Silver Parlophone Label

TITLE		MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR
TRACK LISTING	RECORD 1	SIDE 1	Magical mystery tour Your mother should know
		SIDE 2	I am the walrus
	RECORD 2	SIDE 1	The fool on the hill Flying
		SIDE 2	Blue jay way
RELEASE DATE		8th December.1967/First Press
FRONT		BACK	LABEL	DISK
INSIDE			BACK COVER CLOSE UP	INSIDE CLOSE UP
LABEL CLOSE UP
		(1) capitalized GRAMOPHONE rims, (2) Silver Parlophone logo mark (3) "(P) 1967" statement (4) "SOLD IN U.K." statement		The term "EXTENDED PLAY" was gone from under the "45 R.P.M.".
OTHER ITEM (24 page color booklet and Lyric sheet)
RECORD LABEL		Silver Parlophone (with pop-out center)
CATALOG NUMBER		MMT-1
MIX		MONO
VINYL COLOR		BLACK
PRODUCER		George Martin
COVER DESIGN/PHOTO/NOTES		Photo: John Kelly / Drawing: Bob Gibson / Notes: Tony Barrow
RECORD COMPANY'S NAME		THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. (capital letter)
PUBLISHER'S NAME		Side1 - Side4: NORTHERN SONGS NCB
CENTRAL REMARK "SOLD IN U.K..."		YES
PRINTER CREDIT		Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
COMMENTS		For the only time, the original labels were not standard EP labels. Gone was the yellow ink on top, the logo was smaller, and the term "EXTENDED PLAY" was gone from under the "45 R.P.M.". In other words, singles labels were used for the "Magical Mystery Tour" set. Even the matrix prefix was the one used for the singles catalog (7XCE) instead of the one used for EP's (7TCE). And most unusually, the set was available in both mono and stereo. 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, and later issue was changed on yellow paper. At the inner pocket, the old Apple mark, which looks like a drawing, and the word "Apple Presents" was printed.

Label Variation #1... Company Name

1967 Press	1981-reissue (Box Set)

Label Variation #2... Published Years Credit

1967 press	1981-reissue (Box Set)

Label Variation #3... "SOLD IN UK." statement

December 1967-Summer 1969

Summer 1969-

1981 (EP Collection Box)

Label Variation #4... Embossed Initials

Most 1960's EMI pressings, in the center of the LP, single or EP, have letters embossed from under the surface of the label's center. The letters were indented into a stamper ( a negative image of the disk which records are pressed from); so that when pressing the positive disk, the indented letters become lifted from the surface. Right: the center of "The Beatles' Million Sellers", with initials "KT" very visible. The ones are KT, MT, PMT, PT, MKT or PKT and maybe a couple more; KT and MT seen most frequent. According to Mr. Andy's E-mail, The embossed letters on all 1960's UK release records were an indication to the reseller of the record of how much purchase tax must be charged on each record. This started mid 1962 with the code ZT. This appears on the very first editions of "Love Me Do" Red label stamped into the lead out. (Thanks!)

Label Variation #5... with/without pop-out center

normal release version	1981 reissue (Collection Box Set)

On 8th December 1967, "Magical Mystery Tour" (a 2-EP set) was issued, this set was available in both mono and stereo. On 7th December 1981, "The Beatles' EPs Collection Box Set" was released, "Magical Mystery Tour" EP (a part of box set) was issued in Stereo.	Magical Mystery Tour
	Collection Box Set

Silver Parlophone Mono Label (Magical Mystery Tour) 1967--	Silver Parlophone Stereo Label (Magical Mystery Tour)
	1967--	1981 Box set

Silver Parlophone: 1967 --
Mono	Stereo	Comments
		The mono EP was numbered with "MMT", stereo EP was numbered with "SMMT" prefix on center-right of the label. And stereo issue was printed the word "STEREO".
Silver Parlophone: 1981-reissue (EPs Collection Box Set)
Mono	Stereo	Comments
No Disk		Stereo only. The stereo EP was numbered with "SMMT" prefix on center-right of the label. And stereo issue was printed the word "STEREO".

Mono	Stereo
MMT	SMMT (original)	SMMT (box set)