This coming Wednesday is the 57th anniversary of the release of The Beatles album, “Magical Mystery Tour” which was the soundtrack to a film they made in 1967 that was originally only seen on TV in England.
The film itself got criticized and wasn’t seen here until it had a theatrical release in movie theaters in 1974. I saw it then and understood the criticism!
To mark this anniversary I have six Magical Mystery Tour film and album links to online articles plus a link to a video documentary on the Beatles film which are featured below.
Below that is the weekly MBIP Coming Attractions! So there!
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Sunday Links
The Story Of The Beatles’ First Misstep, ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ - When the film was first shown, it received a lot of criticism, but as time wore on it gained some respect from people in the film world such as Martin Scorsese who’s quoted in this article.
The Beatles Bible: Magical Mystery Tour - Recording dates, credits and stories about the Magical Mystery Tour album, which was more successful than the film.
The Beatles Wiki - Magical Mystery Tour (album) - The Beatles Wiki page featuring a ton of information on the Magical Mystery Tour.
Fab furore: Is it time to re-evaluate the Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour? - A feature on the Magical Mystery Tour from The Guardian.
“Paul Is Dead” Clues on Magical Mystery Tour - The movie and album had a lot of clues for the whole, “Paul Is Dead” conspiracy theory.
Song History of “Magical Mystery Tour” - The story behind the writing of the song which included references to The Tibetan Book of the Dead and rolling a joint.
The Making of The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour TV Film - A video documentary about the making of the less than fab film.
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MBIP Coming Attractions
Monday: Last night I had a fabulous dinner at Rizzi’s Italian Restaurant with my friend Sheila and you can read all about that tomorrow!
Tueday: We’re continuing our MBIP Doughnut tour with a stop at Carl’s Bakery & Restaurant in East Peoria.
Wednesday: Tanner’s Orchard is closing this week, so I stopped out to take sone pictures while it’s still open.
Thursday: I’ll have an update on my forthcoming book: Confesstions of a Spiteful Writer.
Friday: I have a new quickety/blickety series coming up on Friday: The Random Friday Foto. So tune in to see what this is all about.
Saturday: I’ll be bringing back the Saturday post, Meanwhile Back In Peoria’s Past, so stay tuned for that! Yes, MBIP is back to publishing seven days a week again. Woo and hoo!
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Sunday Comic
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Related Posts: Sunday Links: In Cold Blood, Rolling Stone’s 57th Anniversary and It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.