The Mason Williams Phonograph Record

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The Mason Williams Phonograph Record
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1968
Genre Easy listening, classical, instrumental rock, classical crossover
Length29:40
Label Warner Bros. Records
Producer Mike Post
Mason Williams chronology
The Smothers Brothers Play It Straight
(1966)
The Mason Williams Phonograph Record
(1968)
The Mason Williams Ear Show
(1968)

The Mason Williams Phonograph Record is an album by classical guitarist and composer Mason Williams, released in 1968. It is Williams's most successful and best-known album, and features the instrumental "Classical Gas", his signature song. Williams won two Grammy Awards, for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and Best Instrumental Theme, while Mike Post won Best Instrumental Arrangement for the piece. In Canada, the album peaked at number 16. [1]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mason Williams, unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Overture"Mike Post1:49
2."All the Time" 2:40
3."Dylan Thomas"Lowell Mason, uncredited – tune of "London Bridge Is Falling Down"0:29
4."Wanderlove" 3:22
5."She's Gone Away" 2:15
6."Here Am I" 4:06
7."Classical Gas" 3:06
8."Long Time Blues" 3:35
9."Baroque-a-Nova"Allan Blye, Mason Williams2:20
10."The Prince's Panties" 1:40
11."Life Song" 0:27
12."Sunflower" 3:43
Total length:29:40

Arranged by Al Capps, except "Overture" and "Classical Gas" by Mike Post, and "Dylan Thomas" and "Life Song" by Williams. The first pressing of the vinyl label misspelled "The Prince's Panties" as "Princess Panties".

Personnel

Musicians
Production

References

  1. "RPM Top 50 Albums - October 21, 1968" (PDF). Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved May 24, 2025.