 Almond and Mark began playing together on John Mayall's (post-Bluesbreakers) records "The Turning Point" (1969) and "Empty Rooms" (1969).From that experience they decided to form Mark-Almond.Mark-Almond's first two albums, "Mark-Almond" (1970) and "Mark-Almond II" (1971) were recorded for Bob Krasnow's Blue Thumb label, and were noted for their embossed envelope-style album covers.