The Mason Williams Phonograph Record

The Mason Williams Phonograph Record
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1968
GenreEasy listening, classical, instrumental rock, classical crossover
Length29:40
LabelWarner Bros. Records
ProducerMike 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 (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]

  1. ^ "RPM Top 50 Albums - October 21, 1968" (PDF).