Magical Mystery Tour

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US release date:: Nov 27, 1967

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“Magical Mystery Tour” restored and released on DVD / Blu-ray

Oct 08, 2012

“Magical Mystery Tour Revisited” broadcast on UK BBC2

Oct 06, 2012

“Magical Mystery Tour” screening in London

Oct 02, 2012

The Beatles host a “Magical Mystery Tour” dress party

Dec 21, 1967

“Hello, Goodbye” is broadcast on Top Of The Pops

Nov 23, 1967

Bob Gibson creates artworks for the “Magical Mystery Tour” booklet

November 1967 ?

Filming of “Magical Mystery Tour” • Day 15

Oct 31, 1967

Paul McCartney flies to France to film “Magical Mystery Tour”

Oct 30, 1967

Filming of “Magical Mystery Tour” • Day 14

Oct 29, 1967

Filming of “Magical Mystery Tour” • Day 13

Oct 01, 1967

Editing of “Magical Mystery Tour”

September 25 to early December 1967

Filming of “Magical Mystery Tour” • Day 12

Sep 24, 1967

Filming of “Magical Mystery Tour” • Day 11

Sep 23, 1967

Filming of “Magical Mystery Tour” • Day 10

Sep 22, 1967

Filming of “Magical Mystery Tour” • Day 9

Sep 21, 1967

Filming of “Magical Mystery Tour” • Day 8

Sep 20, 1967

Filming of “Magical Mystery Tour” • Day 7

Sep 19, 1967

Filming of “Magical Mystery Tour” • Day 6

Sep 18, 1967

Filming of “Magical Mystery Tour” • Day 5

Sep 15, 1967

Filming of “Magical Mystery Tour” • Day 4

Sep 14, 1967

Filming of “Magical Mystery Tour” • Day 3

Sep 13, 1967

Filming of “Magical Mystery Tour” • Day 2

Sep 12, 1967

The Beatles meet to discuss their future

Sep 01, 1967

Alistair Taylor investigates the opportunity for a “Magical Mystery Tour”

Second half of April 1967

Paul McCartney and Mal Evans travel from Los Angeles to London

April 11-12, 1967

About

From Magical Mystery Tour | The Beatles:

The Beatles devised, wrote and directed a television film called Magical Mystery Tour which was broadcast on BBC Television at Christmas, 1967
Even before Sgt. 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. 2 in the UK singles chart, held off the top spot by their own single… “Hello, Goodbye”.
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 1967. These titles were “Strawberry Fields Forever”, “Penny Lane”, “All You Need Is Love” – their anthem that had been broadcast around the world via Satellite in June. “Baby, You’re A Rich Man” and their current single, “Hello, Goodbye”. The US release made # 1 in early January 1968 and stayed there for eight weeks. Its initial chart run lasted 59 weeks
!967 had certainly been a year of great achievement but it was also tinged with sadness. Brian Epstein, The Beatles’ manager since 1961 passed away on 27th August, 1967 at the age of 32.
The US configuration for Magical Mystery Tour was later adopted by many other countries (including the UK in 1976). When the Beatles catalogue was first issued on Compact Disc in 1987, Magical Mystery Tour joined the core list of titles.
NME July 20, 1967
If they aren’t already planning so, the Beatles should start planning their next full-length film immediately. After watching a rough cut of their ‘Magical Mystery Tour’, which BBC viewers can see on Boxing Day. I am convinced they are extremely capable of writing and directing a major movie for release on one of the major cinema circuits.
The film sequences for the musical numbers are extremely clever. For ‘Blue Jay Way’ George is seen sitting cross-legged in a sweating mist which materialises into a variety of shapes and patterns. It’s a pity that most TV viewers will be able to see it only in black and white. ‘I Am The Walrus’ has four of them togged up in animal costumes switching at times to them bobbing across the screen as egg-men.
A special word of praise for Ringo, who more than the others comes over very, very funnily. But praise to all of them for making a most entertaining film. I only wish they would now put out a sequel made up from the parts they left on the cutting-room floor.

It was like we were in another phase of our career you know we’d done all the live stuff and that was marvellous, now we were into being more artists. We got more freedom to be artists.
Paul McCartney – From Magical Mystery Tour | The Beatles

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