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Mason Williams - The Mason Williams Phonograph Record flac album
  • Performer Mason Williams
  • Title The Mason Williams Phonograph Record
  • Date of release 1990
  • Country US
  • Other formats MMF FLAC APE MP1 XM MP3 AA
  • Genre Pop / World & Folk & Country
  • Size MP3 1970 mb
  • Size FLAC 1358 mb
  • Rating: 4.5
  • Votes: 670

Mason Douglas Williams (born August 24, 1938) is an American classical guitarist, composer, writer, comedian, and poet, best known for his 1968 instrumental "Classical Gas" and for his work as a comedy writer on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, and Saturday Night Live. Williams was born in Abilene, Texas, the son of Jackson Eugene (a tile setter) and Kathlyn (née Nations) Williams.

Producer Mike Post and composer Mason Williams packed all sorts of experiments into this half-hour listening experience called The Mason Williams Phonograph Record, and though there are some interesting moments from the clever singer, it is the instrumental masterpiece "Classical Gas" that displays the highest level of creativity. The 45-rpm was a number one adult contemporary hit in the summer of 1968 while the award-winning artist was writing for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

The Mason Williams Phonograph Record. The Mason Williams Phonograph Record is a solo album by guitarist and composer Mason Williams released in 1968. The album is Williams most successful and most recognized album, and contains the track "Classical Gas," his best known song. Mason Williams won two Grammy awards, for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and Best Instrumental Theme, and Mike Post won Best Instrumental Arrangement on the song. All tracks written by Mason Williams, unless otherwise noted.

Originally released in 1968 on the album The Mason Williams Phonograph Record, it has been re-recorded and re-released numerous times since by Williams. One later version served as the title track of a 1987 album by Williams and the band Mannheim Steamroller. Classical Gas (Mason Williams and Mannheim Steamroller album). The album's title piece, "Classical Gas", was originally featured on Williams's 1968 solo album The Mason Williams Phonograph Record. Dick Hyde (musician).

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Mason Douglas Williams (born August 24, 1938) is an American classical guitarist, composer, writer, comedian, and poet, best known for his 1968 instrumental "Classical Gas" and for his work as a comedy writer on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, and Saturday Night Live.

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Tracklist Hide Credits

1 Overture
Arranged By – Mike Post
1:48
2 All The Time 2:40
3 Dylan Thomas
Arranged By – Mason Williams
0:30
4 Wanderlove 3:34
5 She's Gone Away 2:18
6 Here Am I 4:06
7 Classical Gas
Arranged By – Mike Post
3:00
8 Long Time Blues 3:36
9 Baroque-A-Nova 2:25
10 The Prince's Panties 1:35
11 Life Song
Arranged By – Mason Williams
0:27
12 Sunflower 3:41

Credits

  • Accordion – Carl Fortina
  • Arranged By – Al Capps (tracks: 2, 4 to 6, 8 to 10, 12)
  • Artwork By [Art Direction] – Ed Thrasher
  • Bass – Bob West, Lawrence Knechtel*, Lyle Ritz
  • Cello – Armand Kaproff, Jerome Kessler, Jesse Ehrlich, Joe DiTullio*
  • Double Bass – Lyle Ritz
  • Drums – James Beck Gordon*
  • Effects – Phil Kaye
  • Engineer – Michael Lietz
  • French Horn, Tuba – David Duke, William Hinshaw
  • Guitar – Alvin Casey, David Cohen, James Burton, Michael Deasy*
  • Harp – Gail Levant*
  • Liner Notes – Stan Cornyn
  • Other [Sound Effects] – Phil Kaye
  • Percussion – Gary L. Coleman*, Gene Estes
  • Photography [Cover Photo] – Jerry White
  • Piano – Lawrence Knechtel*, Michael Melvoin*
  • Producer – Mike Post
  • Trombone – Richard J. Hyde*, Hoyt Bohannon, Lew McCreary, Richard Leith
  • Violin – David Burk, Emanuel Moss, George Kast, Harry Bluestone, Israel Baker, Jack Gootkin, Jimmy Getzoff*, Jerry Reisler*, John Vidor*, Ralph Schaeffer, Robert Korda, Robert Sushel, Sidney Sharp, Stan Plummer*, Tibor Zelig, William Kurasch
  • Woodwind – Jim Horn, Tommy Scott*

Notes

(c) 1968 Warner Bros. Records Inc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 0 7599-27169-2 5

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
WS 1729 Mason Williams The Mason Williams Phonograph Record ‎(LP, Album) Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1729 US 1968
4WA-1729 Mason Williams The Mason Williams Phonograph Record ‎(4-Trk, Album) Warner Bros. Records 4WA-1729 US Unknown
RGM-0150 Mason Williams The Mason Williams Phonograph Record ‎(CD, Album) Real Gone Music RGM-0150 US 2013
1729, WS 1729 Mason Williams The Mason Williams Phonograph Record ‎(LP, Album, RE) Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records, Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records, Warner Bros. Records 1729, WS 1729 US 1983
WS 1729 Mason Williams The Mason Williams Phonograph Record ‎(LP, Album, RE) Warner Bros. Records WS 1729 Canada 1979