Performance · Production
Leslie West
New York City, United States • 1945-10-22 – 2020-12-23
Leslie West is credited on 966 releases across 216 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1969–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
966
Pressings credited
216
Albums
7
Decades active
821
In collections
Biography
Leslie Abel West (born Weinstein; October 22, 1945 – December 23, 2020) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was the co-founder, guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the rock band Mountain. West was named the 245th greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone in 2023.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
966 releases · 216 albums · active 1969–2025
- Performance · 3,480
- Production · 103
- Other credits · 97
Studios: Record Plant, N.Y.C. · Koseinenkin Hall, Osaka · Electric Lady Studios · Fillmore East
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Who's Next
1971
Woodstock - Music From The Original Soundtrack And More
1970
Made In Japan
1972
The Black Album
2003
Graduation
2007
Climbing!
1970
Odds & Sods
1974
River Of Dreams
1993
Woodstock Two
1971
Nantucket Sleighride
1971
The Last Command
1985
The Best Of Mountain
1973
Flowers Of Evil
1971
Hits, Rarities, & Remixes
2003
Why Dontcha
1972
Twin Peaks
1974
Mountain
1969
The Guitars That Destroyed The World
1973
Live: The Road Goes Ever On
1972
Pure Rock Fury
2001
Animal (F**k Like A Beast)
1984
The Gathering Dark
2006
Prince Of Darkness
2005
A New Day Yesterday
2000
Frequent collaborators
- Mountain
- Various
- West, Bruce & Laing
- W.A.S.P.
- Dana Valery
- The Vagrants
- Mylon
- Jack Bruce
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