Peter Frampton Comes Alive A&M SP-3703 DBX Test Pressing Sides C/D Vinyl LP
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Peter Frampton – Frampton Comes Alive! | A&M Records SP-3703 | DBX Encoded Test Pressing | Sides C & D (Record 2) | Pitman Plant | 1981
Up for sale is an extremely rare official A&M Records test pressing of Peter Frampton’s iconic Frampton Comes Alive!, in DBX-encoded format. This is Record 2 (Sides C & D) of the original double album.
Record Details:
• Artist: Peter Frampton
• Album: Frampton Comes Alive!
• Catalog #: SP-3703
• Sides: C & D (Record 2 of 2)
• Matrix (Side C): SP-3703 C DBX
• Matrix (Side D): SP-3703 D3X
• Label: Official A&M Records Test Pressing label (© 1981, A & M Records, Inc.)
• Pressing Plant: Pitman (Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman, NJ)
• Encoding: DBX Noise Reduction
About the Album:
Frampton Comes Alive! was released in 1976 and became one of the best-selling live albums in history, certified 8x Platinum in the US. It reached #1 on the Billboard 200 and spawned the iconic hits Do You Feel Like We Do and Show Me the Way.
About DBX Encoding:
DBX disc encoding was an audiophile noise-reduction format used on vinyl from approximately 1979–1982. A DBX decoder is required to play correctly — without one, audio will sound heavily compressed. This format was discontinued by 1982, making surviving test pressings extremely scarce.
About the Test Pressing Label:
This pressing uses A&M’s official pre-printed test pressing label with fields for Selection No., Artist, Plant, and Date Pressed — with “PITMAN” pre-stamped as the plant. The fields are otherwise blank/unfilled, consistent with an internal quality-control pressing.
Condition:
• Vinyl: Surface marks visible — see all photos carefully
• Label: Official A&M Records Test Pressing label, clean and intact
• Sleeve: Plain white paper inner sleeve included; “SP-3703 C/D DBX” handwritten in pencil on sleeve
• ⚠️ Record 2 (Sides C & D) only — this does not include Record 1
A must-have for Peter Frampton collectors, DBX format enthusiasts, A&M Records historians, or Pitman pressing plant collectors.
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