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Peter Frampton was one of the
biggest arena rock stars of the '70s, making his name largely on the double-LP
concert set Frampton Comes Alive!
Frampton was one of several '70s
rock artists (Kiss, Cheap Trick, etc.) to break through to a wide audience with
a live album; much like the others, he'd recorded several previous albums and
built a following through extensive touring, in the process honing an exciting
concert presence. That helped Frampton
Comes Alive! become the best-selling live album of all time (up to that point),
with eventual sales of over six million units in the U.S. and over 16 million
copies worldwide. Frampton had paid nearly a decade's worth of dues before reaching
superstardom, and unfortunately for him, it proved to be short-lived -- bad
luck and a failure to duplicate the phenomenon of Frampton
Comes Alive! conspired to halt his career momentum.
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