Following this momentous performance however the band decided on a change in personnel and Canadian drummer Corky Laing was in at the expense of ND Smart. Their debut album, 1970's Mountain Climbing, went gold, thanks in part to the hard rock classic "Mississippi Queen." There was however other tracks such as Yasgur’s Farm, Never In My Life and a cover of the Jack Bruce song Theme For An Imaginary Western that would all form the backbone of the bands live set for the next thirty years. Despite the comings and goings of various members over the years including the tragic murder of founder member Felix Pappalardi the core of West and Laing has continued to work as Mountain and in a live situation the band have rarely been bettered.

The performances contained on the Mountain Bootleg Series are drawn from various stages of the bands career from the very early years when the band first formed through to recent gigs undertaken by the band. All the performances come from the personal archives of both Leslie West and Corky Laing and whilst some of the performances are not sonically perfect the quality of the performances are never in question and as Corky Laing says “Some of the performances are real interesting”. I couldn’t have said it better myself.

The eighties were to prove to be a slow time for Mountain. The bands last album had been in 1974 and they wouldn't release another studio album until 1985's Go For Your Life. In the years between the band would tour regularly. This concert recording from The Brandwine Club Chadd's Ford PA was recorded on May 27th 1981 therefore comes from a period rarely documented in the bands history and as such will be an interesting addition to this popular series of live recordings. Included here are key Mountain tracks such as Nantucket Sleighride and Mississippi Queen.