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Beatles-Magical Mystery Tour (Capitol 1967)

Magical Mystery Tour is a record by the English band that was released as a in the United Kingdom and an in the United States. It includes the soundtrack to the 1967 . The EP was issued in the UK on 8 December 1967 on the label, while the LP release in the US occurred on 27 November and featured an additional five songs that were originally released as singles that year. In 1976, Parlophone released the eleven-track LP in the UK.

When recording their new songs, the Beatles continued the studio experimentation that had typified (1967) and the they had pursued since (1966). The project was instigated by in April 1967, but after the band recorded the song "", it lay dormant until the death of their manager, , in late August. Recording then took place alongside filming and editing, and as the Beatles furthered their public association with under teacher .

The sessions have been characterised by some biographers as aimless and unfocused, with the band members overly indulging in sound experimentation and exerting greater control over production. McCartney contributed three of the soundtrack songs, including the widely covered "", while and contributed "" and "", respectively. The sessions also produced "", issued as a single accompanying the soundtrack record, and items of for the film. Further to the Beatles' desire to experiment with record formats and packaging, the EP and LP included a 24-page booklet containing song lyrics, colour photos from film production, and colour story illustrations by cartoonist .

Despite widespread media criticism of the Magical Mystery Tour film, the soundtrack was a critical and commercial success. In the UK, it topped the EPs chart compiled by and peaked at number 2 on the magazine's singles chart (later the ) behind "Hello, Goodbye". The album topped 's Top LPs listings for eight weeks and was nominated for the in 1969. With the international standardisation of the Beatles' catalogue in 1987, Magical Mystery Tour became the only Capitol-generated LP to supersede the band's intended format and form part of their core catalogue.