(last updated
8/22/2009)
NEWS
(updated
8/22/2009)
This is a
website dedicated to the archival of Mountain tour dates from the beginning in
early 1969 until December 31, 1974. Over time we hope this archival collection
will include setlists, photos, ticket stubs, posters,
performance reviews and of course details of each concert date, including
location, venue, headlining/support acts, number of shows, cancellations, etc.
Although it will be a significant challenge we hope to make this the definitive
Mountain concert tour archival database.
We will only achieve this with your help. So when you look through it and find
something that is wrong or is missing let us know.
Mountain was a
band formed in early 1969 by Leslie West (guitar & vocals) and Felix Pappalardi (bass & vocals) in
During early 1969 Felix produced the album "Leslie West: Mountain"
which included songs written by Felix, his wife Gail Collins and Leslie.
Besides Leslie and Felix, the band included Norman Smart on drums and Norman Landsberg on keyboards. This band became Mountain #2, but
we are uncertain if this version ever played live. Steve Knight, who was in a
band with Felix called The Devil's Anvil, replaced Norman Landsberg
on keyboards to form Mountain #3 and they began touring officially as Mountain
in July 1969 highlighted by an appearance at Woodstock on August 16, 1969.
Following the last night, September 11, 1969, of a three-night run at Ungano’s in New York City, Norman Smart was replaced
on drums by Corky Laing and Mountain #4, which would become the quintessential
version, was born. This band would go on to record two & one-half studio
albums, one-half live album and perform over 300 live shows from September 1969
until February 1972. Although Mountain #4 reportedly made its debut at New Canaan,
CT, High School on September 12, 1969, it is now believed that their debut was
September 18, 1969 at the Boston Tea Party. We have now confirmed that the New
Canaan High School date was December 23, 1969, not September 12. Following a
Mountain #4 tour of the United Kingdom in February 1972 Leslie and Corky formed
West, Bruce & Laing with former Cream bass player Jack Bruce and recorded
two studio albums, one live album and performed nearly 100 live shows from
March 1972 until April 1973.
Following the departure of Jack Bruce, Leslie & Corky formed a new band
called Leslie West & The Wild West Show. The rest
of the band was comprised of Mitch Ryder on vocals, Peter Baron on 2nd
guitar (click here) and Tom Robb on bass. It was previously
believed that Don Kretmar was on bass. This band
performed a number of shows during July and early August 1973. Many of these
shows may have been fulfilling commitments for West, Bruce & Laing shows
scheduled before the break up.
Then in mid August 1973 Leslie and Felix reformed Mountain #5, with Bob Mann
(guitar & keyboards) and Alan Schwartzberg (drums), and did five shows in
Japan (with an opening show in Hawaii August 21) resulting in the release of the
"Twin Peaks" live album recorded in Osaka on August 30, 1973. This
version of Mountain was short lived and was replaced by Mountain #6 in November
1973 with Leslie, Felix, Corky Laing back on drums and
added David Perry on rhythm guitar. This four-piece
If a show listing is unconfirmed by us and the source is another tour archive website, we will identify the source tour archive. Once the show is independently confirmed by Mountain Tour Archives we will remove the link. We will list at:
under "Other Tour
Archives" internet archives that provide assistance as well as those we
routinely provide information to found during our confirmation process
Our goal is to assemble the most accurate, comprehensive tour archive for Mountain from the beginning in 1969 to December 31, 1974. Ultimately we hope to confirm all dates with newspaper ads, performance reviews, ticket stubs and posters.
Mountain
Posters, handbills, photos, newspaper ads, listings and reviews
If
you have any information on any Mountain concert during this time period please
let us know. Send us an email of your information, or scan or send a copy of a
newspaper ad, performance review, ticket stub or poster. If any of the
information in the tour archive is incomplete or inaccurate please email us
with the corrections.
If you taped the show, possess a tape or otherwise know the setlist for any show please provide us with that information.
Setlists
We
also need to know the headlining or opening acts that Mountain played with. If
you know the live source for any live track on a Mountain official release please provide the track and the location.
If you have any information to help us or any
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