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Mason Williams: Sharepickers (Warner Brothers K46120, £2.29)

David Hancock, Disc and Music Echo, 15 January 1972

IT SEEMS Mason (the 'Classical Gas' man for those with short memories) has stopped throwing typewriters out of Greyhound buses and other 'pop-art' pursuits and settled for music. The result is quite definitely his best-ever album, copiously annotated by Mason in a disarmingly honest and personal way — more singers could follow this example. Apart from a fine burst of the old country favourite 'Orange Blossom Special' all tracks are new.

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