Mountain 'Climbing' [1970][Vinyl][Rare]

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Don't let the cheesy album cover fool you – this is a great record. Mountain was one of the groups that played at Woodstock and they were a part of that early wave of psychedelic hard rock that included Cream and Jimi Hendrix. It's really awesome stuff, and a far cry from the "classic rock" that gets played on corporate radio. This is real stuff. The vinyl is in good condition considering its age (1970 – 54 years). It has only been played a few times and will make an excellent addition to any collection.
Allmusic.com writes:
"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."

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