Mountain was the combined forces of Leslie West, a gigantic guitarist/vocalist who had played with New York garage-psych rockers the Vagrants, and Felix Pappalardi.
Pappalardi had a slightly more impressive track record, coming from the modern East Coast folk-rock movement (the Youngbloods), before he applied his production skills to Cream.
Through this, Felix never really stopped playing and eventually formed Mountain.
Often billed as a junior-league version of Cream, Climbing!, Mountain's debut, had a lot of things going for it as well.
Indeed, West was a changed man from the moment he saw Clapton play, and Pappalardi was able to help him achieve the exact same tone Clapton employed on Disraeli Gears.
The hit off Climbing!, "Mississippi Queen" is a boogie classic, and it paved the way for countless imitators such as J.
Geils Band, Foghat, and others.
There are a lot of other great tracks here, such as "Never in My Life," which was an FM radio staple at the time.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi QueenCorky Laing, Felix Pappalardi, David Rea, Leslie West | Mountain | Play | 02:30 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Theme for an Imaginary WesternPete Brown, Jack Bruce | Mountain | Play | 05:06 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Never in My LifeGail Collins, Corky Laing, Felix Pappalardi, Leslie West | Mountain | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | For Yasgur's FarmGail Collins, Corky Laing, Felix Pappalardi, David Rea, Gary Ship | Mountain | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Silver PaperGail Collins, Steve Knight, Corky Laing, Felix Pappalardi, Leslie West | Mountain | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Sittin' on a RainbowGail Collins, Corky Laing, Leslie West | Mountain | Play | 02:19 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Boys in the BandGail Collins, Felix Pappalardi | Mountain | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | To My FriendLeslie West | Mountain | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | The Laird | Mountain | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 32 mins | 73 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pete Brown | Composer |
| 2 | Jack Bruce | Composer |
| 3 | Gail Collins | Composer, Cover Design, Photography |
| 4 | Bob d'Orleans | Engineer |
| 5 | Llyllianne Duma | Assistant Engineer |
| 6 | Steve Knight | Bells, Composer, Mellotron, Organ |
| 7 | Corky Laing | Composer, Drums, Percussion |
| 8 | Mountain | Primary Artist |
| 9 | Felix Pappalardi | Bass, Composer, Director, Guitar (Rhythm), Piano, Producer, Vocals |
| 10 | Bud Prager | Executive Producer |
| 11 | David Rea | Composer |
| 12 | Gary Ship | Composer |
| 13 | Beverly Weinstein | Art Direction |
| 14 | Leslie West | Composer, Guitar, Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |