Mountains (Steamhammer album)

Mountains was the third album of the British blues-rock band Steamhammer.

Mountains
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1970
Recorded1970
GenreBlues rock, psychedelic rock
Length41:27
LabelB&C Records
ProducerFritz Fryer
Steamhammer chronology
Mk II
(1969)
Mountains
(1970)
Speech
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

In summer 1970, Steamhammer recorded this album as a quartet, Kieran White (vocals, guitar, harmonica), Martin Pugh (guitar), Steve Davy (bass) and Mick Bradley (drums). These four musicians worked together as a team to provide a selection of high-quality white urban blues.

The live track, "Riding On The L&N", is one of the highlights of the Mountains album, which contains blues numbers combined with rock music.

With the release of this album, Steamhammer began to be more noticed by the rock world.

Track listing (original release)

All songs written by Kieran White, except as indicated.[2]

  1. "I Wouldn't Have Thought (Gophers Song)" (White, Martin Pugh)
  2. "Levinia"
  3. "Henry Lane"
  4. "Walking Down the Road"
  5. "Mountains"
  6. "Leader of the Ring"
  7. "Riding on the L&N"* (Dan Burley, Lionel Hampton)
  8. "Hold That Train"* (White, Pugh, Mick Bradley, Steve Davy)

*Recorded Live at the Lyceum Theatre, London.

Personnel

Band members

Additional musicians

  • Keith Nelson - banjo (3)

Additional personnel

  • Fritz Fryer - producer.
  • Martin Birch - recording and mixing engineer.

Product details

  • Audio CD (June 4, 1990)
  • Original release date: 1970
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Format: Import
  • Label: B&C (United Kingdom) Repertoire (US)
  • ASIN: B000025QVP
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References

  1. McFarlane, Dean. "Mountains - Steamhammer | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  2. "Discogs: Steamhammer - Mountains". discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
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