{"product_id":"2246269","title":"Mountain - The Ritz \/ New York 1985 [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormed in Long Island, New York 1969, Mountain named themselves after vocalist-guitarist Leslie West's 1969 solo album. The band originally consisted of vocalist-guitarist Leslie West, bassist-vocalist Felix Pappalardi, keyboardist Steve Knight, and drummer N. D. Smart. Soon after their appearance at Woodstock, Smart was replaced by Canadian Laurence 'Corky' Laing who played on \u003ci\u003eClimbing!\u003c\/i\u003e (1970) which reached No. 21 in the Billboard Hot 100 and featured what then became the band's signature song, 'Mississippi Queen'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir follow up album \u003ci\u003eNantucket Sleighride\u003c\/i\u003e (1971) reached no.16 but failed to yield a hit single, despite the theme tune being used on UK TV's Weekend World and was subsequently covered by British Rockers Quartz.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy 1972 a combination of drug abuse within the band and Pappalardi's road weariness and burgeoning hearing impairment meant they broke up shortly after their UK tour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis performance at the Ritz, NYC on June 5th, 1985 for broadcast by WNEW-FM, magnificently captures the raw intensity of Mountain live with Leslie West - guitar, vocals, Mark Clarke - bass, vocals and Corky Laing - drums, percussion, it features the tracks Hard Times and Spark from their recently released \u003ci\u003eGo For Your Life\u003c\/i\u003e album.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMountain's music, at its finest, is an organic and feral experience, they are one of many bands commonly credited with influencing the development of heavy metal music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrank this album up and decide for yourselves!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDJ Intro\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNever In My Life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy Dontcha\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStage Banter #1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHard Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStage Banter #2\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheme For an Imaginary Western\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpark\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNantucket Sleight Ride\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstrumental\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMississippi Queen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRadio Station ID \/ Encore Break\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRocky Mountain Way\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRock and Roll Music\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDJ Outro\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54420739981697,"sku":"2246269","price":11.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/3805571202030.jpg?v=1750621229","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/2246269","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}