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Magical Mystery Tour 6-track Ep Test Pressing
Topic Started: Jun 3 2014, 09:25 PM (1,333 Views)
socorro
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harveyw,Jul 12 2014
08:21 PM
So, the guy that sold me this test pressing mentioned that he had two similar records he'd be interested in selling. After some back-and-forth, we struck a deal. And they are certainly curious EPs.

One of the test pressings contains the same three titles as the copy I'd already bought, but plays at 33 1/3 rpm. The mixes sound a little different this time, but that may simply be my imagination/wishful thinking. Again, the matrix number begins MTT, but this time it's MTT 10916-1.

The other test pressing is rather more interesting, as it contains Magical Mystery Tour, All Together Now and Only A Northern Song (rather than Blue Jay Way & Flying, as one might expect). Mixes are definitely different this time round, in many ways, but instantly identifiable in that the opening "Roll up, roll up for the magical mystery tour" voice over is missing, together with any sound effects. They are all mono mixes, and the matrix number is MTT 10916-2. They both bear all the characteristics of EMI test pressings, and look like the one previously pictured (though obviously with different handwritten titles). Curiously, the one commencing with Walrus has "1" written on it, while the one starting with MMT has "2".

As far as I know, neither All Together Now or Only A Northern Song were considered for inclusion in the film, but they were recorded (if not fully mixed) well before either Flying or Blue Jay Way were started. Session data indicates that McCartney's opening vocal & FX were added to the title track on November 7th, so presumably these pressings date from prior to 7 Nov.

I am in awe that you have all three of these.

Please be sure to post pictures of the other two when they arrive.
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harveyw
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Here you go.

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It's a shame there's a side missing (the 45 rpm version of the MMT side), but you can't have everything, assuming it ever existed at all. The MMT label doesn't mention "All Together Now" or "Only A Northern Song", for some reason. The seller & myself came to the conclusion that this might be because the previous owner (a journalist from back in the day) may have written the titles on the labels himself, and, not knowing the titles of ATN & OANS (as they hadn't been issued at the time) simply left them blank. Though I'd say it's fairly easy to deduce the title of All Together Now from the lyric...

Some additional info: Only A Northern Song seems to be the same mix as that on the mono Yellow Submarine LP (there is no contemporary stereo mix of this title), while All Together Now seems to be a different -though not substantially different- mix to that on the mono YS album. As stated earlier, Magical Mystery Tour is a substantially different mix.
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muffmasterh
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don't spose you are able to download the mix, i have a deck that could do that but it downloaded songs to my itunes which make it impossible to share anyway lol......
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harveyw
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I'd prefer not to upload it, to be honest, hope that's OK.
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muffmasterh
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of course it is yours to do what you wish with, it is your property now..
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