Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour (1967) Vinyl and 50 similar items

Catalog Number: SMAL-2835 Condition Details: Only the first and last page of the booklet is still attached to inner-gate) Vinyl plays with crackles and some clicks (play-graded). Gate-fold cover has scuffing, and creases near edges, discoloration (front/back/inner-gate). Inner sleeve is original (capitol ads); two seams partially split. Spine is mostly readable with wear and splits. Heavy shelf-wear along the top and bottom-edge with splits. Wear to corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use. (Not a cut-out.) Tracks: Magical Mystery Tour The Fool On The Hill Flying Blue Jay Way Your Mother Should Know I Am The Walrus Hello Goodbye Strawberry Fields Forever Penny Lane Baby You're A Rich Man All You Need Is Love About The Record: Magical Mystery Tour, by the Beatles, includes the six-song soundtrack to the 1967 film of the same name. The material was released in the United Kingdom in December of 1967 as a six-track double EP on the Parlophone label; in the United States the record, released in November, was an eleven-track LP compiled by Capitol Records, adding the band's 1967 single releases. The soundtrack was a critical and commercial success, a #1 album in the US, despite the widespread media criticism of the Magical Mystery Tour film. After Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Paul McCartney wanted to create a film based upon the Beatles and their music. The film was to be unscripted: various "ordinary" people were to travel on a 1964 Bedford VAL coach and have unspecified "magical" adventures. The Magical Mystery Tour film was made and included six new Beatles songs. The film originally screened on BBC-TV over the 1967 Christmas holidays but was savaged by critics. The LP was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1968 and reached number 1 in the US for eight weeks. The original review by Rolling Stone consisted of a one-sentence quote from John Lennon: "There are only about 100 people in the world who understand our music." Despite that attitude, Magical Mystery Tour has sold over 6 million copies and was certified 6x platinum. Also, of the six singles spawned from this album, three became #1 hits on Billboard Hot 100: All You Need Is Love, Hello Goodbye and Penny Lane, additionally Strawberry Fields Forever hit #8.