BLACK VINYL

The U.S. version of the soundtrack for the Beatles' ill-fated British television special embellished the six songs that were found on the British Magical Mystery Tour double EP with five other cuts from their 1967 singles. The psychedelic sound is very much in the vein of Sgt. Pepper's, and even spacier in parts (especially the sound collages of "I Am the Walrus"). Unlike Sgt. Pepper's, there's no vague overall conceptual/thematic unity to the material, which has made Magical Mystery Tour suffer slightly in comparison. Still, the music is mostly great, and "Penny Lane," "Strawberry Fields Forever," "All You Need Is Love," and "Hello Goodbye" were all huge, glorious, and innovative singles. The ballad "The Fool on the Hill," though only a part of the Magical Mystery Tour soundtrack, is also one of the most popular Beatles tunes from the era.

A1        Magical Mystery Tour
A2        The Fool On The Hill
A3        Flying
A4        Blue Jay Way
A5        Your Mother Should Know
A6        I Am The Walrus
B1        Hello Goodbye
B2        Strawberry Fields Forever
B3        Penny Lane
B4        Baby You're A Rich Man
B5        All You Need Is Love