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{{Infobox album
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| name = Twin Peaks
| name = Twin Peaks
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| artist = [[Mountain (band)|Mountain]]
| artist = [[Mountain (band)|Mountain]]
| cover = Twinpeaksmountain.jpg
| cover = Twinpeaksmountain.jpg
| released = {{start date|1974|2}}
| alt =
| recorded = {{start date|1973|8|30}}
| released = February 1974
| venue = Koseinenkin Hall<br /><small>([[Osaka]], [[Japan]])</small>
| recorded = August 30, 1973
| venue = Koseinenkin Hall, [[Osaka]], [[Japan]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Hard rock]]|[[blues rock]]}}
| studio =
| length = {{duration|m=68|s=43}}
| label = {{hlist|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]|[[Windfall Records|Windfall]]}}
| genre = [[Hard rock]]
| length = 65:12
| label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] [[Windfall Records|Windfall]]
| producer = [[Felix Pappalardi]]
| producer = [[Felix Pappalardi]]
| chronology = [[Mountain (band)|Mountain]]
| prev_title = [[The Best of Mountain]]
| prev_title = [[The Best of Mountain]]
| prev_year = 1973
| prev_year = 1973
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'''''Twin Peaks''''' is the second [[live album]] by American [[hard rock]] band [[Mountain (band)|Mountain]]. Released in February 1974 by [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] and [[Windfall Records]], it contains recordings from the band's performance at Koseinenkin Hall in [[Osaka]], [[Japan]] on August 30, 1973. The album was produced by the band's bassist and second vocalist [[Felix Pappalardi]], while the artwork was created by his wife and collaborator [[Gail Collins Pappalardi|Gail Collins]]. It was Mountain's first release since returning after a year-long hiatus.


After breaking up for a year in the summer of 1972, Mountain returned with new members Bob Mann (guitar, keyboards) and [[Allan Schwartzberg]] (drums) joining [[Leslie West]] and [[Felix Pappalardi]]. The material for ''Twin Peaks'' was recorded on the subsequent Japanese tour, after which the new members left and original drummer [[Corky Laing]] returned. The album charted at number 142 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], which was the lowest position achieved by the band up to that point.
'''''Twin Peaks''''' is a [[live album]] by [[hard rock]] band [[Mountain (band)|Mountain]]. Their first release following their 1972 breakup and subsequent reformation, the lineup consisted of original members [[Leslie West]] and [[Felix Pappalardi]] joined by guitarist/keyboardist Bob Mann and drummer [[Allan Schwartzberg]]. The revamped Mountain toured [[Japan]], from which the album's material is culled. The original release was a [[double album]] - sides 2 and 3 were on the second disc, which consisted of a long version (two parts) of "Nantucket Sleighride" (31 minutes, 49 seconds total), listed as "Nantucket Sleigh Ride (Part 1)" and "Nantucket Sleigh Ride (Conclusion)", separating "Sleighride" into two words. The first disc (sides 1 and 4) held all the other songs. The first CD release (Columbia, 1993) kept the same running order ("Nantucket Sleighride" in the middle, as "Nantucket Sleigh Ride", combined into one long track). The 2005 remastered CD (on Repertoire Records) moved "Nantucket Sleighride" to the end; on the back cover it's listed as "Nantucket Sleighride (Parts 1 & Conclusion), but on the CD itself it's two separate tracks (tracks 9 & 10), though there is no break in the sound.<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/Mountain-Twin-Peaks/release/3735095 Mountain - ''Twin Peaks'' (1974, Repertoire CD-reissue 2005) album credits at Discogs.com]</ref> The album includes Pappalardi greeting the audience in Japanese during the beginning of "Silver Paper."

==Background==
Mountain broke up in the summer of 1972, shortly after releasing its first live album ''[[Live: The Road Goes Ever On]]'' earlier in the year.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/70s/1972/Cash-Box-1972-03-11-OCR-Page-0012.pdf |title=West, Bruce & Laing Group |work=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]] |volume=33 |issue=38 |publication-date=March 11, 1972 |location=New York City, New York |publisher=The Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. |page=12 |accessdate=December 13, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Live: The Road Goes Ever On |others=[[Mountain (band)|Mountain]] |year=1997 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Mountain-Live-The-Road-Goes-Ever-On/release/6039963 |access-date=December 13, 2018 |last=Chatterton |first=Mark |publisher=[[BGO Records]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/felix-pappalardi-mn0000140411/biography |title=Felix Pappalardi: Biography & History |last=Huey |first=Steve |website=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=December 13, 2018 }}</ref> Within a year the band had reunited, with original members [[Leslie West]] (guitar, vocals) and [[Felix Pappalardi]] (bass, vocals) joined by new members Bob Mann (guitar, keyboards) and [[Allan Schwartzberg]] (drums).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mountain-mn0000503913/biography |title=Mountain: Biography & History |last=Eder |first=Bruce |website=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=December 13, 2018 }}</ref> The resulting Japanese tour – specifically, the August 30 performance at Koseinenkin Hall in [[Osaka]] – spawned the recordings for ''Twin Peaks'', the group's second consecutive live album.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/twin-peaks-mw0000205355 |title=Twin Peaks - Mountain: Songs, Reviews, Credits |last=Chrispell |first=James |website=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=December 13, 2018 }}</ref> The album is the only Mountain release to feature Mann and Schwartzberg, both of whom left shortly after the tour.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&pg=RA11-PA1979&lpg=RA11-PA1979#v=onepage&q&f=false |location=London, England |publisher=[[Omnibus Press]] |publication-date=May 27, 2011 |page=1979 |isbn=978-0857125958 |access-date=December 13, 2018 }}</ref>

''Twin Peaks'' was released in February 1974.<ref name="allmusic"/> It was issued as the band's first album with [[Columbia Records]],<ref>{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&pg=RA11-PA1980&lpg=RA11-PA1980#v=onepage&q&f=false |location=London, England |publisher=[[Omnibus Press]] |publication-date=May 27, 2011 |page=1980 |isbn=978-0857125958 |access-date=December 13, 2018 }}</ref> in tandem with its regular label [[Windfall Records]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/70s/1974/CB-1974-02-09-OCR-Page-0027.pdf |title=For the Record |work=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]] |volume=35 |issue=39 |publication-date=February 9, 1974 |location=New York City, New York |publisher=The Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. |page=27 |accessdate=December 13, 2018 }}</ref> By the time the album was released, original drummer [[Corky Laing]] had returned to Mountain, alongside new guitarist David Perry.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/70s/1974/CB-1974-01-19-OCR-Page-0020.pdf |title=Talent on Stage: Mountain, Duke Williams & The Extremes |work=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]] |volume=35 |issue=36 |publication-date=January 19, 1974 |location=New York City, New York |publisher=The Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. |page=20 |accessdate=December 13, 2018 }}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
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Upon its release, ''Twin Peaks'' debuted at number 166 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] albums chart in the week of March 9, 1974.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1974-03-09 |title=Top 200 Albums: The Week of March 9, 1974 |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=December 13, 2018 }}</ref> The album spent a total of eight weeks on the chart, peaking at number 142 in the week of March 30, 1974.<ref name="US">{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/mountain/chart-history/billboard-200/song/826416 |title=Mountain - Twin Peaks Chart History |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=December 13, 2018 }}</ref> This marked the lowest peak position of any Mountain release to that date, and remains the second lowest ahead of only ''[[Go for Your Life (album)|Go for Your Life]]'' at number 166.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/mountain/chart-history/billboard-200 |title=Mountain Chart History: Billboard 200 |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=December 13, 2018 }}</ref> ''Twin Peaks'' also peaked at number 138 on the US ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]'' magazine albums chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/70s/1974/CB-1974-03-30-OCR-Page-0036.pdf |title=Cash Box Top 100 Albums: 101 to 175 |work=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]] |volume=35 |issue=46 |publication-date=March 30, 1974 |location=New York City, New York |publisher=The Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. |page=36 |accessdate=December 13, 2018 }}</ref>
[[AllMusic]] gave the album a mostly positive review, calling it "a worthy document of a Mountain concert at their summit". They also said the album "ends up showing off the best and the worst attributes of Mountain", pointing to "Theme for an Imaginary Western" and others as examples of the best, and the especially long "Nantucket Sleighride" as an example of the worst, though they softened it by saying the song "doesn't seem that long in the actual listening, mostly because it's difficult not to be impressed with the playing, especially the guitar dialogue between West and Mann."<ref name="allmusic"/>


Reviewing the album for the website [[AllMusic]], James Chrispell offered a mixed opinion of ''Twin Peaks''. Awarding it two out of five stars – the same rating he gave to ''[[Live: The Road Goes Ever On]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-the-road-goes-ever-on-mw0000013226 |title=Live (The Road Goes Ever On) - Mountain: Songs, Reviews, Credits |last=Chrispell |first=James |website=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=December 13, 2018 }}</ref> – the writer claimed that "The content [on the album] ends up showing off the best and the worst attributes of Mountain", the latter of which he singled out as being the 32-minute rendition of "Nantucket Sleighride" (although he admitted that "it's difficult not to be impressed with the playing" on the track).<ref name="allmusic"/>
== Track listing ==

#"Never in My Life" <small>(West, Pappalardi, Collins, [[Corky Laing]])</small> – 4:16
==Track listing==
#"Theme for an Imaginary Western" <small>([[Jack Bruce]], [[Pete Brown]])</small> – 5:01
{{Track listing
#"Blood of the Sun" <small>(West, Pappalardi, Collins)</small> – 3:04
| total_length = 68:43
#"Guitar Solo" <small>(West)</small> – 5:41

#"Nantucket Sleighride" <small>(Pappalardi, Collins)</small> – 31:49
| title1 = Never in My Life
#"Crossroader" <small>(Pappalardi, Collins)</small> – 5:56
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Leslie West]]|[[Felix Pappalardi]]|[[Gail Collins Pappalardi|Gail Collins]]|[[Corky Laing]]}}
#"[[Mississippi Queen]]" <small>(West, Laing, Pappalardi, [[David Rea (musician)|David Rea]])</small> – 4:17
| length1 = 4:16
#"Silver Paper" <small>(West, Pappalardi, Collins, George Gardos, [[Steve Knight (musician)|Steve Knight]], Laing)</small> – 6:15

#"[[Roll Over Beethoven]]" <small>([[Chuck Berry]])</small> – 2:24
| title2 = [[Theme for an Imaginary Western]]
| note2 = [[Jack Bruce]] cover
| writer2 = {{hlist|Bruce|[[Pete Brown]]}}
| length2 = 5:01

| title3 = Blood of the Sun
| writer3 = {{hlist|West|Pappalardi|Collins}}
| length3 = 3:04

| title4 = Guitar Solo
| writer4 = West
| length4 = 5:41

| title5 = Nantucket Sleighride
| writer5 = {{hlist|Pappalardi|Collins}}
| length5 = 31:49

| title6 = Crossroader
| writer6 = {{hlist|Pappalardi|Collins}}
| length6 = 5:56

| title7 = [[Mississippi Queen]]
| writer7 = {{hlist|West|Laing|Pappalardi|[[David Rea (musician)|David Rea]]}}
| length7 = 4:17

| title8 = Silver Paper
| writer8 = {{hlist|West|Pappalardi|Collins|George Gardos|[[Steve Knight (musician)|Steve Knight]]|Laing}}
| length8 = 6:15

| title9 = [[Roll Over Beethoven]]
| note9 = [[Chuck Berry]] cover
| writer9 = Berry
| length9 = 2:24
}}
*On all vinyl and some CD pressings of the album, "Nantucket Sleighride" is split into two separate tracks.


== Personnel ==
==Personnel==
* [[Leslie West]] – [[guitar]], [[vocals]]
*[[Leslie West]] – [[guitar]], [[Singing|vocals]]
* Bob Mann – guitar, [[organ (music)|organ]]
*[[Felix Pappalardi]] – [[Bass guitar|bass]], vocals, [[Record producer|production]]
*Bob Mann – guitar, [[Keyboard instrument|keyboard]]s
* [[Felix Pappalardi]] – [[bass guitar|bass]], vocals
* [[Allan Schwartzberg]] – [[drums]]
*[[Allan Schwartzberg]] – [[Drum kit|drums]]
*Tomoo Suzuki – [[Audio engineer|engineering]]
*[[Gail Collins Pappalardi|Gail Collins]] – [[Album cover|artwork]]
*Hirohisa Ohkawa – [[photography]]


==Chart positions==
;Additional personnel
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
* [[Gail Collins Pappalardi|Gail Collins]] – [[Album cover|cover artwork]], [[photography]]
|-
!scope="col"|Chart (1974)
!scope="col"|Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref name="US"/>
| 142
|}


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
==External links==
*{{discogs master|49351|name=Twin Peaks}}
* [http://www.allmusic.com/album/twin-peaks-mw0000205355 Mountain - ''Twin Peaks'' (1974) album review by Bruce Eder, credits & releases] at [[AllMusic.com]]
* [https://www.discogs.com/Mountain-Twin-Peaks/release/786073 Mountain - ''Twin Peaks'' (1974) album releases & credits] at [[Discogs|Discogs.com]]
* [https://play.spotify.com/album/2K4FPQu1byL60wp3PnaNTX Mountain - ''Twin Peaks'' (1974) album to be listened] as stream at [[Spotify|Play.Spotify.com]]


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Revision as of 13:56, 13 December 2018

Twin Peaks
Live album by
Mountain
ReleasedFebruary 1974 (1974-02)
RecordedAugust 30, 1973 (1973-08-30)
VenueKoseinenkin Hall
(Osaka, Japan)
Genre
Length68:43
Label
ProducerFelix Pappalardi
Mountain chronology
The Best of Mountain
(1973) 		Twin Peaks
(1974) 		Avalanche
(1974)

Twin Peaks is the second live album by American hard rock band Mountain. Released in February 1974 by Columbia and Windfall Records, it contains recordings from the band's performance at Koseinenkin Hall in Osaka, Japan on August 30, 1973. The album was produced by the band's bassist and second vocalist Felix Pappalardi, while the artwork was created by his wife and collaborator Gail Collins. It was Mountain's first release since returning after a year-long hiatus.

After breaking up for a year in the summer of 1972, Mountain returned with new members Bob Mann (guitar, keyboards) and Allan Schwartzberg (drums) joining Leslie West and Felix Pappalardi. The material for Twin Peaks was recorded on the subsequent Japanese tour, after which the new members left and original drummer Corky Laing returned. The album charted at number 142 on the US Billboard 200, which was the lowest position achieved by the band up to that point.

Background

Mountain broke up in the summer of 1972, shortly after releasing its first live album Live: The Road Goes Ever On earlier in the year.[1][2][3] Within a year the band had reunited, with original members Leslie West (guitar, vocals) and Felix Pappalardi (bass, vocals) joined by new members Bob Mann (guitar, keyboards) and Allan Schwartzberg (drums).[4] The resulting Japanese tour – specifically, the August 30 performance at Koseinenkin Hall in Osaka – spawned the recordings for Twin Peaks, the group's second consecutive live album.[5] The album is the only Mountain release to feature Mann and Schwartzberg, both of whom left shortly after the tour.[6]

Twin Peaks was released in February 1974.[5] It was issued as the band's first album with Columbia Records,[7] in tandem with its regular label Windfall Records.[8] By the time the album was released, original drummer Corky Laing had returned to Mountain, alongside new guitarist David Perry.[9]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

Upon its release, Twin Peaks debuted at number 166 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart in the week of March 9, 1974.[10] The album spent a total of eight weeks on the chart, peaking at number 142 in the week of March 30, 1974.[11] This marked the lowest peak position of any Mountain release to that date, and remains the second lowest ahead of only Go for Your Life at number 166.[12] Twin Peaks also peaked at number 138 on the US Cash Box magazine albums chart.[13]

Reviewing the album for the website AllMusic, James Chrispell offered a mixed opinion of Twin Peaks. Awarding it two out of five stars – the same rating he gave to Live: The Road Goes Ever On[14] – the writer claimed that "The content [on the album] ends up showing off the best and the worst attributes of Mountain", the latter of which he singled out as being the 32-minute rendition of "Nantucket Sleighride" (although he admitted that "it's difficult not to be impressed with the playing" on the track).[5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Never in My Life"
4:16
2."Theme for an Imaginary Western" (Jack Bruce cover)
5:01
3."Blood of the Sun"
  • West
  • Pappalardi
  • Collins
3:04
4."Guitar Solo"West5:41
5."Nantucket Sleighride"
  • Pappalardi
  • Collins
31:49
6."Crossroader"
  • Pappalardi
  • Collins
5:56
7."Mississippi Queen"
4:17
8."Silver Paper"
6:15
9."Roll Over Beethoven" (Chuck Berry cover)Berry2:24
Total length:68:43
  • On all vinyl and some CD pressings of the album, "Nantucket Sleighride" is split into two separate tracks.

Personnel

Chart positions

Chart (1974) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[11] 142

References

  1. ^ "West, Bruce & Laing Group" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. 33, no. 38. New York City, New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. March 11, 1972. p. 12. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  2. ^ Chatterton, Mark (1997). Live: The Road Goes Ever On (Media notes). Mountain. BGO Records. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  3. ^ Huey, Steve. "Felix Pappalardi: Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  4. ^ Eder, Bruce. "Mountain: Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d Chrispell, James. "Twin Peaks - Mountain: Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  6. ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. London, England: Omnibus Press. p. 1979. ISBN 978-0857125958. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  7. ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. London, England: Omnibus Press. p. 1980. ISBN 978-0857125958. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  8. ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. 35, no. 39. New York City, New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. February 9, 1974. p. 27. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  9. ^ "Talent on Stage: Mountain, Duke Williams & The Extremes" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. 35, no. 36. New York City, New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. January 19, 1974. p. 20. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  10. ^ "Top 200 Albums: The Week of March 9, 1974". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Mountain - Twin Peaks Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  12. ^ "Mountain Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  13. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Albums: 101 to 175" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. 35, no. 46. New York City, New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. March 30, 1974. p. 36. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  14. ^ Chrispell, James. "Live (The Road Goes Ever On) - Mountain: Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
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