Grammy Award for Best Engineered Recording - Special or Novel Effects

The Grammy Award for Best Engineered Recording - Special or Novel Effects was awarded from 1960 to 1965 . The award had several minor name changes:

• From 1960 to 1961 the award was known as Best Engineering Contribution - Novelty Recording
• From 1962 to 1963 it was awarded as Best Engineered Recording - Novelty
• From 1964 to 1965 it was awarded as Best Engineered Recording - Special or Novel Effects

This award was presented alongside the awards for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical and Best Engineered Album, Classical.

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

1960s

• Grammy Awards of 1965
  • Dave Hassinger (engineer) for The Chipmunks Sing the Beatles performed by The Chipmunks
• Grammy Awards of 1964
  • Robert Fine (engineer) for Civil War Vol. II performed by Frederick Fennell
• Grammy Awards of 1963
  • Robert Fine (engineer) for The Civil War, Vol. I performed by Martin Gabel & Frederick Fennell
• Grammy Awards of 1962
  • John Kraus (engineer) for Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America performed by Stan Freberg
• Grammy Awards of 1961
  • John Kraus (engineer) for "The Old Payola Roll Blues" performed by Stan Freberg
• Grammy Awards of 1960
  • Ted Keep (engineer) for "Alvin's Harmonica" performed by David Seville