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#1-1 Magical Mystery Tour (Record Club Issue: 1st. Press "Full-laminated Cover / Matrix A-1/B-1": 61 351)
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#1-2 Magical Mystery Tour (Record Club Issue: Crossover Press "Half-laminated Cover / Matrix A-1/B-1": 61 351)
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TITLE Magical Mystery Tour
CATALOG NUMBER 61 351
RELEASE DATE 1973? / Second Press
TRACK LISTING SIDE 1 SIDE 2
Magical Mystery Tour
Hello Goodbye
The Fool On The Hill
Strawberry Fields Forever (1966 version)
Flying
Penny Lane (sim. stereo)
Blue Jay Way
Baby You're A Rich Man (sim. stereo)
Your Mother Should Know
All You Need Is Love (sim. stereo)
I Am The Walrus-
("No You're Not" Said Little Nicola)

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INNER SLEEVE FRONT COVER CLOSE UP
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Plain white inner sleeve.
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Catalog No. "61 351" and the words "Club Sonderauflage (club edition)" were printed at the upper right of the front cover.
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sleeve sleeve On back cover, the old Apple mark, which looks like a drawing, and the word "Apple Presents" was printed.
Catalog No. "61 351" and "Club Sonderauflage" were printed at the upper right of the back cover.
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"ELECTROLA  GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H KÖLN" was printed at the bottom of the back cover. "Printed in Germany" was printed at the bottom of the back cover.
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sleeve The lyrics of the following songs are printed on the back cover.
  • The Fool On The Hill
  • I Am The Walrus
  • Blue Jay Way
  • Magical Mystery Tour
  • Your mother should know
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Dark Green Apple label.
"Club - Sonderauflage" was printed at the left of cener hole on the label.
label Side-2, so called "Gley sliced apple"
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label label label "Club - Sonderauflage (=Club edition)" was printed at the left of cener hole on the label.
Labels have "GEMA" in the box to the left of the center hole on both sides.
Catalog Number "61 351" was printed at the right side of the label.
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label label Early Press: Side-2 matrix=B-1

Later Press: Side-2 matrix=B-3
OTHER ITEM
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LABEL Dark Green Apple Label / Grey sliced Apple (Side-2)
MIX STEREO except as noted
MATRIX No.
SIDE 1 SHZE   327  A-1
SIDE 2 SHZE   327  B-1
VINYL COLOR BLACK
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME AN E.M.I. Rec. / ELECTROLA  GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H KÖLN
RECORDING PUBLISHED CREDIT -
COVER FORM Single type. Housed in a half-laminated German-printed cover
PRINTER CREDIT -
COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES Photo: John Kelly / Drawing: Bob Gibson / Notes: Tony Barrow
INNER SLEEVE plain white sleeve
PRODUCER George Martin
COMMENTS German record club edition.
Dark Green Apple label. Side-2, so called "Gley sliced apple". Apple label has a "Club Sonderauflage" credit.
The jacket is a single type, with only a coating on the front.

As with the first edition of the "HÖRZU Label (SHZE 327)", the early presses included simulated-stereo songs.

1st. Press: Full laminated cover type / Side-2 matrix=B-1
German 1st. Pressing uses the Capitol mastertape, with the 3 simulated stereo(*) mixes and the 1966 stereo mix of Strawberry Fields Forever(**).
And the difference is "I Am The Walrus", which has a shorter intro on the US Capitol album.
German intro: 6 times
US intro: 4 times

(*) 3 simulated stereo
"Penny Lane", "Baby You're A Rich Man" and "All You Need Is Love"

(**) Strawberry Fields Forever
basic recording- 29 Nov 1966 and 8 Dec 1966
additional recording- 29 Nov 1966 and 8,9,15,21 Dec 1966
master tape- 4 track 2d and 3d generation

2nd. Press: Half laminated cover type / Side-2 matrix=B-3
German 2nd. Pressing: There are other sources for the 3 true stereo (*) and with the 1971 stereo mix of Strawberry Fields Forever(**).

(*) 3 True stereo
"Penny Lane", "Baby You're A Rich Man" and "All You Need Is Love"

(**) Strawberry Fields Forever
basic recording- 29 Nov 1966 and 8 Dec 1966
additional recording- 29 Nov 1966 and 8,9,15,21 Dec 1966
master tape- 4 track 2d and 3d generation

The lyrics of the following songs are printed on the back.
  • The Fool On The Hill
  • I Am The Walrus
  • Blue Jay Way
  • Magical Mystery Tour
  • Your mother should know



#1-3 Magical Mystery Tour (Record Club Issue: 2nd. Press "Half-laminated Cover / Matrix A-1/B-3": 61 351)
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