Peter Frampton Announces 50th Anniversary Reissue of Frampton Comes Alive!

Peter Frampton has announced a special “Vinylphyle” reissue of his breakthrough live album Frampton Comes Alive! to mark its 50th anniversary.

Out January 22nd via A&M/UMe, the limited 2xLP is pressed on 180g black vinyl and is sourced from the original 1975 production master. It also comes with a four-panel insert featuring an interview with Frampton by The Needle Drop’s Anthony Fantano. Pre-orders are ongoing.

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“I can’t believe it’s now been 50 years since Frampton Comes Alive! was released, but that record still feels like a living, breathing moment in my life,” said Frampton in a press release. “When we decided to do this Vinylphyle edition, it was important to me that it be done the right way. I personally asked that the audio be sourced from the original 1975 Doug Sax production master because I wanted it to sound exactly as we heard it back then. This album was born onstage, and hearing it presented this way on vinyl feels like bringing that energy back to life for longtime fans and new listeners alike.”

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Following its release in January 1976, Frampton Comes Alive! became Frampton’s first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, spending 10 weeks atop the chart. It has since been certified 8x Platinum and remains a must-have album to own on vinyl.

Frampton remains a prolific touring artist despite announcing a farewell run in 2019 following his diagnosis with the degenerative muscle disease Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM). In May 2025, he joined Pearl Jam on stage in Nashville to perform “Black.”

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