“A bit of black humor, an insight into his personal philosophies of life, a hint of rebellion against musical structure.” John Entwistle’s second solo album Whistle Rymes hit record shops in November of 1972. The LP seems to have received … Continue reading →
A few years before becoming a massive superstar in America Peter Frampton got together with a trio of musician friends and recorded the Framption’s Camel LP in 1973. Bassist Rick Wills later played with Roxy Music, Small Faces, Foreigner, and … Continue reading →
EIGHT TIMES TWO: CAT STEVENS, IZITSO AND PETER FRAMPTON, I’M IN YOU (BOTH 1977) Today we’ll look at two similar releases from A&M Records, issued almost simultaneously in Spring 1977. Do or die: Frampton was under pressure to follow up … Continue reading →
Peter Frampton’s “She Don’t Reply” appeared on the Where I Should Be L.P. in the spring of 1979. I had difficulty finding accurate chart info for this single (“I Can’t Stand It No More” being the #14 hit from the … Continue reading →
“We want Frampton!” In this minute and a half clip from July 1978, we get a quick look at hysteria in the streets outside NYC’s Radio City Music Hall for the premiere of the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band … Continue reading →
Here’s Peter Frampton and band performing “Show Me the Way” on The Midnight Special in 1975. “Show Me the Way” first appeared on ’75’s Frampton L.P., and again the following year on Frampton Comes Alive!. The Frampton Comes Alive! version … Continue reading →
Frampton Comes Alive! pretty much owned 1976. Read up as Peter Frampton remembers. Billboard reports: Peter Frampton Reflects on ‘Frampton Comes Alive!’ 40 Years Later: ‘I Went From Musician to Pop Star Overnight’ Quote: “‘A&M was getting nervous,’ recalls Lenny … Continue reading →