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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.
© Matthew Greenwald /TiVo
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Bob D'Orleans, Engineer - Corky Laing, Composer - Corky Laing, Drums - Corky Laing, Lyricist - David Rea, Composer - David Rea, Lyricist - Felix Pappalardi, Bass - Felix Pappalardi, Composer - Felix Pappalardi, Lyricist - Felix Pappalardi, Piano - Felix Pappalardi, Producer - Leslie West, Composer - Leslie West, Guitar - Leslie West, Lyricist - Leslie West, Vocal - Llyllianne Douma, 2nd Engineer - Mountain, Performer - Rick Rowe, Mastering Engineer
Originally released 1970. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob D'Orleans, Engineer - Corky Laing, Drums - Felix Pappalardi, Bass - Felix Pappalardi, Piano - Felix Pappalardi, Producer - Felix Pappalardi, Vocal - John Bruce, Composer - John Bruce, Lyricist - Leslie West, Guitar - Llyllianne Douma, 2nd Engineer - Mountain, Performer - Peter Brown, Composer - Peter Brown, Lyricist - Steve Knight, Organ
Originally released 1970. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob D'Orleans, Engineer - C. Laing, Composer - C. Laing, Lyricist - Corky Laing, Drums - Felix Pappalardi, Bass - Felix Pappalardi, Composer - Felix Pappalardi, Lyricist - Felix Pappalardi, Producer - Gail Collins, Composer - Gail Collins, Lyricist - Leslie West, Composer - Leslie West, Guitar - Leslie West, Lyricist - Leslie West, Vocal - Llyllianne Douma, 2nd Engineer - Mountain, Performer - Steve Knight, Organ
Originally released 1970. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
C. Laing, Composer - C. Laing, Lyricist - Corky Laing, Drums - Felix Pappalardi, Bass - Felix Pappalardi, Composer - Felix Pappalardi, Coordinator - Felix Pappalardi, Director - Felix Pappalardi, Keyboards - Felix Pappalardi, Lyricist - Felix Pappalardi, Producer - G. Gardos, Composer - G. Gardos, Lyricist - Gail Collins, Composer - Gail Collins, Lyricist - Leslie West, Composer - Leslie West, Guitar - Leslie West, Lyricist - Leslie West, Vocal - Mountain, Performer - S. KNIGHT, Composer - S. KNIGHT, Lyricist - Steve Knight, Keyboards - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer
Originally released 1970. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob D'Orleans, Engineer - C. Laing, Composer - C. Laing, Lyricist - Corky Laing, Drums - D. Rea, Composer - D. Rea, Lyricist - Felix Pappalardi, Bass - Felix Pappalardi, Composer - Felix Pappalardi, Coordinator - Felix Pappalardi, Director - Felix Pappalardi, Keyboards - Felix Pappalardi, Lyricist - Felix Pappalardi, Producer - Felix Pappalardi, Vocal - G. Gardos, Composer - G. Gardos, Lyricist - G. Ship, Composer - G. Ship, Lyricist - Gail Collins, Composer - Gail Collins, Lyricist - Leslie West, Guitar - Leslie West, Vocal - Llyllianne Douma, 2nd Engineer - Mountain, Performer - Steve Knight, Keyboards - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer
Originally released 1970. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Corky Laing, Drums - Felix Pappalardi, Bass - Felix Pappalardi, Coordinator - Felix Pappalardi, Director - Felix Pappalardi, Keyboards - Felix Pappalardi, Producer - Leslie West, Composer - Leslie West, Guitar - Leslie West, Lyricist - Leslie West, Vocal - Mountain, Performer - Steve Knight, Keyboards - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer
Originally released 1970. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob D'Orleans, Engineer - Corky Laing, Drums - Felix Pappalardi, Composer - Felix Pappalardi, Lyricist - Felix Pappalardi, Producer - Felix Pappalardi, Vocal - Gail Collins, Composer - Gail Collins, Lyricist - Leslie West, Guitar - Llyllianne Douma, 2nd Engineer - Mountain, Performer
Originally released 1970. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob D'Orleans, Engineer - C. Laing, Composer - C. Laing, Lyricist - Corky Laing, Drums - Felix Pappalardi, Bass - Felix Pappalardi, Producer - Gail Collins, Composer - Gail Collins, Lyricist - Leslie West, Composer - Leslie West, Guitar - Leslie West, Lyricist - Leslie West, Vocal - Llyllianne Douma, 2nd Engineer - Mountain, Performer
Originally released 1970. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob D'Orleans, Engineer - Corky Laing, Drums - Corky Laing, Percussion - Felix Pappalardi, Bass - Felix Pappalardi, Composer - Felix Pappalardi, Guitar - Felix Pappalardi, Lyricist - Felix Pappalardi, Piano - Felix Pappalardi, Producer - Felix Pappalardi, Vocal - Gail Collins, Composer - Gail Collins, Lyricist - Leslie West, Guitar - Leslie West, Vocal - Llyllianne Douma, 2nd Engineer - Mountain, Performer
Originally released 1970. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
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.
© Matthew Greenwald /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:32:04
- Main artists: Mountain
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Legacy - Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 1970 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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