In February 1968, “Warner Bros” label released “The Mason Williams Phonograph Record”, the second Mason Williams album. It was recorded in 1967, and was produced by Mike Post. Mason Williams won two “Grammy Awards”, for “Best Pop Instrumental Performance” and “Best Instrumental Theme”. Mike Post won “Grammy Award” for “Best Instrumental Arrangement of a song”.
Personnel:
- Mason Williams – guitar, arrangements
- Alvin Casey, David Cohen, James Burton, Michael Deasy – guitar
- Lawrence Knechtel, Michael Melvoin – piano
- Carl Fortina – accordion
- Bob West, Lawrence Knechtel, Lyle Ritz – bass
- Lyle Ritz – double bass
- James Beck Gordon – drums
- Gary L. Coleman, Gene Estes – percussion
- Richard J. Hyde, Hoyt Bohannon, Lew McCreary, Richard Leith – trombone
- David Duke, William Hinshaw – French horn, tuba
- 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
- Armand Kaproff, Jerome Kessler, Jesse Ehrlich, Joe DiTullio – cello
- Gail Levant – harp
- Jim Horn, Tommy Scott – woodwind
- Phil Kaye – effects
- Al Capps – arrangements
- Mike Post – arrangements
- Stan Cornyn – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Mason Williams, except where noted.
- Overture – Mike Post
- All the Time
- Dylan Thomas – Lowell Mason
- Wanderlove
- She’s Gone Away
- Here Am I
- Classical Gas
- Long Time Blues
- Baroque-a-Nova – Alan Blye, Mason Williams
- The Prince’s Panties
- Life Song
- Sunflower
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