THE BEATLES Magical Mystery Tour Vinyl Record LP US Apple 1975 SMAL-2835 Los Angeles Stereo Pressing

The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour
(US Los Angeles Stereo Pressing with Green Apple Label. "MFD. BY APPLE RECORDS, INC." at bottom of A label. Nothing on bottom of B label. Album and song titles all in uppercase lettering. Housed in Gatefold Picture Sleeve, complete with stapled-in 24-page colour booklet)

Format: Vinyl Record - LP Album (33 rpm)
Country: US
Year: 1975
Label: Apple
Catalogue No. SMAL 2835

Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, stamped): SMAL-1-2835-H-29. 2 ✲
Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, stamped): 2-2835-H-31. 2 [sideways] ✲

Condition: VG+/EX (Sleeve and booklet and in clean condition with a little wear. The vinyl is in excellent clean condition. The booklet has been become slightly detached at the top staple)

Track Listing:
1. Magical Mystery Tour
2. The Fool On The Hill
3. Flying
4. Blue Jay Way
5. Your Mother Should Know
6. I Am The Walrus
7. Hello Goodbye
8. Strawberry Fields Forever
9. Penny Lane
10. Baby You're A Rich Man
11. All You Need Is Love

This 1975 US stereo pressing of Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles presents a highly distinct archival variant for serious discographers. Released under the Apple Records banner with the catalogue designation SMAL 2835, this mid-seventies reissue run is specifically identifiable by a rare label typesetting quirk where the album name and individual track titles are rendered entirely in uppercase font. Collectors tracking regional American manufacturing variations will appreciate that this particular edition originates from Capitol's celebrated Los Angeles plant, a factory pedigree verified by the small stamped six-point star symbol found within the dead-wax runout areas.

Serving as the official soundtrack companion to the self-directed 1967 television film of the same title, this specific release functions as an expanded compilation LP. It cleverly combines the initial cinematic musical numbers with a second side comprised of separate late-sixties non-album single hits. In terms of specific label topography, the side one green apple face bears the manufacturing credit "MFD. BY APPLE RECORDS, INC." printed along the bottom rim, while the side two face is left completely blank at the lower edge. The runout matrices match the regional West Coast stamping patterns exactly, reading SMAL-1-2835-H-29. 2 alongside the star on the primary face and 2-2835-H-31. 2 with a sideways digit placement on the flipside.

Our grading positions the structural packaging at a Very Good Plus level, while the physical audio media merits an impressive Excellent (VG+/EX) evaluation. The gatefold picture sleeve displays clean surfaces with only a small amount of expected shelf handling, and it retains the original 24-page full-colour illustrated booklet is partially stapled to the internal gatefold centre spine. The premium vintage vinyl disc presents a beautiful visual sheen with exceptionally clean grooves, ensuring a stellar audio tracking experience for monumental recordings such as "Strawberry Fields Forever", "Penny Lane", and "I Am The Walrus".