Talk:Magical Mystery Tour (album)

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[edit] Old Chat

Uhh, why is there a working and then a nonworking link to Eric Clapton? HereToHelp 22:28, 27 September 2005 (UTC)

I could have sworn this was released as an EP (not LP) in Britain. Johnleemk | Talk 11:30, 27 Oct 2004 (UTC)

It was released in Britain as an EP on 8 December 1967, but when they released all the Beatles albums on CD in the late 80s, it was decided to keep the American version as official because it contained the singles from 1967 as well. Cbing01 15:58, 27 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Then how come that isn't in the article? Johnleemk | Talk 11:53, 28 Oct 2004 (UTC)

It is now. I was going to add the EP track listing, but it seemed very redundant since it is essentially side one of the LP listing, only on four sides. Cbing01 20:00, 13 Nov 2004 (UTC)

[edit] POV

I removed the following from the article:

This album may not have been as historically significant as Sgt. Pepper, as valuable track for track as Revolver, as varied as The Beatles, as romantic as Rubber Soul, or as perfectly scoped as Abbey Road, but it holds up as one of the most important recordings of the psychedelic era.

It's significantly biased. NPOV policy dictates that you can say just about anything you want, as long as it's attributed to somebody else, so quote a reviewer's opinion, but don't present this opinion as Wikipedia's own. Also, I'm uncomfortable with the opening sentence — wouldn't it be better to present statistics showing that the Beatles churned out more songs during this period than any other band has done over the same length of time? Johnleemk | Talk 11:59, 28 Oct 2004 (UTC)

I agree. Also, however, it is often praised by filmakers like Steven Spielberg. Do we have proof of this other than Paul McCartney offhandedly mentioning it on the Anthologies?

[edit] Not a Movie

Magical Mystery Tour was never intended as a movie, but as a one-off Television programme. It was screened on 26th December 1967 on the BBC. As the majority of people in Britain used black and white sets, many were left baffled by the programme's content. Many were expecting a seasonal song and dance show, as parodied in the 'Your Mother Should Know' section. Vanky- 1/12/04

Huh. There's a nonworking link in The Fool on the Hill to Magical Mystery Tour (film). I don't know that much about the Beatles, I just listen to their songs. HereToHelp 22:26, 27 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] NPOV?

"Recorded in 1967, the Magical Mystery Tour album was the Beatles' culmination of an 18 month period unsurpassed as the most creative time for any rock and roll band."

How the heck do you guys know it was the 'most creative time for any rock and roll band'? Citation, plz? (unsigned comment by 128.135.190.148)

I agree that this statement is fan POV. I have reworded the opening sentence. regards, High on a tree 13:11, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Fake or real stereo?

The article mentions that the U.S. release used some fake stereo rather than wait for the real stereo masters from the UK ... since the standard CD is the U.S. release, I'm curious ... is it real stereo, or fake like the original album? - 211.28.78.104 14:55, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

I believe that the 1970's Parlophone release (like the original US album) contained true stereo versions of all the Magical Mystery Tour songs, and Hello Goodbye and Strawberry Fields Forever. The remaining singles were all in 're-processed' mono - ie fake stereo. Don't know if this was carried onto the CD release. - David C Jan 2006

The CD release has every track in true stereo with the tracks originally released in Germany in the 1970s. The only exception is the last half of "I Am The Walrus" which is in mono (or fake stereo) because the radio was inserted during the mono mixdown. Steelbeard1 00:04, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Recording Dates

Although some the earliest tracks on the album (Strawberry Fields & Penny Lane) were recorded in late 1966 they were recorded for a single release, the start of the recording for the Magical Mystery Tour project started with the recording of the title track.

The tracks recorded for the MMT project were those that apeared on the EP. The tracks added to the album were all intended for and used elsewhere first. simonthebold 15:19, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Was the movie screened in the USA in 1967?

This article contradicts Magical Mystery Tour (film), which claims the movie was shown on NBC in 1967. 217.155.20.163 23:20, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mono vs. Stereo

The mono release for the American version of this album is very rare and significantly more valuable than the stereo since mono was being phased out. This should be mentioned somewhere in the article...Rpgman456 15:40, 4 April 2007 (UTC)