The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour

... rare German Hörzu vinyl LP with all tracks recorded in "True Stereo" - stunning audiophile recordings !!

very rare German vinyl LP so highly appreciated by audiophiles and collectors alike. So what is so special about this unassumingly generic-looking version? 

Well, this happens to be the only release with ALL tracks in 'TRUE STEREO' as opposed to duophonic on the rest of the pack. Not even the highly acclaimed 'Original Master Sound / MFSL version can say they contain all tracks in true stereo. This German HORZU version is the only LP that has all tracks in full true stereo, i.e. for the first time also Penny Lane and Baby You're a rich Man.

The run-out matrixnumbers are "SHZE 327 A-1" and "SHZE 327 B-3", with "04449-A-1" and "04449-B-3" underneath, respectively. The catalog number is "1C072-04449", indicating this is the mid-1970s pressing of the Hörzu version. 

Find more info online, as details get pretty technical concerning the mastering of Beatles recordings... read e.g. the Steve Hoffman threads on this interesting topic: 

https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/the-beatles-magical-mystery-tour-german-hoerzu-you-were-right.201576/

Beautiful copy here with cover showing little signs of time only, original inner sleeve, and vinyl in pristine NEARMINT/MINT condition - perfect! 

Having play-graded this LP on high-end equipment using a Koetsu system, I can only attest to the astonishing clarity of this version. It does indeed live up to the hype it has garnered over the years within the audiophile community. There is a sublime richness found, particularly in the cellos on Walrus, Strawberry Fields, and All You Need Is... it practically leaps out of the speakers almost 3-dimensionally. "Walrus" contains the 6-beat intro truncated to 4 on other editions. Don't miss this rare LP, not many of these around with vinyl in such fantastic NM condition ....

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