAY 2:49

STREET BOY 3:44

CAUSE 5:25

JANE S. PIDDY 2:34

ESTABLISHMENT BLUES 2:49

Sixto Diaz Rodriguez (also known as Rodriguez or as Jesus Rodriguez) is an American folk musician, born in Detroit, Michigan on July 10, 1942. He was named 'Sixto' (pronounced seex-tuh) because he was the sixth child in his family. Rodriguez's parents were middle-class immigrants from Mexico, who left in the 1920s. In most of his songs he takes a political stance on the cruelties facing the inner city poor.

Career

In 1967 (under the name Rod Riguez) he released the single "I'll Slip Away" through the small label Impact. He did not produce anything for another three years until he was signed to Sussex Records; an offshoot of the Buddah label. It was after the move to Sussex that he changed his professional name to just Rodriguez. Rodriguez recorded two albums with Sussex—Cold Fact in 1970, and Coming from Reality in 1971. But after mixed reviews and low album sales he was dropped from the label, which later folded in 1975.

Belated fame

After failing to make an impact in America, he gave up his career as a musician. However, although he was relatively unknown in his home country by the mid 70s, his albums were starting to gain airplay in South Africa, Zimbabwe, New Zealand and Australia.

After imported copies of his Sussex albums ran dry, an Australian record label, Blue Goose Music, bought the Australian rights to his back catalogue in the mid 70s. The label released his two studio albums plus a compilation album At His Best (featuring unreleased recordings from 1976 "Can't Get Away", "I'll Slip Away" (a re-recording of his first single), and "Street Boy"). Unbeknownst to Rodriguez, it went platinum in South Africa, where he achieved cult status.

With a new buzz around Rodriguez, in 1979 he toured Australia with the Mark Gillespie Band as support. Two shows from the tour were later released on the Australian only album Alive—the title being a play on the rumours caused by his public obscurity that Rodriguez had died years ago. After the '79 tour he returned to Australia for a final tour in 1981 with Midnight Oil before quietly slipping back into normal life gaining a degree in Philosophy while working as a demolition man.[1] He earned a bachelor of arts in philosophy from Wayne State University's Monteith College in 1981.[2]

Recent success

Performing with his back up band at The Corner Hotel, Melbourne. April 8, 2007. From left to right:Jim Kelly, Greg Lyon and Rodriguez

In 1991 both his albums were released on CD in South Africa for the first time. His fame in South Africa was completely unknown to him, until 1998 when his eldest daughter found a website dedicated to him on the internet.[3] In 1998 he played his first South African Tour. A documentary about the tour Dead Men Don't Tour: Rodriguez in South Africa 1998 was later screened on SABC TV in 2001. Later he played in Sweden before returning to South Africa in 2001 and 2005.

In 2002 his signature song, "Sugar Man", was added to DJ David Holmes' mix album Come Get It I Got It, gaining Rodriguez airplay again on Australian radio station Triple J. "Sugar Man" had previously been sampled in the song "You're Da Man" from rapper Nas' 2001 album Stillmatic.[4] In 2007 he returned to Australia in April, to play the East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival,[5] as well as shows in Melbourne and Sydney. His song "Sugar Man" was in the 2006 film Candy, starring Heath Ledger. Cornish singer-songwriter, Ruarri Joseph, covered Rodriguez's song 'Rich Folks Hoax' for his third studio album. Rodriguez now continues to tour in various countries. South African band Just Jinger has also made a very popular cover version of Sugar Man. His albums Cold Fact and Coming from Reality were re-released by Light in the Attic Records in 2009.[6]

The 2012 Sundance Film Festival hosted the premiere of Searching for Sugar Man, from Swedish director Malik Bendjelloul, detailing the efforts by two fans to see if his rumored death was true—and if not, to discover what had become of him. The Simon Chinn and John Battsek produced documentary went on to win the World Cinema Special Jury Prize and the Audience Award, World Cinema Documentary.[7] The film opens in New York and Los Angeles on July 27, 2012. [8]

The Searching for Sugar Man soundtrack will feature a compilation of Rodriguez tracks from his Cold Fact and Coming from Reality albums. The album is set to be released July 24, 2012. [9]

Discography

Singles

USA

• "I'll Slip Away" b/w "You'd Like to Admit It" (1967 as Rod Riguez)
• "Inner City Blues" b/w "Forget It" (1970)
• "To Whom It May Concern" b/w "I Think of You" (1970)

Australia

• "Sugar Man" b/w "Inner City Blues" (1977)
• "Climb Up on My Music" b/w "To Whom It May Concern" (1978)
• "Sugar Man" b/w "Tom Cat" (by Muddy Waters) (2002)

Studio albums

• Cold Fact (1970)
• Coming from Reality (1971)

Live albums

• Rodriguez Alive (Australia – 1981)
• Live Fact (South Africa – 1998)

Compilations

• After the Fact (reissue of Coming From Reality; South Africa – 1976)
• At His Best (Australia – 1977)
• The Best of Rodriguez (South Africa – 1982)
• Sugarman: The Best of Rodriguez (South Africa – 2005)

Soundtracks

• Searching For Sugar Man (2012)

Allen Zentz

Real Name: Allen Roy Zentz Profile: Allen Zentz was born December 17, 1940 and was raised in suburban Chicago. In 1974, he moved to Southern California to try his luck in the recording industry as a mastering engineer. He established a mastering suite at 1020 N. Sycamore Ave. in Hollywood, and he added a recording studio to it around late 1977. See Allen Zentz Mastering. His first client in the studio was Michael Jackson, who recorded most of Off The Wall (except horns & strings) there with Quincy Jones.

Zentz attained great prominence and earned many platinum and gold records. He retired to Albuquerque in 1992, seeking relief from the fast pace of California. On May 14, 2003, Zentz died of complications after surgery.

Here is a list of titles they have worked on...

AZ=Allen himself BG=Brian Gardner* CB=Chris Bellman*

*NOTE: for the purposes of keeping with the thread title, I am only listing Brian and Chris' work done while employed at Allen Zentz Recording. They both are still to this day doing excellent vinyl cutting and CD mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering, where they have been since moving from AZR in 1984.

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Air Supply - Now And Forever (CB)
American Gigolo - Original Soundtrack (BG)
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Best Of B.T.O. (BG)
Boston - Boston (some sides) (AZ)
Laura Branigan - Self Control (BG)
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bayou Country (AZ/RCA)
Neil Diamond - Love At The Greek (some sides) (AZ)
ELO - Secret Messages (BG)
ELO - Time (BG)
Flashdance - Original Soundtrack (BG)
Paul Jabara - Keeping Time (CB)
Paul Jabara - Shut Out (BG)
Elton John - Victim Of Love (BG)
Lipps, Inc. - Mouth To Mouth (CB)
Midnight Express - Original Soundtrack (BG)
Night Ranger - Dawn Patrol (BG)
Night Ranger - Midnight Madness (BG)
Olivia Newton-John - Totally Hot (AZ)
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (BG)
Ozzy Osbourne - Diary Of A Madman (??)
Queen -The Game (BG)
Ratt - Out Of The Cellar (??)
Santa Esmeralda - House Of The Rising Sun (BG)
Santa Esmeralda - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (one side (BG), the other side (CB) )
Leo Sayer - Endless Flight (AZ)
Scarface - Original Soundtrack (BG)
Seals & Crofts - Takin' It Easy (BG)
Sparks - In Outer Space (BG)
Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic (AZ)
Steely Dan - The Royal Scam (BG)
Al Stewart - Time Passages (AZ)
Al Stewart - Year Of The Cat (AZ)
Donna Summer - A Love Trilogy (BG)
Donna Summer - Bad Girls (BG)
Donna Summer - Donna Summer (BG)
Donna Summer - I Remember Yesterday (BG)
Donna Summer - Live & More (BG)
Donna Summer - Love To Love You Baby (AZ)
Donna Summer - On The Radio (Greatest Hits vol I and II) (BG)
Donna Summer - Once Upon A Time (BG)
Donna Summer - The Wanderer (BG)
Various Artists - K-Tel 'Disco Dynamite' (BG)


Singles:

Most (if not all) Michael Jackson 45's and 12" singles (BG)
ELO singles from the Discovery and Time albums (BG)

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