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Magical Mystery Tour was The Beatle's follow-up project to the much acclaimed Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album. It is a combination soundtrack/singles compilation album. The film was first shown in the UK in December 1967. The film wasn't well received at first. It probably didn't help the first showing was in black and white, it was later shown in color the next month. It wasn't seen in the US until 1974 when it was released to theaters.
In the UK the soundtrack was in EP form with the songs used in the film. The US version was expanded to a full album including singles released by the group in 1967. It would be available in the UK in the 70s and when released in 1987 for CD it became the core version of the album.
I originally got this in vinyl as a teenager in large part it had so many iconic Beatle's songs on it like I am the Walrus, Hello Goodbye, All You Need is Love, Penny Lane and Strawberry Field's Forever. It wasn't until later I learned it was a combination soundtrack and compilation album. The title track is rocking opener that I always included in mix tapes when when I wanted something with a lot of energy. The Fool on the Hill and Your Mother Should Know seems to be Paul be whimsical and sentimental which he excels at. Flying is a rare instrumental credited to all four Beatles. George is waiting for his friend's on Blue Jay Way probably enjoying something herbal. If you enjoyed Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band you'll certainly enjoy this follow up. The CD version has mini-documentary promo video too which can be seen on your computer. It is one of my favorite go-to Beatle albums.
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*US Album
Produced by George Martin
Released:
US LP November 27, 1967
UK EP December 8, 1967
Arrival - ABBA
Arrival was ABBA's 4th studio album and was released October 11, 1976 (Compact Disc 1984). This is the first record album I remember getting as a kid in the mid-70's. ABBA was all over the radio in that era. At the time the music catchy with wonderful harmony's of Agnetha and Ann-Frid(Frida). Although they seemed upbeat at the time I later realized much of the lyrics(Usually written members Bjorn and Benny) being sung were of adult relationships and breakups. I later realized they had been two couples that were married and divorced all the while they carried on making music. They were perhaps Sweden's version of Fleetwood Mac. This album is a sentimental favorite of mine.
ABBA is: Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad(Frida), Anna Fältskog and Björn Ulvaeus
Arrival Song list
*CD Bonus Tracks
Produced by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
Dancing Queen would hit number one almost everywhere, or at least it seemed like it. It would become an iconic pop/disco song of the era. Knowing Me, Knowing You would also be a huge hit. Fernando was originally recorded for a solo album by Frida then with lyrical translation(Swedish to English) it was released as a single a few months before the album. Happy Hawaii was recorded for the album but didn't make the final cut. It was released as a B-side to Knowing Me, Knowing You.
Born in the U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen
The original album was released on June 4, 1984, on LP(vinyl to you youngsters) and cassettes. It was to be the first music Compact Disc to be pressed and released in the United States by CBS Records Plant in Terre Haute, Indiana just a few months later on September 24, 1984.
The album has sold over 17 million albums in the U.S. alone and 30 million worldwide, unsurprisingly making it The Boss's biggest and most successful album to date. It hit number one in the album charts for 7 weeks in the summer of 84 and stayed on the charts for 135 weeks. It also spurned 7 top ten hits.
When this came out I was in my late teens entering my senior year of high school. I remember the single "Dancing in the Dark" being the first released and it made a big splash I believe it was Springsteen's first music video for MTV. Then it was just one hit song after another for the next year and a half. There was a bit of a controversy when President Ronald Reagan's reelection campaign would play the title song or Reagan used it in speeches thinking it was a patriotic song when it was actually about a disillusioned Vietnam War veteran returning home.
I did have this on cassette when it came out and a few of the singles off of it. Recently replaying in CD reminded me how solid this album is. Not really anything that I'd consider album filler. This is as much of a pop album as one would get from Springsteen but it's done very well. I don't think his artistic street cred suffered much afterward.
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Song List:
1. Fire of Unknown Origin
2. Burnin' For You
3 Veteran of the Psychic Wars
4. Sole Survivor
5. Heavy Metal: The Black and Silver
6. Vengeance(The Pact)
7. After Dark
8. Joan Crawford
9. Don't Turn Your Back
A few of the songs were written for the movie Heavy Metal. The song "Vengeance(The Pact)" even follows the story line of a movie. Ironically the song that made it the film "Veteran of the Psychic Wars" was not one of the ones written for the movie.
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The album would peak at #24 on Billboard 200 charts. The song "Burnin' For You" , aided by an early MTV video, hit #1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Charts..
I really enjoy this one and is my favorite by them.
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