Mixing "Magical Mystery Tour"
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- Album Songs recorded during this session officially appear on the Magical Mystery Tour (US LP - Mono) LP.
- Studio:
- EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
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About
In April of 1967, Paul McCartney spent two weeks vacationing in the United States before boarding a flight back to London on April 12. During the flight, he borrowed a notepad from a stewardess and defined a rough plan for a Beatles television film. Later, on April 25, the Beatles recorded the basic track of the theme song for their upcoming project “Magical Mystery Tour”. Over the course of three days, April 26 and 27, and May 3, they completed the recording of the track.
On this day, from 7 pm to 11:15 pm, seven mono mixes for “Magical Mystery Tour” were created from Take 9. These mixes were numbered RM1 to RM7, even though four previous mixes had been made on April 27.
During the mix, Richard added a lot of wobbly echo to the “roll up” backing vocals, and the piano signal was fed through a Leslie, making it quite a production. All in all, more than four days were spent on the track, and the care that went into it really shows.
Geoff Emerick – From “Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of The Beatles“, 2006
RM7 was considered the best mix and was used for the “Magical Mystery Tour” television special. However, for the record releases, an additional vocal overdub and a new mono mix were made on November 7, 1967.
Last updated on April 16, 2023