MINT 1969 1st MOUNTAIN Hard Heavy Garage Psych CREAM
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TOP M- CLEAN ~ 1969 ORIG ~ HARD FUZZ ROCK GEM !
LESLIE WEST
MOUNTAIN
USA - Windfall Records - 4500
BEAUTIFUL MINTY CLEAN Original first pressing from 1969
...the first Mountain, one of their two best...
Fresh from the split-up of Cream, whom he produced (and for whom he did co-write but two songs, "Strange Brew" and "World of Pain"), Felix Pappalardi spotted Leslie West fronting a semi-legendary garage band (the Vagrants, who actually charted with an absolutely glorious, grungy version of "Respect") and thought to cut a solo album on him. With Pappalardi joining in the fun on bass and keyboards, this was the result. And a damn good one.
As a guitarist, West's calling card was chunky power chords, smooth distorted riffing, and precise, lyrical solos (he was never a speed merchant but he didn't have to be); as a singer, his rasping yelp was immediately recognizable and - as "Blind Man" and (especially) "Southbound Train" revealed - he was a passable blues singer as well. The heavy riff style and Pappalardi's presence (never mind his bass style) got only too obvious a round of comparisons to Cream, but West's first solo album stood up in its own right - maybe not a genre giant, but not exactly a pretender, either.
He unfurled about the best cover of "This Wheel's On Fire" outside the Dylan/Band axis of them all; "Blood of the Sun" and "Dreams of Milk and Honey" still acquit themselves very well as riff-and-rollers. Of course, in early 1969, who knew he had anything as transcendent as "Mississippi Queen" in his immediate future? For its own time and place, this was a surprising - and pleasing - solo debut, thee are no weak cuts! West, Pappalardi, and drummer N.D. Smart added organist Steve Knight, dubbed the band the same name as the album, went to Woodstock, and became stars...
SIDE ONE BLOOD OF THE SUN LONG RED BETTER WATCH OUT BLIND MAN BABY, I'M DOWN SIDE TWO DREAMS OF MILK & HONEY STORYTELLER MAN THIS WHEEL'S ON FIRE LOOK TO THE WIND SOUTHBOUND TRAIN BECAUSE YOU ARE MY FRIEND
CONDITION: The cover is solid, M- clean ~ all solid seams and still looks very collectible ...nice.
The vinyl is all glossy clean M- (TOP LEVEL)
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...
EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING
All imperfections are noted both cover & record
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