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, and in the US it peaked at number 14.
Track listing
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 Mason Williams – guitar, main performer and composer Carl Fortina – accordion Bob West, Lawrence Knechtel, Lyle Ritz – bass Armand Kaproff, Jerome Kessler, Jesse Ehrlich, Joe DiTullio – cello Lyle Ritz – double bass James Beck Gordon – drums David Duke, William Hinshaw – French horn, tuben Alvin Casey, David Cohen, James Burton, Michael Deasy – guitar Gail Levant – harp Gary L. Coleman, Gene Estes – percussion Lawrence Knechtel, Michael Melvoin – piano Richard J. Hyde, Hoyt Bohannon, Lew McCreary, Richard Leith – trombone 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 – violin Jim Horn, Tommy Scott – woodwind
Production Mike Post – producer Phil Kaye – effects Stan Cornyn – liner notes
References
External links
The Mason Williams Phonograph Record at 45worlds.com