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Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) Audio CD

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Peter Frampton Band: Peter Frampton
Title: Frampton Comes Alive! (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
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Release Date: 2001-01-09
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Introduction/Somethin's Happening 2: Doobie Wah 3: Lines on My Face 4: Show Me the Way 5: It's a Plain Shame 6: Wind of Change 7: Just the Time of Year 8: Penny for Your Thoughts 9: All I Wanna Be (Is by Your Side) 10: Baby, I Love Your Way 11: I Wanna Go to the Sun 12: Nowhere's Too Far (For My Baby) 13: (I'll Give You) Money 14: Do You Feel Like We Do 15: Shine On 16: White Sugar [#] 17: Jumpin' Jack Flash 18: Day's Dawning

A pleasant surprise
My vinyl copy was lost in a flood and I decided it was time to restore Frampton Comes Alive to my CD collection. It's been a long time since I've heard the original Frampton Comes Alive. I decided to take a chance with the "new, improved" edition, despite comments to the contrary (notably about the added tracks). I'm very glad I went with the 25th anniversary edition. The altered tracking and added material fills out what had been more of a collection of live cuts. The new release pulls the "show" into a cohesive program. The re-engineering is as good as anything re-engineered and in release now. Even that darn firecracker in Wind of Change sounds sharper. All in all, the 25th anniversary version of this classic is a pleasant surprise. .


Not any better than the original
There is too much noise that should have been filtered out in the remastering. I was pretty disappointed in the quality of this release. I was expecting it to be cleaned up versus the original LP. IMO, not worthy of a deluxe edition.
Having said that, the live performace is top-notch and the extra tracks are nice.


Frampton comes alive 25th anniv
I'm gonna order another one and keep it sealed. wow great album, they added some songs that were not on the original recording.

Service was excellent as always.


Greatest song in the history of mankind is on this album
Certainly there will be those of you who will think I am mistaken (I'm not), and that perhaps The Beatles, or Elvis or Mozart can be credited with having the greatest music - but rest assured - it is on this album. Do You Feel Like We Do is the greatest single piece of music in the history of all mankind, so for that reason alone I recommend this album. The rest of the album is enjoyable as well - but it is as if the Hope Diamond were put on display with other, lesser, more common gems.


From the Suburbs to the Big Show
After the release, Frampton was the headliner in a music festival inside Cleveland Municipal Stadium. Before the release of this landmark double-album, Peter Frampton headlined a summer community festival in Parma, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland.

The former Humble Pie member had four pretty undistinguished solo releases before this January 1976 breakthrough that propelled Frampton to superstar status on the arena tour circuit. But even this multi-platinum monster did not catch fire when it initially reached the record stores, debuting on the charts at a distant 191.

But once it gained momentum, the staying power was incredible; topping the charts at number one for 10 weeks, remaining in Billboard's Top 40 album chart for 55 weeks and staying on the Billboard Top 200 chart for a total of 97 weeks.

Importantly, the success brought a new gimmick to the music industry, with double-album live sets - or a twist, three sides live and one side of studio material - becoming the rage for established acts and artists looking for a big break.

Because of what this meant to Frampton's career and to the music industry, it will remain as important a release to get a better understanding of the marketing of pop culture during this golden era in rock. .


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