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Tribeca Debuts “Frampton” Doc on Fraud Fallout, New Album

6/4/2026

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Frampton Documentary Premiere

The documentary “Frampton” premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York on June 4 2026.
Rob Arthur (director) said film revisits studio where he played on All Things Must Pass.
He disclosed he was broke after his 1976 manager’s fraud, borrowed from Ahmet Ertegun (Atlantic co-founder), and appears with a cane battling degeneration.
His Carry the Light album features Tom Morello (musician) and single “Lions at the Gate” with a baritone-guitar riff.

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Frampton Doc Premiere

Documentary marks 50th anniversary of Peter Frampton’s live album *Frampton Comes Alive*.
It features interviews with Ringo Starr, Bill Wyman, Tom Morello, Joe Bonamassa, Mike McCready, Vince Gill, Sheryl Crow, Alice Cooper, Herb Alpert, Kate Hudson, Cameron Crowe, Roger Daltrey, Chris Lord-Alge, Tommy Shaw and Nancy Wilson.
It traces Frampton’s career with 1960s group The Herd and documents his battle with Inclusion-Body Myositis.
The premiere occurs at 8 p.m. on June 4 at the OKX Theater in BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center, Lower Manhattan.

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Frampton Vinyl Release

Peter Frampton's limited-edition Vinylphyle double-LP uses the original 1975 Doug Sax master, lacquers cut by Joe Nino-Hernes, and 180-gram black vinyl pressed at RTI.
The set contains a four-panel insert with an interview featuring Frampton and Anthony Fantano of The Needle Drop.
Frampton, a 2007 Grammy winner, entered Musicians Hall of Fame in 2014 and was inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2024, receiving the Les Paul Spirit Award.

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Frampton’s Comeback

Frampton says his 1978 Bahamas crash, where his car wrapped around a tree and broke many bones, was a tipping point that reshaped his life.
He says fame after Frampton Comes Alive! drove him into substance abuse and made his perfectionism about the album’s massive U.S. and Canada success terrifying.
Carry the Light, released May 2026, is his first album of all-new material in 16 years, marking a creative comeback.

History

Historical Context

Peter Frampton’s double-live album *Frampton Comes Alive!* debuted on 15 January 1976 via A&M Records, reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for ten weeks and sold more than 8 million U.S. copies, reshaping 1970s rock touring. The 2026 Tribeca documentary revisits that breakthrough, featuring interviews with Ringo Starr, Tom Morello and Sheryl Crow, underscoring its lasting influence.

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Frampton Documentary Premiere

The documentary “Frampton” premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York on June 4 2026.
Rob Arthur (director) said film revisits studio where he played on All Things Must Pass.
He disclosed he was broke after his 1976 manager’s fraud, borrowed from Ahmet Ertegun (Atlantic co-founder), and appears with a cane battling degeneration.
His Carry the Light album features Tom Morello (musician) and single “Lions at the Gate” with a baritone-guitar riff.

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