Vinyl pressings
by Peter Frampton · 1976
Frampton Comes Alive! was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
81 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 25 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
SP 3709 P1 TML-MSide 1 runout; etched except TML-M is stamped
SP 3710 P2 TML-SSide 2 runout; etched except TML-S is stamped
SP 3711 P2 TML-SSide 3 runout; etched except TML-S is stamped
SP 3712 P2 TML-SSide 4 runout; etched except TML-S is stamped
T2 SP 3709-T3 TML-SSide A runout, variant 1
T2 SP 3710 T3 B TML-SSide B runout, variant 1
T1 SP 3711-T3 A 27 TML-MSide C runout, variant 1
T1 SP 3712-T4 E10Side D runout, variant 1
T2 AM SP 3709 RE-1-T6 PSide A runout etched (exc. "P")
P SP3710 TML-SSide B runout etched (exc. "P" "TML-S")
P SP 3711 X TML-MSide C runout etched (exc. "P" "TML-M")
P SP 3712 TML-S P1Side D runout etched (exc. "P" "TML-S")
SP 3709 -M6 TML-S (MR) △20307(11)Runout A, var. 1
SP 3710 -M7 TML-S (MR) △20307-X(11)Runout B, var. 1
SP 3711 -M6 TML-M (MR) △20308(12)Runout C, var. 1
SP-3712-M3-EX TML-S (MR) △20308-X(8)Runout D, var. 1
P SP 3709 TML-MA Side Etch exc P, TML stamps; variant 1
SP 3710 P -̶̷M̶̷ 2 TML-S PB Side Etch exc TML, P stamps; variant 1
P SP 3711 TML-MC Side Etch exc P, TML stamps; variant 1
SP 3712 TML-M PD Side Etch exc TML, P stamps; variant 1
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | US | A&M Records SP-3703LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Argentina | A&M Records 8327 / 8 - SP 3712First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Argentina | A&M Records 8327/8 / A&M Records SP 3709First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Argentina | A&M Records 8327/8First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Australia | A&M Records L 45655/6First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | A&M Records L 45655/6First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | A&M Records SXA&M 2167/8First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3703First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | A&M Records SPG-3703First yearLP, Album, Special Edition · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Special Edition · Colored vinyl |
| 1976 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3703First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3703LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1976 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3703First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3703First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | A&M Records SP-93703LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | A&M Records SP 3703First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Mexico | A&M Records AM2S-504LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | A&M Records SP-6505LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | A&M Records SP-6505LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Sweet Thunder Edition 6LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition | LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition |
| 1983 | South Korea | A&M Records 2628 204 / Sung Eum Limited SEL-RG 655LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Europe | A&M Records AMLM 63703 / A&M Records SP3703LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Portugal | A&M Records 396 505-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Portugal | A&M Records 396 505-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Venezuela | A&M Records AM-7.026 / A&M Records A&M-7026LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Venezuela | A&M Records AM-7.027 / A&M Records A&M-7027LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Argentina | A&M Records 827543 / PolyGram 27358/9LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1986 | Spain | A&M Records 396505-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Spain | A&M Records LP 396 505-1 / A&M Records 396 505-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Japan | A&M Records C38Y3114LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Japan | A&M Records C38Y3114LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Spain | A&M Records 424 621-1 / A&M Records 396 505-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1996 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 2-262LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 1996 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 2-262LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | US | A&M Records 750 216 505-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Canada | A&M Records 750 216 505-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2026 | US | A&M Records 602478982873LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | A&M Records 170013/4LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 93703LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-93703LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-93703LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | A&M Records AMLM 63703LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | A&M Records AMLM 63703 / A&M Records SP3703LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | A&M Records AMLM 63703LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | A&M Records AMLM 63703 / A&M Records SP 3703LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | A&M Records 396 505-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | A&M Records 396 505-1 / A&M Records 827 543-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | A&M Records 396 505-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | A&M Records 396505-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | A&M Records 396 505-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | A&M Records 396 505-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Portugal | A&M Records AMLM 63703LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
153 vinyl pressings of Frampton Comes Alive! are listed here, from 30 countries, released between 1975 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Japan, Yugoslavia and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-3703, released January 6, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-3703, AMLM 63703, AMLH 63703, GXG-1003/4) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP 3709 P1 TML-M and SP 3710 P2 TML-S. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
