Peter Frampton – Somethin’s Happening(1974)

Biography
Peter Kenneth Frampton is an English-born American rock musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and guitarist. He was previously associated with the bands Humble Pie and The Herd. At the end of his ‘group’ career was Frampton’s international breakthrough album his live release, Frampton Comes Alive! The album sold more than 8 million copies in the United States alone and spawned several hits. Since then he has released several major albums. He has also worked with David Bowie and both Matt Cameron and Mike McCready from Pearl Jam, among others. Frampton is best known for such hits as “Breaking All the Rules”, “Show Me the Way”, “Baby, I Love Your Way”, “Do You Feel Like We Do”, and “I’m in You”, which remain staples on classic rock radio. He has also appeared as himself in television shows such as The Simpsons and Family Guy. Frampton is known for his work as a guitar player and particularly with a Talkbox and his tenor voice. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Frampton

Album & Cover
Somethin’s Happening is the third studio album by English musician Peter Frampton, released in 1974. It reached #125 on the Billboard 200 album chart.Following the release of the 1973 album Frampton’s Camel, keyboard player Mick Gallagher chose to leave the group, and for the next album Peter Frampton played keyboards in addition to his more customary guitar duties. Frampton retained British bassist Rick Wills, and American drummer John Siomos for Somethin’s Happening which was recorded, with Chris Kimsey engineering, at studios in London, and at Headley Grange in Hampshire, a former workhouse which had been previously used by Led Zeppelin for some of their notable recordings. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somethin%27s_Happening

The album cover is notable for its freeze-frame photos of the band having buckets of water thrown in their faces. Before taking the photographs of the band Storm Thorgerson was the Guinea pig as Peter Christopherson threw the buckets of water, Storm later complained the it had affected his eardrums, but they did not tell the band. It all worked out in the end with no deafness to report. Hipgnosis had a fascination with water and many of their cover designs have a water element to them.

Cover Location: Private swimming pool in Essex, UK
Who Did What: Photography – A. Powell. Graphics – G. Hardie
Label: A&M SP-3619(US), A&M AMLH63619(UK)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell
Hipgnosis ¦ Portraits: Aubrey Powell

Tracklist

Credits
Drums – Peter Frampton (tracks: B3)
Drums, Percussion – John Headley-Down
Engineer, Remix – Chris Kimsey
Mastered By – Lee Hulko
Piano – Nicky Hopkins (tracks: B2, B4)
Producer – Peter Frampton

Vocals, Bass – Rick Wills
Vocals, Guitar, Guitar Synthesizer, Piano, Organ, Percussion – Peter Frampton