Mountain - Original 1969 UK bell label 11-track LP - Turquise Company labels

Rare original 1969 UK Bell label 11-track LP ? the first solo album by Mountain vocalist and guitarist ?often referred to as the 1st Mountain album due to the presence of bass player Felix Pappalardi.

Vinyl has the turquise labels with a backdrop of silver company logos - otherwise black printing and large bell shaped company top logo - vinyl has machine stamped matrix information:
Side 1: SBLL 126 A-2U, mother/stamper 1 G
Side 2: SBLL 126 B-2U, mother/stamper 1 R
It is our firm belief that the A/B-2 master refers to the first master used in the manufacturing of this album ? as we have had sample stickered copies with the A/B-2U master matrix information and we have simply never seen an A/B-1 master, nor have we been able to track down information about a such. This is as such manufactured from the first set of master matrices, 1st set of mothers and the first and second set of stampers - within the first few hundred copies pressed.

Vinyl is held in a front laminated Garrod and Lofthouse flipback picture cover.

Condition: M- (Vinyl and Labels/VG+(+) (Cover):
Vinyl is in exceptional condition - superlustrous and without any signs of play what so ever ? clean and mint. Labels are equally perfect - obviously not an album played frequently if more than once.
Cover has almost no signs of handling or storage - a single barely noticeable mid-front laminate wrinkle and otherwise a simply perfect front. Flipbacks has almost no wrinkles and a little tear against mid-back opening which might has been repaired by previous owner - seams are intact ? spine corners has very marginal dent - all absolutely minor defects. Cover is at least close to near perfect/excellent - a simply stunning copy.

Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1. Blood of the Sun (Leslie West, Felix Pappalardi, Gail Collins) 2:35
2. Long Red (West, Pappalardi, John Ventura, Norman Landsberg) 3:14
3. Better Watch Out (Pappalardi, Collins) 2:47
4. Blind Man (Collins, Pappalardi, West, Ventura) 3:50
5. Baby, I'm Down (Pappalardi, Collins) 3:58

Side 2:
1. Dreams of Milk and Honey (West, Pappalardi, Ventura, Landsberg) 3:22
2. Storyteller Man (West, Pappalardi, Ventura, Landsberg) 3:04
3. This Wheel's on Fire (Bob Dylan, Rick Danko) 3:18
4. Look to the Wind (West, Pappalardi, Ventura) 2:43
5. Southbound Train (West, Ventura, Landsberg) 2:57
6. Because You Are My Friend (West) 3:10

Credits:
Leslie West - Vocals, Guitar
Felix Pappalardi - Bass , Keyboards
Norman D. Smart II - Drums
Norman Landsberg - Organ

Technical Credits:
Felix Pappalardi - Production
Bob D'Orleans - Engineer

Artwork:
Joel Brodsky - Photography
Beverly Weinstein - Art Direction
David Krieger, The Graffeteria - Cover Design