Classical Gas

"Classical Gas"
Single by Mason Williams
from the album The Mason Williams Phonograph Record
B-side"Long Time Blues"
ReleasedApril 1968[1]
Genre
Length3:00
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Mason Williams
Producer(s)Mike Post
Audio sample

"Classical Gas" is an instrumental musical piece composed and originally performed by American guitarist Mason Williams with instrumental backing by members of the Wrecking Crew.[2] Originally released in 1968 on the album The Mason Williams Phonograph Record, it has been rerecorded and rereleased numerous times since by Williams. One later version served as the title track of a 1987 album by Williams and the band Mannheim Steamroller.

  1. ^ "Classical Gas / Long Time Blues - Mason Williams". 45cat. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  2. ^ Hartman, Kent (2012). The Wrecking Crew. St. Martin’s Griffin. pp. 261–263. ISBN 978-1-250-03046-7.