Nassau Coliseum
I saw both these bands two times during my high school days, and it was amazing that they did this show at Nassau Coliseum together. The Frampton shows preceded the big commercial success of his classic live album, which came out only a few months after this show. The most recent "Frampton" studio album at the time, for me, was one of those classic 1970s albums that just worked so well as a collection of great songs; and Frampton was getting heavily popular on the success of that album.
Peter Frampton tells the interesting story of the famous 1954 custom Les Paul which he used for his classic sound here.
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Peter Frampton wailing on his "Phenix" 1954 Les Paul Custom at Nassau Coliseum, 10-12-75
It seemed almost too coincidental when I first saw the live album in a NYC record store one day in early 1976, because I had seen two of his shows in the last few months... so I bought that album right when it came out - I was a huge fan already but didn't realize how popular the album would make him - and how it would became something like a gold standard for live rock albums. “Frampton Comes Alive” became a monster success and elevated Frampton to the heights of pop stardom.
I took photos of both the Faces and Frampton with my Kodak Tri-X negative film. I purchased the film in bulk, loaded it into reuseable film cartridges, and developed it myself in the dark room I had at home. These images are scanned from my original negatives.
Rod and Ronnie, 1975
Tour Program cover.
Ronnie Wood with Faces at Nassau Coliseum, 10-12-1975
Rod always had the mic stand going in one direction or another.
Frampton rocking it with his band, 10/12/1975
Frampton soloing, from behind the stage, 10/12/1975