The Beatles::Magical Mystery Tour

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catalog# 04449M-LP

Artist: The Beatles
Format: LP
DiscSet: 1
Genre: Pop
Label: EMI/Virgin
Release: 1967
UPC: 5099910444917M

The Beatles::Magical Mystery Tour

First released as an EP only in the UK, this reissue follows the original US song track.
The U.S. version of the soundtrack for their 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, and even spacier in parts (especially the sound collages of "I Am the Walrus"). Unlike Sgt. Pepper, 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 Beatle tunes from the era. — Richie Unterberger Play_List