Peter Frampton: How Frampton Came Alive
Chris Welch, Melody Maker, 10 July 1976
WHAT WAS it about the Fifties that encouraged the birth of so much talent? Was it the result of H-bomb testing or increased sunspot activity that resulted in the Mums of the British Isles yielding up a plethora of sons and daughters destined to be key figures in the evolution of rock music?
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