Filming of “Magical Mystery Tour” • Day 13

Production of The Beatles’ “Magical Mystery Tour” TV special took place throughout September 1967, with some additional scenes filmed in late October / early November. The first leg of filming occurred from September 11 to 15 in and around Newquay. On September 18, filming resumed with the crew choosing the Raymond Revuebar strip club in London’s Soho district as the location for the day’s shoot. From September 19 to 24, the Beatles relocated to West Malling Air Station in Maidstone, Kent, where they filmed interior and exterior shots for the project.

On September 25, they immediately began the arduous process of editing “Magical Mystery Tour“. Despite initially believing that the editing process would take only a week, it took a total of 11 weeks to complete. During the editing process, they realized that some additional scenes were needed to enhance the film. These scenes were filmed on October 1, October 29, October 31, and November 3.

On this day, October 1, The Beatles returned to West Malling Air Station, to shoot additional pick-up shots with the “Magical Mystery Tour” coach.

BEATLES BACK

FILMING for The Beatles’ Mystery Tour is complete. They spent all last week shrouded in mystery on studio location, and now they’re doing the post-thinking bit — writing and recording the incidental music. Everything should be complete by 18th October, and then The Beatles are leaving for two months in India — to study transcendental meditation.

From Fabulous208 – September 30, 1967

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