Magical Mystery Tour
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Magical Mystery Tour
Magical Mystery Tour is an album by the English rock band the Beatles that was released as a double EP in the United Kingdom and an LP in the United States. Produced by George Martin, it includes the soundtrack to the 1967 film of the same name. The EP was issued in the UK on 8 December 1967 on the Parlophone label, while the Capitol Records LP release in the US occurred on 27 November and featured eleven tracks with the addition of songs from the band's 1967 singles. The first release as an eleven-track LP in the UK did not occur until 1976-Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
2009 - On the whole, Magical Mystery Tour is quietly one of the most rewarding listens in the Beatles' career.
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The Spectrum
2017 - The Beatles' 'Magical Mystery Tour' is a forgotten gem
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Rolling Stone
2017 - it holds together surprisingly well as an addendum to Pepper, giving us an image of the psychedelic Beatles refining their enhanced perceptions into individual pop songs so potent that they changed the whole landscape of music
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The Telegraph
2009 - For an album of bits and bobs, there is genius in these grooves.
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Consequence of Sound
2009 - And with the newly remastered version, its true audio heaven, allowing us to experience one of the band’s most euphoric, instrumentally rich albums in all of its cloud gazing glory.
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Sputnik Music
2005 - Although the first half is more experimental, it contains moments that live up to the bands very best work
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Neon Modern Times
one of their strongest collections of songs
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Mark's Record Reviews
I'll conclude this short review by stating definitively that nothing bad can be said about this record
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Wilson & Alroy's Record Reviews
a superb collection of songs
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Adrian's Album Reviews
Very stoned sounding, very psychedelic, very all over the place but enjoyably so!
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John McFerrin Music Reviews
it is truly a testament to the band's greatness that they were able to come up with two virtually perfect albums IN THE SAME YEAR and still have enough gas left for more masterpieces
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Keno's Classic Rock n Roll Web Site
2004 - this album is so full of hits that you can't help but love it!
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Pop Matters
2012 - The album represents not just the height of their psych phase but also the end of it.
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Album Reviews
features a bunch of their greatest songs
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Alt Rock Chick
2012 - this weird and wonderful album, the creative peak of a band who touched the hearts and minds of millions all over the world
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Record Collector Magazine
it’s a monumental, plotless indulgence
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Den of Geek
2017 - The songs included on Magical Mystery Tour were inventive
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Albumism
2017 - not only is it a masterful cinematic fusion of psychedelic rock and orchestral pop, but it also celebrates the idea that music can still invigorate, inspire, and surprise—even if you had a hand in inventing it
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Back Seat Mafia
2016 - It’s one of those albums that allows the listener to dip in and out as they choose, and as such, is an oddly effortless listen. It’s one of the most generous albums in my collection.
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Starling
2012 - the low points are far outweighed by the great material
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Solute
2016 - Magical Mystery Tour also contains some of the finest songs of the bands career
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Andrew Hickey
2010 - some of the best music ever recorded
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The Second Row
Magical Mystery Tour was the first time they stopped experimenting, and started bringing some seriously iconic, influential and innovative music to the table
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Album Apart
shows the Beatles at their psychedelic peak, chock-full of playful, rich instrumentation and anthemic tunes
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The Daily Beast
2017 - the Beatles’ last slice of psychedelia is an underrated masterpiece, and more fun than ‘Sgt. Pepper.’
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