The Walrus
I have always loved this album. So underrated. So many Beatle albums are good, this one is great. I could listen to this forever, and trust me, I will.

This was my first Beatles' album--and it still sounds good!

Yep, I'd heard plenty of Beatles' songs. But when my brother gave me the LP (vinyl) of this album after it had come out, this was my first Beatles' recording. I wore it out playing it on my cheap record players and too-long-used needles. But it was a lot of fun while it lasted!

The sound is a lot different from the early Beatles albums. There are some glorious songs on this CD--as well as a few idiosyncratic items.

The CD begins with the title song, "Magical Mystery Tour." A pleasing composition, with repetitive (almost hypnotic) lines. A sampling:

"Roll up--Roll up for the Magical Mystery Tour,
Roll up Roll up for the Mystery Tour.
I've got an invitation to make a reservation."

Psychedelic music that is still musical!

This is followed by "The Fool on the Hill," a simple tune with good keyboard work. Some lines:

"And nobody seems to like him they can tell what he wants to do.
And he never shows his feelings but the Fool on the hill
Sees the sun going down. . . ."

Then, the late Beatles' classic, "I Am the Walrus."

Remember the tag line?

"I am the eggman, they are the eggmen
I am the walrus goo goo ga joo."

The CD closes out with a series of neat songs, one after the other--"Hello Goodbye," "Strawberry Fields Forever" (I really like that song!), "Penny Lane (Another neat tune), "Baby You're A Rich Man," and "All You Need Is Love" (a classic Beatles' work).

Maybe not as well known or as well reputed as works recorded at about the same time (think Sgt. Pepper. . .), but an estimable work nonetheless.

Not as good as Sgt Pepper
Migical Mystrey Tour is a good album.
It is not aa good as Sgt. Pepper or some other albums of that time.
It does have some of the most innovative and original songs the Beatles had ever done.
What was unique was the way it was recorded. With the technology of the tmie they had to hire musicians from the London Symphony instead of simply programming keyboards as they do now.
You hear Cellos and violins along with trumpets and French horns.
There was no limit to the experimenting and the genuius of Lennon and McCartney.
I remember hearing I am the walrus for the first time in 1967. It was so far from anything else I had ever heard it was not even funny.
Instead of Rock and Roll you get alot of classical orchestration. Actually it is quite appealing to me.
The title song Magical Mystrey Tour was used to open Paul McCartney's World Tour, I have to admit it was a great way to open the concert.
All you need is Love is included and one of Lennons best.
Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields is included as well.
This is not the best album the Beatles have ever done, but it is worthy of a few listens................

Another collection of masterpieces
I forget sometimes how amazing this album is. It's not usually mentioned along with the Beatles' greatest albums ("Sgt. Pepper's", "Revolver", "Abbey Road" and the White Album), but if you look at the number of masterpieces on "Magical Mystery Tour", I think it has to be in the conversation. (Maybe it's the ghastly cover that keeps it from getting its due?).

Aside from a few lesser songs ("Flying", "Blue Jay Way" and "Baby You're A Rich Man"), every song is a timeless classic, with both John and Paul contributing some of their finest work. Eight out of eleven is a pretty hard to beat. Even by the Beatles.

A GOOD OUTING
THIS lp has it's moments. Not the beatles best work but good all and all.