Category: Magical Mystery Tour

Generally perceived to be The Beatles’ first artistic failure, the Magical Mystery Tour film was disliked by critics and viewers alike. In an effort to explain the group’s creation, …

Having been edited to 55 minutes from nearly 10 hours of footage, The Beatles’ television film Magical Mystery Tour had its world première on BBC 1 at 8.35.

More than two weeks before its accompanying film received its premiere on BBC television, The Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour EP was released.

In the UK The Beatles chose to issue the six songs from the Magical Mystery Tour film as a double gatefold EP with a 28-page booklet. EPs, however, were …

Studio Two (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick On 10 November 1967, The Beatles had made a promotional film for the single ‘Hello, …

Studio Three (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick Stereo mixes of four Magical Mystery Tour songs were made in customarily swift fashion during …

Studio Three (control room), EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Ken Scott This session, which ran from 2.30-6pm, began with the recording of a brief tape containing …

Room 53, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick Between 10am and 1pm on this day, new mono mixes were made of ‘All You Need Is …

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Geoff Emerick The recording of George Harrison’s Magical Mystery Tour song ‘Blue Jay Way’ was completed during this session, …

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Ken Scott This session, which began at 10pm and ended at 2.30am the following morning, saw the creation of …

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Ken Scott An inventive session, which saw the addition of a BBC radio feed to ‘I Am The Walrus’, …

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Ken Scott Two songs for the Magical Mystery Tour soundtrack were worked on during this session: ‘I Am The …

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Engineer: Ken Scott Although they had begun recording ‘The Fool On The Hill’ during the previous day’s session, on this evening The Beatles …

Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Ken Scott Paul McCartney had taped a demo of ‘The Fool On The Hill’ on 6 September 1967. During …