The catalogue number, PCTC 255 is stamped in the trail out groove, together with the matrix YEX 959. The Yellow album is on the black and silver Parlophone Label with 'EMI Records Ltd' label rim and 'Made in UK' label text. This album was not supposed to be available to purchase in UK record stores. Import Version on SMAL 2835 - Capitol Records - black label with colourband.Īt this time a Yellow vinyl version was pressed here by Parlophone/EMI in the UK for EXPORT purposes only. Rehearsal takes 25th June 48-57, the live take being take 58 More orchestral overdubs 24th June 1967 takes 44-47 onto take 10 Orchestral overdubs 23rd June 1967 takes 34-43 onto take 10 See single detail for Strawberry Fields Forever See single detail Strawberry Fields Forever (I do have the ACTUAL King Lear BBC broadcast somewhere) King Lear overdubs 29th September 1967 onto new take 17 Mixing 28th September 1967, take 25 back in to take 17 Overdubs 27th September 1967 onto take 17, 3 takes (18-20) Overdubs 6th September 1967 onto take 16 creating take 17 Overdubs 29th September 1967 onto take 9 (!) - 3 takes (numbered 50-52) Overdubs 23rd August 1967 onto take 8 creating take 9Ī remake 16th September 1967 11 takes (takes 10-20) Overdubs 7th September 1967, take 1 onto take 2 onto take 3 Recorded 6th September 1967 - 1 take (backing track only) (Initially known as "Aerial Tour Instrumental") Vocal overdub 27th September 1967 onto take 6įlute overdubs 20th October 1967 onto take 6 Overdubs 26th September 1967, take 4 onto take 5 onto take 6 Group recording 25th September 1967 - 4 takes Recorded 6th September 1967 - 1 take (solo demo) Overdubs 26th April 1967 onto take 8 creating take 9 (see the box set detail for the chart position of all 17 titles together)Ģ0th September 2009 - dropped sixteen places down to number 49.Ģ7th September 2009 - dropped twenty-nine places down to number 78 (which is outside the chart for longevity purposes).Ĥth October 2009 - No longer listed in the Top 100. Box).Ġ9/09/09 (Number Nine, Number Nine, Number Nine) - the album was re-released as part of the Beatles In Stereo Remasters collection.ġ3th September 2009 it re-entered the chart again at number 33 in the ninth highest position of SEVENTEEN chart positions The Beatles captured in one amazing week. was also part of "The Beatles Box" 15 C.D. This set had a catalogue number of BEA CD 25/6, and was in a limited edition of 8,000 copies. + An "It was twenty years ago today" badge produced a special 12" numbered CD Box Set Comprising: Should have been released it did make a fleeting appearance in the charts at number 52 in October 1987.Īnd on the same day, the record shop H.M.V. and at this time almost 20 years after it which was published in full stereo, with a catalogue number On 21st September 1987 this album had it's first release on C.D. In 1978 a "gold" vinyl edition was released. It should also be noted that this 1976 edition used the same masters as the original U.S. out there reading this offer an explanation ?!)Ĭonsequently, the only U.K. Inexplicably this first official OFFICIAL release was NOT advertised in any way. Release on the Parlophone label with a catalogue number of PCTC 255 (although the cassette was TC-PCS 3077 !) BUT in 1976 after their contract expired, this L.P. 8X-PCS 3077ĭuring the big Beatles sales push by E.M.I. The album was also released on 8-track stereo continuous play cartridges (3¾ ips) - catalogue no. The album was released on cassette tape (1⅞ ips) - Catalogue number - TC-PCS 3077 record catalogue reveals a unique catalogue number never to appear on vinylĪnd a slightly changed title, "Magical Mystery Tour and Other Titles". selling over 50,000 copies, which even took it into theīut, Even more bizarre, this release DID emerge in the U.K. SMAL 2835 and it became the biggest selling import for E.M.I. ordering procedures British record shops could order it using the U.S. but oddly, they did give it an official IMPORT release. And by January 1968 they had a number 1 where it stayed for eightīut it should be noted that some of tracks were in mono, as stereo masters had NOT been created at this time. Sales of 8 million dollars worth in just three weeks. Got their sums right, because with this release (as up to that time) they had the biggest initial sale of ANY album, passing Admittedly it was padded out with the singles that had been released in 1967, but, Capitol certainly released 11 days earlier onĢ7th November 1967. E.P.) but in the United States they had a full L.P. On 8th December 1967 the "Magical Mystery Tour" soundtrack was released in the U.K. This album release is definitely an E.M.I. Magical Mystery Tour Magical Mystery Tourġ week from 3rd October 1987 (CD release, reached No.52)Ģ weeks from 13th September 2009 (reached no.33 !)
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