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[CRAZY-HORSE]

THE BEATLES  "magical mystery tour" cd, 1967

released everywhere but the UK for some strange reason...
first half was released as a double pack 'ep' in their homeland but elsewhere the second half were UK stand alone singles (a+b sides) included to create an album...
usually considered the 'little brother' or 'second class citizen' to Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band but IMO the songs here are way superior tot he tracks on that album. to me Sgt Peppers is littered with mostly average songs that enjoyed the addition of groundbreaking studio techniques to enhance the songs, this one also uses inventive studio mastery courtesy of George "the fifth beatle" Martin but the tracks themselves are top shelf.
the different emerging styles of John, Paul and George's songwriting talents are evident here as to the different paths they were taking as they matured from George's Indian influenced "blue jay way" and instrumental "flying", through the melodic earworms of Paul's "penny lane" and "hello goodbye" and John's more cryptic psychedelic "i am the walrus"/"strawberry fields forever" and peace anthem "all you need is love".
inbetween all this is rock (the title track), dancehall (your mother should know) and the almost experimental (baby youre a rich man) amongst others...
all up an album that just gets better and better with age, and unlike Sgt Peppers, IMO, doesnt sound dated.
yes, the Beatles made better albums but this is still excellent iMO...
I LOVE THIS ALBUM

tracks:

1:   magical mystery tour ***
2:   the fool on the hill ***
3:   flying **
4:   blue jay way ***
5:   your mother should know **
6:   i am the walrus ***
7:   hello goodbye **
8:   strawberry fields forever ***
9:   penny lane ***
10: baby, youre a rich man **
11: all you need is love ***

3s - 7
2s - 4
1s - 0

rating:  2.6

lets go for George's psychedelic-Indian "blue jay way" this time round:





There's a fog upon L.A.
And my friends have lost their way
"We'll be over soon," they said
Now they've lost themselves instead.


Please don't be long
Please don't you be very long
Please don't be long for I may be asleep...

Well, it only goes to show
And I told them where to go
Ask a policeman on the street
There's so many there to meet.

Please don't be long
Please don't you be very long
Please don't be long for I may be asleep...

Now it's past my bed I know
And I'd really like to go
Soon will be the break of day
Sitting here in Blue Jay Way.

Please don't be long
Please don't you be very long
Please don't be long for I may be asleep...

Please don't be long
Please don't you be very long
Please don't be long...