Magical Mystery Tour contains songs from the movie of the same name , and the album version which replaced the UK double-EP version as the international canonical version in also contains other singles. The cover art portrays the band in costumes, as seen in the I am the Walrus musical segment of the film. John is the walrus, Ringo is a chicken, Paul is a hippo and George is a bunny. The project of Magical Mystery Tour and the album are considered to be the Beatles' only failure.
It is often said that instead of the unscripted "happenings" on the coach, what ought to have been filmed was the disruption and chaos the project unwittingly caused, as this was often more entertaining than what was actually filmed. The Beatles Wiki Explore. Studio Albums. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Magical Mystery Tour album. Edit source History Talk 0. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, had hit the shops, the idea of the programme had been born and work had commenced on the title track.
It was decided that the soundtrack for the programme would be released on two seven inch discs which would be packaged with a booklet in a gatefold sleeve. The booklet contained stills from the show along with a comic strip telling the story. A lyric sheet was also stapled into the centrespread of the booklet. The EP was a runaway success and reached no.
In the US, the double-EP format was not considered viable so instead, Capitol Records created an album by placing the six songs from the EP on side one of an album and drawing side two from the titles that had appeared on singles in The US release made 1 in early January and stayed there for eight weeks.
Its initial chart run lasted 59 weeks. Brian Epstein, The Beatles' manager since passed away on 27th August, at the age of When the Beatles catalogue was first issued on Compact Disc in , Magical Mystery Tour joined the core list of titles. If they aren't already planning so, the Beatles should start planning their next full-length film immediately.
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