Released on 25/10/10.
Formed in 1969 by guitarist Leslie West and bass player and Cream producer Felix Pappalardi, Mountain also initially comprised a line-up that featured Steve Knight (Keyboards) and N.D. Smart (Drums). Prior to securing a recording contract, the band made an impressive impact at the Woodstock Festival in August of that year. Soon after this appearance N.D. Smart was replaced on drums by Corky Laing and Mountain began their recording career with their debut album CLIMBING , issued in March 1970. Featuring such classic tracks as Mississippi Queen , For Yasgur’s Farm and a cover of Jack Bruce s Theme from an Imaginary Western , Mountain established their hallmark sound of powerful rock combined with a more subtle side. Nantucket Sleighride issued in January 1971 was even more polished, featuring the infamous title track alongwith Don’ t Look Around and You Can’t Get Away . Later that year Flowers Of Evil continued the pattern of success by featuring studio material such as Crossroader and the album s title track alongwith a side of live recordings. The live side of the band, a notable attraction on the concert stage, was also represented with the album LIVE (The Road Goes Ever On). Following a hiatus (during which time Leslie West and Corky Laing teamed up with Jack Bruce in West, Bruce & Laing), Mountain reformed with West and Pappalardi joined by keyboard player Robert Mann and drummer Allan Schwartzberg, recording the mighty Twin Peaks live album in Japan in August 1973.
Mountain’s final studio offering of the 70swas the album Avalanche which saw Corky Laing return to the band. With the death of Felix Pappalardi in 1983, Leslie West would continue to resurrect Mountain in various guises, but the recordingsmade between 1970 and 1974 remain the finest work under the Mountain name. This anthology is the most concise collection of Mountain’s recordings to date and features the best of the band swork both in the recording studio and in concert.
CD One Mountain In The Studio
Mississippi Queen / For Yasgur’s Farm / Never In My Life / Silver Paper / Theme From An Imaginary Western/ Laird / Boys In The Band-Taken From The Album Climbing / Taunta (Sammy Stune) / Nantucket Sleighride (to Owen Coffin) / The Animal Trainer And The Toad / Don’t Look Around / You Can’t Get Away / Travellin In The Dark (to E.M.P.)-Taken From The Album Nantucket Sleighride / Flowers Of Evil/ Crossroader / King Schorale / One Last Cold Kiss - Taken From The Album Flowersof Evil / Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On/ Sister Justice / You Better Believe It -Taken From The Album Avalanche
CD Two Mountain Live In Concert
Dream Sequence: Guitar Solo / Roll Over Beethoven / Dreams Of Milk And Honey / Variations / Swan Theme /Taken From The Album Flowersof Evil / Long Red / Waiting To Take You Away / Crossroader Taken From The Album Mountain Live (The Road Goesever On) / Blood Of The Sun / Nantucket Sleighride (To Owen Coffin) Taken From The Album Twin Peaks