Limited edition 180-gram, audiophile vinyl LP pressing of this album from the Fab Four comes housed in replicated artwork. One of the two masterpieces of the second half of their career as a rock band, The Beatles’ “Magical Mystery Tour” is solid rock ‘n’ roll and song-craft on a lot of mind-altering substances. Nobody writes “I Am the Walrus” or “Strawberry Fields Forever” without having experienced a significant amount of LSD. Yet, the lads from Liverpool keep it together for other great tunes such as “Hello Goodbye,” “Penny Lane,” “Baby, You’re a Rich Man” and the classic “All You Need Is Love.” Mix that in with the high-energy title track, and you have one of The Beatles’ best albums. This vinyl pressing contains the 2009 digital remaster of the album, making it sound more vibrant and electrifying than ever before.
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'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. [A reissue featured a remastered version of the album on 180-gram vinyl.] ~ Richie Unterberger
- Format: Vinyl
- Genre: Rock
- Remastered, 180 Gram
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Tracklist
| A1 | Magical Mystery Tour | 2:48 |
| A2 | The Fool On The Hill | 3:00 |
| A3 | Flying | 2:16 |
| A4 | Blue Jay Way | 3:50 |
| A5 | Your Mother Should Know | 2:33 |
| A6 | I Am The Walrus | 4:35 |
| B1 | Hello Goodbye | 3:24 |
| B2 | Strawberry Fields Forever | 4:05 |
| B3 | Penny Lane | 2:57 |
| B4 | Baby You’re A Rich Man | 3:07 |
| B5 | All You Need Is Love | 3:57 |
