Magical Mystery Tour [VINYL]

Product Information

Langspielplatten Hit-Parade (15 April 1968)". musikmarkt.de. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017 . Retrieved 25 January 2017. Datablog (9 September 2009). "The Beatles: Every album and single, with its chart position". theguardian.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014 . Retrieved 16 February 2020. a b Du Noyer, Paul (2004). "The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour". Blender. Archived from the original on 4 May 2006 . Retrieved 15 March 2018. In its first three weeks on sale in the US, Magical Mystery Tour set a record for the highest initial sales of any Capitol LP. [140] It was number 1 on Billboard 's Top LPs listings for eight weeks at the start of 1968 and remained in the top 200 until 8 February 1969. [141] [nb 14] It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1969. [144] In Britain, the EP peaked at number 2 on the national singles chart, [145] behind "Hello, Goodbye", [146] [147] and became the Beatles' ninth release to top the national EPs chart compiled by Record Retailer. [148] In the UK singles listings compiled by Melody Maker magazine, it replaced "Hello, Goodbye" at number 1 for a week. [149] The EP sold over 500,000 copies there. [138] Walter Everett highlights its UK chart performance as a significant achievement, given that the EP's retail price far exceeded that of the singles with which it was competing at the time. [138] As an American import, the Capitol album release peaked on the Record Retailer LPs chart at number 31 in January 1968. [150] In the US, the album sold 1,936,063 copies by 31 December 1967 and 2,373,987 copies by the end of the decade. [151]

The Beatles– Magical Mystery Tour". hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017 . Retrieved 28 June 2017. So I look upon this Beatles' lp as half of a great album, which isn't bad considering the Beatles probably had nothing to do with putting this collection together. a b Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1sted.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3. If you are fond of Magical Mystery Tour, try getting this mono UK first pressing. I think you will find the sound a worthy upgrade. American album certifications – The Beatles – Magical Mystery Tour". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 15 September 2013.a b Plagenhoef, Scott (9 September 2009). "The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 12 September 2009 . Retrieved 23 February 2020. Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011 . Retrieved 30 September 2019. British album certifications – The Beatles – Magical Mystery Tour". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 15 September 2013. Reid, Graham (24 October 2013). "Bud Shank: Blue Jay Way (1968)". Elsewhere. Archived from the original on 10 February 2020 . Retrieved 14 February 2020. They half knew what they wanted and half didn't know, not until they'd tried everything. The only specific thought they seemed to have in their mind was to be different. [49]

In retrospect, the remaining numbers are some of the strongest songs The Beatles ever penned, with the addictive melody of Paul’s duality exploration on “Hello Goodbye,” which John was not a fan of, hence it was omitted on this outing, and while perhaps not as artistically and musically sound as “I Am The Walrus,” which was perhaps one of the most lyrically and musically psychedelic songs of all time, would still have been a more cohesive addition. Billboard staff (25 November 1967). "Beatles' 13th Cap. LP Due Mid-December". Billboard. p.6. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023 . Retrieved 15 September 2020. Spitz, Bob (2005). The Beatles: The Biography. New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 1-84513-160-6.

Follow Us

Doggett, Peter (2011). You Never Give Me Your Money: The Beatles After the Breakup. New York, NY: It Books. ISBN 978-0-06-177418-8.