Wind of Change / Frampton's Camel

I've had both of these albums since the early 70s, but one was an 8-track tape which I no longer have a means of playing. I downloaded MP3 versions several years ago, but they didn't sound that great. Having recently read Frampton's autobiography, I was in the mood for these again, and saw this newly remastered set available. Really nice job, as the balance and clarity are really smooth. These sound better than the original vinyl, and I would rate right up there with a 2013 remix of "Tommy" and the recently released boxed set of early Fleetwood Mac albums.

Peter Frampton finding his way, post-Humble Pie. While he hadn't reached the heights of FRAMPTON (his pre- Comes Alive! breakthrough), both Winds of Change and Frampton's Camel feature tracks that would become concert staples in the coming years: Jumping Jack Flash, It's a Plain Shame, All I Want to Be (Is By Your Side), Lines On My Face, Do You Feel Like We Do, and more. It's great to hear them in the original studio versions and realize how far they'd come in the live-in-concert performances we all remember so well. Beautifully packaged with fine sound and excellent liner notes. Recommended.

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Thanks to BGO for brightening up the mastering on several seminal 70's and 80's releases. It has been quite a service. Here, the Framptons Camel release comes out significantly more listenable than early masterings, including the Japanese. Winds of Change, and Framptons Camel, show Frampton post-Humble Pie, but before the sensational Frampton Comes Alive.

These are two incredible albums by Peter Framption, his first two right after his departure from Humble Pie. Wind of Change starts out with what I feel are some of Peter's best songs including Fig Tree Bay, the title cut and Lady Lie Right. Oh For Another Day is a great song, too. White Sugar highlights Frampton's Camel and is filled with great songs as well. Getting both CDs here in one package is fantastic! 70s rock at it's' best!

I love both these CD's. Everything was just as advertised and described!

Wind of Change is not a great CD. I bought it many years ago, enjoyed it then, but it doesn't stand the test of time, unfortunately. Frampton's voice is limited, all he does is rhyme, lyrics don't make me step back and admire, and the disc just doesn't sound compelling and memorable. Some discs HAVE legs. To me, this one doesn't. Frampton's Camel is better. More collaborative, many of the songs are fine, some still sound great, musicians have some excellent moments, but he's just limited in his talent. This one is a keeper but I don't "have" to have this near the CD player like I do some many other of my classic CDs. Glad I bought it and glad the price was within reach.

Finally these are back out in CD and you don't have to pay $40 each to get them used. "Camel" is the better of the two albums, but "The Lodger" on "Wind of Change" is great. The sound quality on "Wind" is generally poor, but I guess you have to live with that. For $12 you can't go wrong.

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From his earlier days, these two albums are hard to find at a decent price. This double package is far cheaper to buy than buying the albums separately.

mais tout était déjà là, bien que la qualité sonore (globale) des cd, me paraisse nettement en retrait de ce qui se fait maintenant... logique, évidemment !... car à l'oreille ça date, et si, pour certains artistes, blues et/ou rock, cela n'a pas d'importance, ici, en revanche, cela compte et, à MON goût, pénalise un peu l'écoute.Le meilleur Frampton me semble être celui de 1985-2015, particulièrement sur les dvd de ses "tournées" aux Etats-Unis, prises de vues et de sons d'une grande qualité mettant en valeur son formidable professionnalisme qui lui permet de traduire tout son mental et sa technique de musicien au sommet de son art (autour de 2000, +- 15). Avant que, et cette fois ce n'est plus seulement "techno"... avant que l'âge ne se fasse trop présent : avoir été, puis vouloir être encore pleinement... pas facile, d'après ses dernières (en date) prestations scéniques - voir Utub.Mais, pardon, je m'éloigne de Wind et Camel. Un peu vert encore. Toutes les promesses ont été tenues, ô combien !De toute façon, le style de Frampton est vraiment à l'étroit dans les contraintes des studios... qui livrent d'excellentes productions, sans doute.

Just after he quit Humble Pie, and a couple of years before Peter Frampton hit pay-dirt with his live double album Frampton Comes Alive, he brought out these two superb solo LPs which, to my ears anyway, far exceed the live album. It's hard to believe but I don't think they sold too well at the time, however the record company stuck with him and, I'm sure, eventually got their investment back. A great songwriter, accomplished vocalist and a hugely under-rated guitar player, these two records showcase Frampton's talents fantastically. Great rockers like It's A Plain Shame, White Sugar and the wonderful All Night Long sit alongside beautiful ballads Oh For Another Day, Lines On My Face and the achingly beautiful Don't Fade Away. Plus the string arrangements of Del Newman only add to the depth of these recordings. Inspired cover versions of Jumpin' Jack Flash and Stevie Wonder's I Believe When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever are also not to be missed. Now in a remastered double-pack, Frampton's first two solo records are well worth investing in if you missed out on them first time 'round. Crikey, one track's even got a Beatle on drums!

Mit diesen beiden (damals) LPs aus den Jahren 1972 (Winds of change) und 1973 (Framptons Camel = diesmal keine Herde wie bei der Gruppe HERD, der Frampton ca. 1966/67 angehörte) machte sich Peter Frampton nach seinem Weggang von Steve Mariotts HUMBLE PIE selbständig.Der Grund war, dass ihm Humble Pies Musikrichtung zu blueslastig bzw. zu hard-rocklastig war und er seiner Gitarrenkunst mit melodischerer Musik mehr Geltung verschaffen wollte, die unter anderem auch schöne Baladen beinhalten sollte.Von der erstgenannten CD möchte ich besonders empfehlen: All I want to be (ist by your side)Von der zweitgenannten (Camel) : das bekannte :- Lines on my face (mit einem hervorragenden E-Gitarrensolo im Mittelteil) - Dont fade away (abwechslungsreich) - Just the time of yearDie beiden letztgenannten Songs scheinen weniger bekannt zu sein, besonders "Just the time of year" sticht als sehr schöne, emotional berührende Ballade mit ansprechendem Gesang hervor.Generell kann man sagen, dass Frampton sich mit diesen beiden LPs musikalisch " freischwamm ". Leider erfreuen sie sich nicht allzu grosser Bekanntheit. Diese kam dann erst 1976 ( mit der überall bekannten LP Frampton comes alive).