The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour
The Beatles [click here to see more vinyl featuring The Beatles]:
- Rhythm & acoustic guitars, acoustic & electric pianos, organ, Mellotron, clavioline, harmonica, harmony & backing vocals - John Lennon
- Bass, piano, Mellotron, harmony & backing vocals - Paul McCartney
- Lead, slide & acoustic guitars, organ, harmonica (2), lead (4) & backing vocals - George Harrison [click here to see more vinyl featuring George Harrison]
- Drums, percussion - Ringo Starr [click here to see more vinyl featuring Ringo Starr]
Percussion - Neil Aspinall (A1), Mal Evans (A1, A5)
Vibraphone - Eddie Kramer (B4)
Accordion - Jack Emblow (B5)
Backing vocals on B6 : Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Marianne Faithfull, Keith Moon, Eric Clapton, Pattie Boyd Harrison, Jane Asher, Mike McCartney, Maureen Starkey, Graham Nash, Rose Eccles Nash, Gary Leeds, Hunter Davies
Written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney (A1-3, A5-6, B1-5), Ringo Starr (A3), George Harrison (A3-4)
1LP, standard sleeve with 24-page color booklet
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : EMI
Original Label : Parlophone
Recorded 29 November 1966 – 7 November 1967 at EMI and Chappell, London
Engineered by Geoff Emerick, Ken Scott
Produced by George Martin
Booklet Editor by Tony Barrow
Drawings by Bob Gibson
Photography by John Kelly
Originally released in November 1967
Reissued in 2024
Tracks:
Side A:
1. Magical Mystery Tour
2. The Fool On The Hill
3. Flying
4. Blue Jay Way
5. Your Mother Should Know
6. I Am The Walrus
Side B:
1. Hello, Goodbye
2. Strawberry Fields Forever
3. Penny Lane
4. Baby You're A Rich Man
5. All You Need Is Love
Awards:
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - "Penny Lane" - Rated 456/500
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - "All You Need Is Love" - Rated 370/500
Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums – Ranked 334th
Reviews :
"The U.S. version of the soundtrack for the Beatles' ill-fated British television special embellished the six songs that were found on the British Magical Mystery Tour double EP with five other cuts from their 1967 singles. The psychedelic sound is very much in the vein of Sgt. Pepper's, and even spacier in parts (especially the sound collages of "I Am the Walrus"). Unlike Sgt. Pepper's, there's no vague overall conceptual/thematic unity to the material, which has made Magical Mystery Tour suffer slightly in comparison. Still, the music is mostly great, and "Penny Lane," "Strawberry Fields Forever," "All You Need Is Love," and "Hello Goodbye" were all huge, glorious, and innovative singles. The ballad "The Fool on the Hill," though only a part of the Magical Mystery Tour soundtrack, is also one of the most popular Beatles tunes from the era." AllMusic Review by Richie Unterberger.
Ratings :
AllMusic : 5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.6 / 5 ; Blender : 5 / 5 ; The Daily Telegraph : 4 / 5 ; Encyclopedia of Popular Music : 4 / 5 ; The Rolling Stone Album Guide : 3.5 / 5