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List Price: $15.98 | | Label: Capitol
Salesrank: 370769
Released: December 5, 1995 |
| Our Price: $27.29 |
| Used Price: $27.88 |
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| Media: Vinyl |
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Magical Mystery Tour Track Listing:
1. Magical Mystery Tour [from the Film "Magical Mystery Tour"]
2. Fool on the Hill [from the Film "Magical Mystery Tour"]
3. Flying [from the Film "Magical Mystery Tour"]
4. Blue Jay Way [from the Film "Magical Mystery Tour"]
5. Your Mother Should Know [from the Film "Magical Mystery Tour"]
6. I Am the Walrus [from the Film "Magical Mystery Tour"]
7. Hello Goodbye
8. Strawberry Fields Forever
9. Penny Lane
10. Baby You're a Rich Man
11. All You Need Is Love
12. Magical Mystery Tour Mini-Documentary [Multimedia]
Editorial Review:
Digitally remastered digipak edition of this classic 1967 album from The Beatles featuring 'I Am The Walrus', 'All You Need Is Love', 'Strawberry Fields Forever', 'Penny Lane', 'Magical Mystery Tour'' and many more. The album has been remastered at Abbey Road Studios in London utilizing state of the art recording technology alongside vintage studio equipment, carefully maintaining the authenticity and integrity of the original analogue recordings. Within the CD's new packaging, the booklet includes detailed historical notes along with informative recording notes. A newly produced mini-documentary on the making of the album is included as a QuickTime file on each album. The documentary contains archival footage, rare photographs and never-before-heard studio chat from The Beatles, offering a unique and very personal insight into the studio atmosphere. Capitol.
Description of Magical Mystery Tour:
The album feels even more like a collection of singles (instead of an actual movie soundtrack) than Help! or A Hard Day's Night, but maybe that's because every song sounds like it could have been a hit single--with the natural exception of the goofy/weird instrumental "Flying." Even George's "Blue Jay Way" paints a vivid sound-portrait in fascinating detail. (I consider Joni Mitchell's "Car on the Hill" from Court and Spark to be a companion piece about sitting in the Hollywood Hills, waiting for somebody to show up.) And although the goofy TV movie may have been mostly Paul's baby, this album features the two 45 rpm masterpieces that sum up the quintessential best of Lennon and McCartney at this stage of their development: Paul's "Penny Lane" and John's "I Am the Walrus." --Jim Emerson
Magical Mystery Tour Reviews:
Magical Remastering Tour! 
2009-11-21 - Only a simpleton would feel inclined to argue the merits of the Beatles or in particular the Album "Magical Mystery Tour"; the merits of both are set in stone. This review is concerned only with the latest cd release. Rest assured that the new remastering is upto the high expectation, perhaps even beyond.
I've owned this Album in just about every format imaginable and I can easily say that it has NEVER sounded this good! I heard things, subtle nuances in instrumentation and vocals that I have never heard before ( I.E. "I Am The Walrus" ). I can't praise the sound quality enough. As if that was not enough, I also really liked the packaging; sure it will require a little care BUT I liked the liner notes, photos, and "throw back" look of the digi pak. Nice job.
Trust me, you need to go on this Mystery Tour one more time!
Underrated and brilliant
2009-10-20 - Magical Mystery Tour is one Beatles record that is too often passed over. It was released right in between Sgt. Pepper and the white album, and it was the soundtrack to a TV movie (which I've never seen, but I hear it's not that great). Sandwiched between two masterpieces, it's easy to overlook Magical Mystery Tour, but that's a mistake.
This is a record full of great songs with some incredible arrangements. Side one has a lot of fun little songs - Magical Mystery Tour, Your Mother Should Know, Flying. But it also gets pretty trippy, in that special Beatle way. Songs like Blue Jay Way are disorienting and completely engrossing at the same time. And of course, Fool on the Hill and I Am the Walrus are unforgettable.
The second side is where the album really shines. These songs weren't part of the soundtrack, but were singles released in the UK in 1967, and collected here for the American release. These are some of the Beatles' best songs, period. They're arranged beautifully, with plenty of strings, horns, and psychedelic sound effects. Strawberry Fields and Penny Lane show off the Beatles' (and George Martin's) skills at their absolute peak. And Baby, You're a Rich Man is a really, really undderrated song - I'd love to hear Prince do a cover!
The new remaster really brings them to life. I've bought 6 of the Beatles remasters, and of those half dozen, this is the one that benefits the most from the improved sound quality. You can hear instruments that were previously buried. The strings and horns have a new clarity. Paul's bass and especially Ringo's drums have a new punch to them - I never appreciated Ringo so much until I heard these remasters.
This album doesn't have the cohesiveness of Revolver or Sgt. Pepper or Abbey Road, because it wasn't originally conceived as a full-length album. But each song is a masterpiece in its own right, and the album is one that I'll be listening to a lot more in the coming months.
Pretty close mix to previous 2 albums 
2009-10-17 - All I can really say is....If you like this stereo mix....You will probably like SGT PEPPER and REVOLVER as well....it isn't that hokey "music-left/vocals-right" wannabe stereo that I have been ragging about....This is actually listenable and enjoyable....The remastering job is pretty good...aside from the sound is a tad bright at times
The last so-called remastering they did of this album...was pretty tinny sounding and lacked some bass in various spots.....They corrected that issue on this series...and got it right....I also have the MONO REMASTER of this cd...and it definitely is a major sonic step up.
As with all the remaster CD's in this series...the packaging is a treat and a delight for Beatle fans.
I would say....All in all...it's worth the investment.
Not the sonic difference I was expecting... 
2009-10-14 - Let's not get too excited here, folks. There is not a lot of difference in these "remastered" albums than the ones previously available.
These reviews should be primarily about what the sound difference is in these newly released albums, not the album itself. I bought Magical Mystery Tour and The Beatles Past Masters and I am disappointed in both. Can you hear things in Magical Mystery Tour that you couldn't hear before? A bit, but nothing remarkable. They are also bass deficient on some cuts which I thought would be eliminated. And I'm not listening to these on a Mickey Mouse stereo either- a Bryston amp & preamp, Snell speakers & a Meridian cd player.
Who are these people absolutely gushing over these remastered albums?????? There is very little difference in these newly reissued albums. Always take a review, any review, with a grain of salt.
Great songs to sing to
2009-10-14 - I forgot how enjoyable it was to sing to these songs since you don't hear them on the radio anymore. I do miss the old scratchy sound since they really adjusted the quality of the songs. My mind still remembers the way they used to sound. I like the photo booklet that comes with the CD and the cute little movie of the Beatles that appeared on my computer when I inserted the CD. Very nice!
