Rodriguez - Cold FactOne of the lost classics of the '60s, a psychedelic masterpiece drenched in colour and inspired by life, love, poverty, rebellion, and, of course, 'jumpers, coke, sweet mary jane'. it was the real deal, he was compared to Dylan, Billboard gave the album 4 stars and then it sunk without trace. The album is Cold Fact, and what's more intriguing is that its maker a shadowy figure known as Rodriguez was, for many years, lost too. A decade ago, he was

U Nuh Have A Phone (Hello Moto)åÊ

the soloists with strings— yet volleys them into outer space

Sourced from the original master tapes plus inner sleeve with unseen master tape box photos

and went on to sell more than four million copies worldwide

and not a closet of hornets & flies

Nothing is ever as it seems with Young Guv

Harry Nilsson) and producer Steve Rowland

Led byåÊRichard ThompsonåÊandåÊEmma Reed

and the sounds of ‰ÛÏa planetary ether‰۝ spun through her brain

Was he joking

hook-laden 8-song groovy as fuck masterwork

his flair for idiosyncratic metaphors and his deadpan wit are all still as sharp as ever