MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR

Release: November 27, 1967
Label: Capitol SMAL-2835
Producer: George Martin
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1. Magical Mystery Tour (2:52)
• Recorded: April 25, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added April 26-27, 1967 (vocals), May 3, 1967 (trumpets), and November 7, 1967
  John Lennon - acoustic guitar, background vocal
  Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar, piano (with echo effects)
  George Harrison - lead guitar, background vocal
  Ringo Starr - drums, tambourine
  Session musicians - three trumpets
2. The Fool on the Hill (3:00)
• Recorded: September 25, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added September 26, 1967 and October 20, 1967 (flutes)
  John Lennon - harmonica, maracas
  Paul McCartney - lead vocal, piano, double-tracked recorder, flute
  George Harrison - lead guitar, harmonica
  Ringo Starr - finger cymbals
3. Flying (2:17)
• Recorded: September 8, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added September 28, 1967
  John Lennon - mellotron, chanting, tape loop at end
  Paul McCartney - guitars, chanting
  George Harrison - guitars, chanting
  Ringo Starr - drums, maracas, chanting, tape loop at end
4. Blue Jay Way (3:57)
• Recorded: September 6, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added September 7, 1967 and October 6, 1967
  John Lennon - tambourine
  Paul McCartney - bass guitar, background vocal
  George Harrison - double-tracked lead vocal, Hammond organ, background vocal
  Ringo Starr - drums
  Session musician - cello
5. Your Mother Should Know (2:29)
• Recorded: August 22, 1967 at Chappell Recording Studios, London, England with overdubs added August 23, 1967 and September 29, 1967
  John Lennon - organ, background vocal
  Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar, piano, background vocal
  George Harrison - tambourine, tabla, background vocal
  Ringo Starr - drums
6. I am the Walrus (4:37)
• Recorded: September 5, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added September 6, 1967 and September 27, 1967
  John Lennon - lead vocal, mellotron (at the beginning)
  Paul McCartney - bass guitar, background vocal
  George Harrison - tambourine, background vocal
  Ringo Starr - drums
  Session musicians - eight violins, four cellos, three horns
  Choir - six boys singing "Oompah, oompah, stick it up your jumper", six girls singing "Everybody's got one"
7. Hello Goodbye (3:32)
• Recorded: October 2, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added October 19, 20, 25 and November 2, 1967
  John Lennon - lead guitar, organ, background vocal
  Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar, piano, bongos, conga drum,
  background vocal
  George Harrison - lead guitar, tambourine, background vocal
  Ringo Starr - drums, maracas
  Session musicians - two violas
8. Strawberry Fields Forever (4:10)
• Recorded: November 24, 1966 at Abbey Road, London, England with additional work on November 28-29 and December 8, 9, 15, and 21, 1966
  John Lennon - lead vocal, lead guitar, harpsichord
  Paul McCartney - bass guitar, piano, bongos, flute
  George Harrison - lead guitar, timpani
  Ringo Starr - drums
  Mal Evans - tambourine
  Philip Jones - alto trumpet
  Session musicians - two cellos, two horns
9. Penny Lane (3:04)
• Recorded: December 29, 1966 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added December 30, 1966 and January, 1967
  John Lennon - piano, harmony vocal
  Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar, Arco string bass, flute
  George Harrison - conga drum, firebell
  Ringo Starr - drums
  George Martin - piano
  David Mason - piccolo trumpet
  Philip Jones - trumpet
10. Baby You're a Rich Man (3:03)
• Recorded: May 11, 1967 at Olympic Sound Studios, London, England
  John Lennon - lead vocal, clavioline, piano
  Paul McCartney - bass guitar, piano, harmony vocal
  George Harrison - tambourine, harmony vocal
  Ringo Starr - drums, maracas
  Session musicians - vibes
11. All You Need is Love (3:48)
    • Recorded: June 14, 1967 at Olympic Sound Studios, London, England (backing track), overdubbed and shortened at an Abbey Road session, then overdubbed live on the "Our World" TV broadcast
      ::Backing track::
      John Lennon - harpsichord
      Paul McCartney - string bass played with a bow
      George Harrison - violin
      Ringo Starr - drums
      ::Abbey Road Track::
      John Lennon - lead vocal
      Paul McCartney - electric bass guitar
      George Harrison - guitar
      Ringo Starr - drums
      ::Live "Our World" track::
      John Lennon - lead vocal
      Paul McCartney - background vocal
      George Harrison - background vocal
      Session musicians - studio orchestra
      Mick Jagger, Gary Leeds, Keith Richards, Marianne Faithfull,
      Jane Asher, Patti Harrison, Keith Moon, Graham Nash - chorus

Engineer: Geoff Emerick
Cover Photo by: John Kelly