The Beatles 'Magical Mystery Tour' 1968 Very Rare 1st Press US EMI import to UK
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This is a 1st Pressing of The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour 1968. Which has a bit of history, below is what I found on a Beatles collectors website:
"This album release is definitely an E.M.I. enigma! On 8th December 1967 the "Magical Mystery Tour" soundtrack was released in the U.K. as a double E.P. package (see The M.M.T. E.P.) but in the United States they had a full L.P. released 11 days earlier on 27th November 1967. Admittedly it was padded out with the singles that had been released in 1967, but, Capitol certainly got their sums right, because with this release (as up to that time) they had the biggest initial sale of ANY album, passing sales of 8 million dollars worth in just three weeks. And by January 1968 they had a number 1 where it stayed for eight weeks. But it should be noted that some of tracks were in mono, as stereo masters had NOT been created at this time. So, did E.M.I. give it an official release ... NO (not on vinyl) ... but oddly, they did give it an official IMPORT release. Through the usual E.M.I. ordering procedures British record shops could order it using the U.S. catalogue number of SMAL 2835 and it became the biggest selling import for E.M.I. selling over 50,000 copies, which even took it into the official charts reaching number 31."
As you can see from the very clear 'crisp' untouched label on the top right hand corner, this was one of those very first imports and 1st Pressing.
The vinyl itself is in beautiful condition - it doesn't look like it's ever been played. The sleeve as you can tell from the photos is also superb and fully intact including the book in the middle, though a couple of pages have come loose from their staples.
I would prefer the albums stayed together if possible. I live in a village called Overton (RG25) if anyone would like to view them before bidding. I've been advised not to post outside of the UK so UK bidders only please.
Kind regards,
Mark
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