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The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour Release Date: 1967 11 27 Label: Capitol Records 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 CD version of the record has now been standardized worldwide as the 11 tracks found on the American version.) 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, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 Magical Mystery Tour [from the Film "Magical Mystery Tour"] Lennon, McCartney 2:50 2 Fool on the Hill [from the Film "Magical Mystery Tour"] Lennon, McCartney 2:59 3 Flying [from the Film "Magical Mystery Tour"] Harrison, Starr, McCartney, Lennon 2:15 4 Blue Jay Way [from the Film "Magical Mystery Tour"] Harrison 3:55 5 Your Mother Should Know [from the Film "Magical Mystery Tour"] Lennon, McCartney 2:28 6 I Am the Walrus [from the Film "Magical Mystery Tour"] Lennon, McCartney 4:35 7 Hello Goodbye McCartney, Lennon 3:28 8 Strawberry Fields Forever McCartney, Lennon 4:07 9 Penny Lane Lennon, McCartney 3:00 10 Baby You're a Rich Man McCartney, Lennon 3:01 11 All You Need Is Love McCartney, Lennon 3:52 12 Magical Mystery Tour Mini-Documentary [Multimedia] Releases: Year Type Label 1967 CD Capitol Records 2007 CD Toshiba EMI 1994 LP Capitol Records 1990 CD Capitol Records 1989 LP Parlophone Records 1990 CS Capitol Records 1991 CS Capitol Records 2008 LP EMD Int'l

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