The Beatles"MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR"Original First Issue 1967 US SMAL 2835 EX/EX/EX

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"MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR"
THE BEATLES

Magical Mystery Tour is a double EP and LP by the English rock group the Beatles, produced by George Martin, both including the six-song soundtrack to the 1967 film of the same name. The material was released in the United Kingdom on 8 December 1967 as a six-track double EP on the Parlophone label; in the United States the record, released on 27 November 1967, was an eleven-track LP compiled by Capitol Records, adding the band's 1967 single releases. The EP was also released in Germany, France, Spain, Yugoslavia, Australia and Japan. The first official release of the recordings in the UK as an eleven-track LP did not occur until 1976.The soundtrack was a critical and commercial success, a #1 album in the US and Grammy-nominated, despite the widespread media criticism of the Magical Mystery Tour film.The number of songs used in the film posed a challenge for the Beatles and their UK record company EMI, as there were too few for an LP album but too many for an EP. One idea considered was to issue an EP which played at 33? rpm but this would have caused a loss of audio fidelity that was deemed unacceptable. The solution chosen was to issue an innovative format of two EPs packaged in a gatefold sleeve with a 28-page booklet containing the lyrics and color pictures. Of the package, Bob Neaverson wrote "While it certainly solved the song quota problem, one suspects that it was also partly born of the Beatles' pioneering desire to experiment with conventional formats and packaging". The package was released in the UK on 8 December, in time for the Christmas market, at the sub £1 price of 19s 6d(equivalent to £15 today).

EPs were not popular in the US at the time so (and against the Beatles' wishes) Capitol Records decided to release the soundtrack as an LP by adding tracks from that year's non-album singles. The first side of the LP was the film soundtrack (like earlier British Beatles soundtrack albums), and the second side was all the A-side and B-sides released in 1967, with three of the five songs - "Penny Lane", "Baby, You're a Rich Man" and "All You Need Is Love" - presented in duophonic, fake "processed" stereo sound.

"I Am the Walrus" is in true-stereo only part way through, after which the sound becomes fake stereo, on all stereo releases of both packages.

Identification

Marked on Cover and spline 2835 rear SMAL 2835, published by Maclen Music,Inc.,BMI,

 I Am The Walrus (No you're not!), 

Marked on Black with Color band Capitol Label SMAL 2835, BMI Credits

Etched in runout side 1  SMAL-1-2835-A21, I AM Triangle

Condition

Vinyl is visually EX with a some very lite usage marks and scuff side 1,side 2 is even nicer than 1, none

 of these marks caused any serious tics or pops, Plays wonderful!

Labels are both EX+ with some very faint spindle marrs and  lite spindle wear

Cover is EX with a strong gatefold spline, no crease on front, one crease inside front and one hard to find

 crease on rear, 95% gloss, lite ring wear on rear, interior clean white background  starting to show age

 fade spots, no marks! 

Original 24 page Color Photo Booklet is EX and So Interesting and Beautiful is in EX condition despite

 that page 1-24 has separated from staples and a there are some seam separation and tears,

 but the remaining pages are Fine and intact.

Excellent Condition for your Library Specimen 

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