- Audio Cassette (Oct 17 1990)
- Format: Import
- Label: Warner Bros / Wea
- ASIN: B00000EY7K
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
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Product Details
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Track Listings
| 1. Overture |
| 2. All of the Time |
| 3. Dylan Thomas |
| 4. Wanderlove |
| 5. She's Gone Away |
| 6. Here I Am |
| 7. Classical Gas |
| 8. Long Time Blues |
| 9. Baroque-A-Nova |
| 10. Prince's Panties |
| 11. Life Song |
| 12. Sunflower |
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A Blast from the Past,
By gesegnet (Boise, Id United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: NEW Mason Williams - Phonograph Record (CD) (Audio CD)
I was really surprised to see the negative comments on this album. My father bought this when I was a child in the sixties and I grew up with it so perhaps that is why I remember it so fondly. This is the album that introduced Mason Williams to the world and it is arguably his best work.Perhaps the people who do not care for this album find it hard to relate to the period from which it came, in that sense it is dated. This is a sixties album no doubt. Mason Williams presents pop music with a full orchestra as backup, something that was just not done until Williams and other acts such as the Beatles decided to break the rules. The Phonograph Record also has some other gems as well; I personally like All The Time more than Classical Gas, although that is a personal preference. Wanderlove is picturesque and one of the most beautiful songs he ever wrote. Baroque-A-Nova is an excellent tune although you might prefer the instrumental version he later released. The Prince's Panties is one of the funniest songs I have ever heard, and Sunflower is the perfect vehicle to end the album. Of course, the album does have it's low points, She's Gone Away proves once and for all that Williams is not a Rock N Roller, fortunately, he seems to have learned that lesson and avoided that pitfall on later albums. Here Am I is an interesting experiment in psychedelic imagery, but in the end fails to deliver, and Long Time Blues shows that Williams doesn't even know what the blues is. Other than that, the album really is joy to listen to, even after all these years, it stands as a testament to a time when pop artists were willing to break the molds and experiment, when anything seem possible.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Sounds mostly like a bunch of 60s TV Classical Gas best item,
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This review is from: NEW Mason Williams - Phonograph Record (CD) (Audio CD)
I've always liked Classical Gas, it was the reason I bought this CD, most of the rest of the album is a disappointment. 12 selections are on this thing and ten of them sound like something from a 60's TV soundtrack, not very interesting in my opinion even if they did seem to be well handled. The only other selection I cared for was #3 Dylan Thomas, 30 seconds long starting out with some good banjo playing then finished (spoiled)by someone singing a few words.There's a note on the back of the CD about the album being recorded on analog equipment with the CD preserving that sound as closely as possible which might reveal the original limitations. I thought it all sounded very clear, Classical Gas was the only selection I'm familiar with and I heard unfamiliar detail, no static.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A different light,
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This review is from: NEW Mason Williams - Phonograph Record (CD) (Audio CD)
The Mason Williams Phonograph Record yielded but one hit, "Classical Gas". And it's true that "Classical Gas", as a pop hit, resounded with many people; however, it would be unfortunate to leave Mason Williams as a sort of "one-hit wonder" merely because of his one and only smash!The Phonograph Record is a concept album that influenced a lot of contemporary orchestral "rock" music like Manheim Steamroller and even (gag!) John Tesh. Williams, however, had the edge. He and the arrangers (like Mike Post, composer of TV themes like Magnum PI and Hill Street Blues) put together a somewhat random but overall different sounding album. Its 60s-ish "bap ba ba" choruses and bossa nova beats are dated, but it's the variety of textures that remains fresh and enjoyable. The Phonograph Record is silly, it's serious, and it's just *different*. Good sound quality for 1968, too. Just remember that reviews classifying this record only in terms of "Classical Gas" are placing Williams' music in the wrong category. I've introduced this album to several of my friends (college students) and they were all quite impressed with the sheer variety and humor in the music. If you're interested in hearing the original orchestra rock, or want to explore some deeper 1960s culture beyond the surface hippie/Woodstock/drug explosion, try Mason Williams or the Smothers Brothers and be surprised at albums that actually offered songs that differed in sound and texture. It might be quite a culture shock.
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