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Remember what John & Paul said! All You Need Is Love Track listing 1. Magical Mystery Tour 2. Fool On The Hill, The 3. Flying 4. Blue Jay Way 5. Your Mother Should Know 6. I Am The Walrus 7. Hello Goodbye 8. Strawberry Fields Forever 9. Penny Lane 10. Baby You're A Rich Man 11. All You Need Is Love Details Playing time: 36 min. Contributing artists: George Martin, Graham Nash, Keith Moon, Keith Richards, Marianne Faithfull, Mick Jagger Producer: George Martin Distributor: EMI Music Distribution Recording type: Studio Recording mode: Stereo SPAR Code: n/a Album notes The Beatles: John Lennon (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, harmonica, piano, harpsichord, organ, clavioline, Mellotron, maracas, tambourine, tape loops); George Harrison (vocals, guitar, violin, harmonica, Hammond organ, timpani, congas, firebell, tambourine, tabla); Paul McCartney (vocals, guitar, flute, recorder, piano, acoustic & electric basses, bongos, congas); Ringo Starr (vocals, drums, maracas, tambourine, finger cymbals, tape loops). Additional personnel includes: Dave Mason (piccolo, trumpet); Philip Jones (trumpet); George Martin (piano); Mal Evans (tambourine); Mick Jagger, Gary Leeds, Keith Richards, Marianne Faithfull, Jane Asher, Patti Harrison, Keith Moon, Graham Nash (background vocals). Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, Olympic Sound Studios, De Lane Lea and Chappell Recording Studios, London, England between November 24, 1966 and November 7, 1967. The first six songs on MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR were the soundtrack to the Beatles' TV movie of the same name. The film was an experimental mess, but the experimental pop of the album included some of their most memorable productions. The soundtrack side was dominated by Paul McCartney pop tunes, including the bittersweet piano ballad "Fool On The Hill" and "Your Mother Should Know," an impossibly catchy bit of Vaudevillian pop. But it also featured George Harrison's mystical "Blue Jay Way" (about his house in Hollywood) and John Lennon's "I Am The Walrus," which wedded a stream-of-consciousness lyric to a fierce drum beat, layers of strings, odd voices and some dialogue from Shakespeare's "King Lear." McCartney's "Hello Goodbye," which led off the assorted singles, featured some neatly arranged contrapuntal vocals, and may well have been about the dissolving partnerships (songwriting and otherwise) between McCartney and Lennon. Lennon's strangely arranged "Strawberry Fields Forever," whose two halves blend different takes of the same song, one slowed down to match the pitch of the other, was a trippy reverie; its bridges, orchestrated with horns, cellos, and backward cymbals, are sheer brilliance. "Penny Lane," a wistful fantasy featuring a beautiful trumpet solo, was McCartney at his melodic best, the AM foil to Lennon's FM headiness.Read full review
While it might have once been described as "the weirdest beast in the entire Beatles catalogue", The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour still shines on as a timeless treasure trove of appealing music. All of the band's members' talents shine through in this collective work. Arguably, even Ringo had done some of his better drumming and percussion work in a lot of these tunes. There's a little something for virtually everyone in this album; John and George's headiness and mysticism; Ringo's loveable charm all its own; and Sir Paul's unmatched talent for irresistable pop music. They all shine here. It's almost impossible to hear this album and not hear the catchy tune of "Your Mother Should Know" play back over and over in your head. Or it's equally irresistible to lean your ear closer to the speakers to catch snippets of the busy cacophony going on in the coda of "I Am The Walrus". From the passages of Shakespeare's King Lear, to "umpa, umpa, stick it in your jumper" - or did they say "smoke pot, smoke pot, everybody smoke pot"? Actually, this reviewer thinks they did BOTH. Sounds like Ringo doing the umpa umpa bit, with a collection of voices doing the smoke pot bit tracked over it. And let's not forget the huge hits they had with the title track, Penny Lane, Strawberry Fields Forever and Hello Goodbye. All timeless classics in the realm of 60s pop. And a little guilty pleasure of mine in this mix is "Flying",a nifty little quasi-instrumental track to cop a mellow groove to. -Another tune that will subtly creep up on you and play in your mind when you least expect it. If you love or even like The Beatles, this album (CD) is a must-have in your collection. It never seems to grow old.Read full review
Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles (Capitol/EMI Records) Track listing 1. Magical Mystery Tour 2. The Fool On The Hill 3. Flying 4. Blue Jay Way 5. Your Mother Should Know 6. I Am The Walrus 7. Hello Goodbye 8. Strawberry Fields Forever 9. Penny Lane 10. Baby You're A Rich Man 11. All You Need Is Love Album Details: Playing time: 36 min. Contributing artists: George Martin, Graham Nash, Keith Moon, Keith Richards, Marianne Faithfull, Mick Jagger Producer: George Martin Distributor: EMI Music Distribution It is very interesting to see the musical direction of the group at this time of their amazing careers. Don't just listen to the popular tunes of this album. See what you may have been missing and check out some of the lesser known wonders. This was certainly not the best Beatles album, but I would definitely buy it again. We may never see music of this caliber again. This album is a classic and has stood the test of time.Read full review
Looking back in retrospect, the year of 1967 was a good one for The Beatles. Not only did they release their masterpiece 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' in June, but they came back in November with the album 'Magical Mystery Tour'. It is this second album that, in my opinion, is just as good as the previous release. Listening to the songs on this album is like going back in time to when The Beatles were at their most creative peak. The first six songs on this album were the soundtrack to the Beatles' TV movie of the same name. The experimental pop of the album included some of their most memorable productions. Opening with the title track, which is a true highly-charged performance, it shifts gears to the otherwise mellow mood of "The Fool On The Hill". "Flying" is only one of 3 instrumentals recorded by The Beatles ("Cry For A Shadow" and "Twelve-Bar Original" are the other 2). George is in fine form with "Blue Jay Way". "Your Mother Should Know" is almost a repeat of "When I'm Sixty-Four". John's remarkable "I Am The Walrus" is a brilliant piece of satire. The remaining selections represent 4 of the best songs the band ever made; "Hello, Goodbye", "Strawberry Fields Forever", "Penny Lane" and "All You Need Is Love" Although "Baby You're A Rich Man" is not in the same league as the other 4, it still fits nicely into the program. The only drawback is that the CD version does NOT feature the 24-page illustrated comic/story book that was part of the original LP. Beatles fans have made 'Magical Mystery Tour' a classic for the ages.Read full review
I remember buying this album on 8 track and although I have many of the songs, there is something nostalgic about hearing them in the original order. The quality has been imroved as they created this CD, although for the true critic, there is a remastered version available. This works fine for my car. You will find many of your favorites here, but the title song, Magical Mystery tour is rarely played on air, so it is a great addition to my library. Kick back and enjoy one of the most inovative bands and one of their most inovative (after St Peppers) albums. A piece of history.
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