Lyrics taken from the 1971 South African album back cover and 1991 South African CD booklet. Corrections by Brian Currin. Updated February 2008 for Light In The Attic CD release.

  1. Sugar Man
  1. Only Good For Conversation
  1. Crucify Your Mind
  1. This Is Not A Song,It’s an Outburst: Or, The Establishment Blues
  1. Hate Street Dialogue
  1. Forget It
  1. Inner City Blues
  1. I Wonder
  1. Like Janis
  1. Gommorah (A Nursery Rhyme)
  1. Rich Folks Hoax
  1. Jane S. Piddy

 

Vinyl:
USA: March 1970, Sussex [SXBS 7000]
South Africa: 1971, A&M [AMLS 67000]
South Africa: 1974, United Artists [SXBS 7000]
Australia: 1978, Blue Goose Music [BGM 002]
New Zealand: 1978, Interfusion [L34226]
South Africa: 1991, Teal Trutone [KVL 5109]
USA: August 2008, Light In The Attic [LITA036] remastered

 

 

Cassette:
South Africa: 1973, A&M [CXBS 7000]
South Africa: 1991, Teal Trutone [KVC 5109]
South Africa: mid-90s, Teal Trutone [MMTC 1846]

CD:
Australia: 1986, BMG Arista [BGM 002]
South Africa: late 80s, RPM [ICSXBS7000]
South Africa: 1991, Teal Trutone [200 014-2]
Australia: 1993, RCA Victor [VPCD 6745]
South Africa: mid-90s, Teal Trutone [MMTCD 1846]
South Africa: 2002, PT Music [CDA DTA 7000]
South Africa: 2005, PT Music [CDA DTA 7000] remastered
USA: August 2008, Light In The Attic [LITA036] remastered
South Africa: December 2012, Sony [CDSM552]

Musicians:
There were no musicians credited on the original album sleeve, but Rodriguez & Mike Theodore have filled in the gaps…

Rodriguez: Vocals, acoustic guitar
Dennis Coffey: Electric guitar
Mike Theodore: Keyboards
Andrew Smith: Drums
Bob Pangborn: Percussion
Bob Babbitt: Bass
Brass and string arrangements: Mike Theodore
Detroit Symphony (Leader Gordon Staples): Strings
Horns – 3 trombones, baritone sax: Leader Carl Reatz
Childrens choir on „Gommorah”: Friends & family of Joyce Vincent & Telma Hopkins

comings

Coming From Reality

USA 1971

  1. Climb Up On My Music
  2. A Most Disgusting Song
  3. I Think Of You
  4. Heikki’s Suburbia Bus Tour
  5. Silver Words
  6. Sandrevan Lullaby – Lifestyles
  7. To Whom It May Concern
  8. It Started Out So Nice
  9. Halfway Up The Stairs
  10. Cause

 

Bonus Tracks on 2009 re-issue:

  1. Can’t Get Away
  1. Street Boy
  1. I’ll Slip Away

 

SugarMan – The Best Of Rodriguez

SugarMan – The Best Of Rodriguez
Initial Pressing

SugarMan – The Best Of Rodriguez
Later pressings

Sugar Man (3.44)
I Wonder (2.30)
Cause (5.25)
This Is Not A Song, It’s an Outburst: Or, The Establishment Blues (2.03)
Rich Folks Hoax (3.01)
Crucify Your Mind (2.29)
Sandrevan Lullaby – Lifestyles (5.04)
Jane S. Piddy (2.51)
Climb Up On My Music (4.44)
Forget It (1.48)
A Most Disgusting Song (4.43)
Heikki’s Suburbia Bus Tour (3.15)
Inner City Blues (3.22)
I’ll Slip Away (2.49)
Street Boy (3.44)
Can’t Get Away (3.53)

Bonus track:
I’ll Slip Away 1967 single version (2.14)

Released in September 2005 by PT Music in South Africa with catalogue number CDA DTA 7014.

Sleeve Notes:

SUGARMAN – THE BEST OF RODRIGUEZ
„The Director’s Cut” – severely edited in actual CD booklet.

Albums

Cold Fact March 1970 (USA, 1971 in South Africa)
Coming From Reality November 1971
After The Fact 1976 re-issue of Coming From Reality in South Africa only
At His Best 1977 compilation album with 3 previously unreleased tracks released in Australia and New Zealand only
Alive 1981 live album recorded in 1979 and released in Australia and New Zealand only
The Best Of Rodriguez 1982 re-issue of At His Best in South Africa only
Live Fact 1998 live album recorded during the 1998 South African tour
All The Facts 2005 3CD set marketed and distributed by Sony Music South Africa, catalogue number CDBOX 58. Consists of the 2002 re-issues of 'Cold Fact’ and 'After The Fact’ plus the 1998 live CD 'Live Fact’.
Sugarman: The Best Of Rodriguez September 2005
All The Facts September 2009 2CD set which consists of the 2005 re-issues of 'Cold Fact’ and 'After The Fact’.
Searching For Sugar Man (soundtrack) July 2012

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