The Mason Williams Phonograph Record Explained

The Mason Williams Phonograph Record
Type:Album
Artist:Mason Williams
Cover:MasonWilliamsPhonographRecord-Cover.jpg
Released:February 1968
Genre:Easy listening, classical, instrumental rock, classical crossover
Length:29:40
Label:Warner Bros. Records
Producer:Mike Post
Prev Title:The Smothers Brothers Play It Straight
Prev Year:1966
Next Title:The Mason Williams Ear Show
Next Year:1968

The Mason Williams Phonograph Record is an album by classical guitarist and composer Mason Williams (with various accompaniment) released in 1968. It is Williams's most successful and most recognized album, and contains the instrumental "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. In Canada, the album reached #16.[1]

Personnel

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: RPM Top 50 Albums - October 21, 1968.