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TITLE
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MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR | ||||
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TRACK LISTING
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RECORD 1
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SIDE 1 | Magical mystery tour
(Lennon-McCartney) Your mother should know (Lennon-McCartney) |
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| SIDE 2 | I am the walrus (Lennon-McCartney) | ||||
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RECORD 2
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SIDE 1 | The fool on the hill
(Lennon-McCartney) Flying (Harrison-Lennon-McCartney-Starkey) |
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| SIDE 2 | Blue jay way (Harrison) | ||||
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RELEASE DATE
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1967? /Third Press? (First Press: 8th. December 1967?) | ||||
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Both the front and back covers were laminated, and inner pockets held the two 7 inch EP disks. |  |
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| Catalog No. "SMO 39 501/2" was printed at the upper corner of the back cover. | At the inner pocket, the old Apple mark, which looks like a drawing, and the word "apple presents" was printed. | "LES INDUSTRIES MUSICALES ET ÉLECTRIAUES PATHÉ MARCONI" was printed at the inner sleeve. | |||
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INSIDE
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LABEL CLOSE UP | ||||
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"ODEON"
logomark and "BIEM" in rectangular box was printed on the label. "MADE IN FRANCE" was printed at the right of the center hole. |
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| The Odeon logo mark and the words "MADE & PRINTED IN GERMANY" were printed at the inside of the picture sleeve. | |||||
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OTHER ITEM part 1: 24
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color booklet
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A 24 pages full color book packed with exclusive pictures, a strip cartoon of the original story. | |
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A 24 page book, plus a sheet of lyrics, was stapled into the middle. The lyric sheet was on light blue paper. | |
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RECORD LABEL
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Odeon Red Label | ||||
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CATALOG NUMBER
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SMO 39 501/2 | ||||
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MIX
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MONO (from Stereo mix?) | ||||
| MATRIX No. | Side1 | M3 256652 7XCE 18435 21 | |||
| Side2 | M3 256438 7XCE 18434 21 | ||||
| Side3 | M3 256597 7XCE 18436 21 | ||||
| Side4 | M3 256598 7XCE 18437 21 | ||||
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VINYL COLOR
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BLACK | ||||
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RECORD COMPANY'S NAME
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Odeon | ||||
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COVER DESIGN/PHOTO/NOTES
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The package came with a
gatefold sleeve and a 28-page book, including lyrics. Photo: John Kelly / Drawing: Bob Gibson / Notes: Tony Barrow |
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PRINTER CREDIT
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COVER | ELECTROLA GESELLSCHAFT M. B. H. KÖLN | |||
| RECORD | LES INDUSTRIES MUSICALES ET ÉLECTRIAUES PATHÉ MARCONI | ||||
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PRODUCER
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George Martin | ||||
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COMMENTS
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In France, the
"Magical Mystery Tour" soundtrack was released as a special double E.P.
package, too. As The Beatles had six songs for release, it was decided that they would release a double-EP set. The package came with a gatefold sleeve and a 28-page book, including lyrics. Both the front and back covers were laminated, and inner pockets held the two 7 inch EP disks. A 24 page book, plus a sheet of lyrics, was stapled into the middle. The lyric sheet was on light blue paper. At the inner pocket, the old Apple mark, which looks like a drawing, and the word "Apple Presents" was printed. In Spring of 1966, Odeon replaced their earlier label with a red label and their logo with a logo that more closely resembled those used in other countries. The red label appears on all Odeon releases of the time, but when France took up the EEC numbering in 1969, they stopped using the original catalog numbers on Beatles releases. There are three variations of the EPs; Type-1: Catalog number is SOLM 1/2 (mono) and SOLS 1/2 (stereo). Type-2: Catalog number is MEO HS 39501/2 Type-3(=This record): Catalog number is SMO 39501/2 All three of the French issues are from 1967-68 and are all the "first issue.(maybe)" It is probably true that since French Odeon used covers made in other countries, they decided to press some labels to match the catalog numbers on the covers. This means that they probably PRINTED the "German" and "Spanish" labels first, but all three were on sale at the same time. The SOLM/SOLS issue has the Spanish catalog number and cover. The SMO- issue has German catalog number and cover. The MEO- issue is the "true" French one, being numbered as part of the French EP series; these, though, have German-made covers. *BIEM=Bureau International de l'Edition Mécanique |
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