Rating: *** (3 stars)
Title: Music
Company: Warner Brothers
Catalog: 1788
Year: 1969
Grade (cover/record): VG/VG
Comments: white label promo copy
Available: 1
GEMM catalog ID: 4119
Price: $10.00
Cost: $1.00
It's not worth a lot of time or effort describing Mason WIlliams LPs. You either love the guy's wacky mixture of styles, or you find it thoroughly boring. 1969's "Music" certainly won't change anyone's opinions. Overall it isn't much different from his last couple of offerings. The set offered up a couple more vocal performances than previous sets. Of course that was also somewhat of a mixed blessing. Williams actually had a surprisingly accomplished voice, but he wasted his efforts on Roger Miller-styled goofiness ("Bucko's Memories", "Edgar Swoop" and "A Major Thang"). Elsewhere, "La Chason de Claudine" was apparently inspired by Claudine Longet. In case you cared, Warner Brothers released "Greensleeves" b//w "$13 Stella" as a single (Warner catalog number 7272).
"Music" track listing:
(side 1)
1.) Greensleeves (instrumental) (adapted by Mason Williams) - 2:45
2.) Bucko's Memories (Mason Williams) - 2:20
3.) La Chason de Claudine (instrumental) (Mason Williams) - 4:08
4.) Come To Me (Mason Williams - Jim Yester) - 2:52
5.) Cowboy Buckaroo (Mason Williams) - 3:45
(side 2)
1.) The Brothers Theme (instrumental) (Mason Williams - Nancy Ames) - 2:20
2.) Edgar Swoop (Mason Williams) - 3:35
3.) Sunflower (instrumental) (Mason Williams) - 2:02
4.) A Major Thang (Mason Williams) - 3:18
5.) A Gift of Song (Patty Ingles) - 4:30