BEATLES Magical Mystery Tour MMT-1 Mono Dbl 45" EP 1967 UK 1st Press
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Description
Picked up in Liverpool and imported to USA
• Title: Magical Mystery Tour
• Artist: The Beatles
• Format: UK 1967 Mono Double-EP with 28-page booklet
• Catalog Number: MMT 1
• Label: Parlophone, Black with Silver Text, “Sold in U.K. subject to resale price conditions” statement present
• Publisher: Northern Songs NCB
• Producer: George Martin
• Printer: Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
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Pressing & Matrix Details
The dead wax inscriptions confirm first press matrices:
• 7XCE 18434-1 (Side 2: I Am the Walrus)
• 7XCE 18435-1 (Side 1: Magical Mystery Tour / Your Mother Should Know)
• 7XCE 18436-1 (Side 3: The Fool on the Hill / Flying)
• 7XCE 18437-1 (Side 4: Blue Jay Way)
These are the original 1967 UK mono cuttings, not later re-cuts.
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Packaging & Features
• Booklet: Fully intact and bound inside, includes illustrations, lyrics, and film stills.
• Gatefold: Laminated flipback sleeve.
• Notes: On back cover, Apple logo present, with EMI / Parlophone credits. Text mentions “Printed and Made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.”
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Authenticity
• Correct Parlophone black label with silver text, pre-1969 style.
• “Sold in U.K. subject to resale price conditions” confirms pre-April 1969 pressing.
• Mono designation on rear sleeve top right (“MMT 1 MONO”).
• Deadwax matches first issue stampers.
This is an authentic 1967 UK first pressing mono double EP set.
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Condition Assessment (based on the photos)
• Vinyl: Labels are clean with no writing or stickers, spindle marks visible but light. Surfaces show some play use but no cracks or warping — VG+ to EX- range.
• Booklet: Present, intact, with some edge wear but overall very nice.
• Sleeve: Some corner wear and aging visible, spine intact — VG to VG+.
Overall condition: VG+/EX- (very good plus to excellent minus)
First UK pressing mono edition of The Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour (MMT 1, 1967).
• Pressed by Parlophone/EMI in the UK
• Features all four original -1 matrix cuttings
• Includes original Garrod & Lofthouse laminated gatefold with 28-page booklet
• Condition: VG+/EX-, a desirable collector’s piece
This is a valuable and authentic set, significantly more collectible than the later stereo issues or international reissues.
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