The Best Of Mountain is the first compilation

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 by American

United States

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 hard rock

Hard rock

Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...

 band Mountain

Mountain (band)

Mountain is an American hard rock band that formed in Long Island, New York in 1969. Originally comprising vocalist and guitarist Leslie West, bassist Felix Pappalardi and drummer N. D. Smart, the band broke up in 1972 before reuniting in 1974 and remaining active until today...

. It consists of material recorded throughout 1970-1971, culled from their first three LPs. On April 15, 2003, the album was remastered and reissued in an expanded edition with new liner notes and four bonus tracks, two of which are taken from Leslie West

Leslie West

Leslie West is an American rock guitarist, singer and songwriter.-Biography:Originally named Leslie Weinstein, West was born in New York City, grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey, and in East Meadow, Forest Hills and Lawrence. After his parents divorced, he changed his surname to West...

's first solo album, 1969's Felix Pappalardi

Felix Pappalardi

Felix A. Pappalardi Jr. was an American music producer, songwriter, vocalist, and bass guitarist.- Early life :Pappalardi was born in the Bronx, New York...

-produced Mountain, the project which eventually led to the formation of the band.

Track listing

1. "Never in My Life" (L. West/F. Pappalardi/G. Collins/C. Laing) – 3:53
2. "Taunta (Sammy's Tune)" (F. Pappalardi) - 1:00
3. "Nantucket Sleighride (To Owen Coffin)" (F. Pappalardi/G. Collins) - 5:55
4. "Roll Over Beethoven
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   " (Chuck Berry
   Chuck Berry
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   ) - 2:58
5. "For Yasgur's Farm" (C. Gardos/C. Laing/F. Pappalardi/G. Collins/D. Rea/G. Ship) – 3:23
6. "The Animal Trainer and the Toad" (L. West/S. Palmer) - 3:29
7. "Mississippi Queen
   Mississippi Queen
   "Mississippi Queen" is a song by the American rock band Mountain. Considered a rock classic, it was their most successful single, reaching #21 in the Billboard Hot 100 record chart in 1970...
   
   " (C. Laing/F. Pappalardi/L. West/D. Rea)- 2:32
8. "King's Chorale" (F. Pappalardi) - 1:04
9. "Boys in the Band" (F. Pappalardi/G. Collins) – 3:43
10. "Don't Look Around" (L. West/S. Palmer/F. Pappalardi/G. Collins) - 3:47
11. "Theme for an Imaginary Western" (Jack Bruce
    Jack Bruce
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    , Pete Brown
    Pete Brown
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    ) - 5:07
12. "Crossroader" (F. Pappalardi/G. Collins) - 4:53

2003 Reissue Bonus Tracks

1. "Long Red" (N. Landsberg/F. Pappalardi/J. Ventura/L. West)- 3:17
2. "Dreams of Milk & Honey" (N. Landsberg/F. Pappalardi/J. Ventura/L. West)- - 3:36
3. "Silver Paper" (G. Collins/C. Gardos/S. Knight/C. Laing/F. Pappalardi/L. West) - 3:19
4. "Travelin' in the Dark (To E.M.P.)" (F. Pappalardi/G. Collins) - 4:25

Personnel

• Leslie West
  Leslie West
  Leslie West is an American rock guitarist, singer and songwriter.-Biography:Originally named Leslie Weinstein, West was born in New York City, grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey, and in East Meadow, Forest Hills and Lawrence. After his parents divorced, he changed his surname to West...
  
   - guitar
  Guitar
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  , vocals
  Singing
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• Felix Pappalardi
  Felix Pappalardi
  Felix A. Pappalardi Jr. was an American music producer, songwriter, vocalist, and bass guitarist.- Early life :Pappalardi was born in the Bronx, New York...
  
   - bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  , vocals
• Corky Laing
  Corky Laing
  Laurence Gordon "Corky" Laing is a Canadian rock drummer, best known as a longtime member of pioneering American hard rock band Mountain...
  
   - drums
  Drum kit
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  , percussion
  Percussion instrument
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• Steve Knight
  Steve Knight (musician)
  Steve Knight is an American musician best known as the keyboardist for Mountain, a rock band of the early 1970s.Knight was born in New York to artist parents. From 1938–1950, his family lived in Woodstock, New York. In 1950, his father became a professor at Columbia University and moved the...
  
   - organ
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