Mountain - Original 1969 US Windfall label 11-track LP

Scarce original US Windfall 11-track debut solo LP from Leslie West - a pre-Mountain release featuring later Mountain member Felix Pappalardi who not only played bass throughout the album, but also produced and co-wrote eight of the albulms eleven tracks.

Vinyl is pressed on slightly thicker vinyl than later thinner and more flexible pressings - and has the uneven white labels with dull orange and red rim-rings and company name and bird logo to the top and top-right.
Labels does not display any distribution and company info in the orange circle but has 'STEREO' text in large bold letters above 'Side 1' text, 33 1/3 R.P.M. speed notion, '4500' catalogue number and above (4500-SA) matrix info - all placed to the left of centre hole. Labels has slightly larger company name, artist name and title that at later issues. All features which stresses that this is a first pressing.

Vinyl is held in a back pasted picture cover.

Condition: VG++ (Vinyls and Labels)/VG++ (Cover):
Vinyl is close to perfect with a couple of light inaudible surface lines on one side - the other being perfect. Cover has light front and back ring- and cornerwear.

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