Artist

Williams, Mason

Label

Warner Brothers

Catalog

7190

Year

1968

Price

$5.00

Titles

Classical Gas (instrumental)

Long Time Blues

Writer(s)

Mason Williams

Mason Williams

Producer(s)

Mike Post

Mike Post

Time

3:30

3:36

Chart position

# 1 (pop)

not applicable

Condition

VG

VG

Parent LP

The Mason Williams Phonographic Record - Warner WS-1729

Comments

Interestingly, the 'A' side is one of my first radio memories ...  which may help explain why it still has a special place in my heart.  'Course the fact that it has an instantly recognizable melody doesn't hurt.  Two needless pieces of trivia - Williams originally named the track 'Classical Gasoline', but it was abbreviated by the printing plant.  The song won three Grammies: Best Instrumental Composition, Best Contemporary Pop Performance and Best Instrumental Arrangement.  There's also a website dedicated to the song at: http://www.classicalgas.com/   The flip side's a pretty, but rather MOR piece of fluff chiefly of note for including a Williams vocal.  He actually has a decent voice, though the song doesn't exactly spotlight it.