Beatles Original 1967 Double EP 'Magical Mystery Tour' M-

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I have been a collector of records from the 1950s and 1960s for the past 40 years. All LPs, EPs, and 45s I have listed on eBay are from my personal collection. I have used strict grading standards of the UK publication Record Collector. I will use a mint grade only if I know a record has never been played. Unless a record is sealed or I know it is unplayed, M- is my highest grade. I have described the flaws, if any, on the labels and vinyl. All the records I have listed will play as good as, or better than, they look.

I have also been an audiophile for 40 years (analog only). The records listed have been play-graded on high quality equipment (turntable, tone-arm, cartridge, pre-amp, amp, speakers, and subwoofers). My system picks up the slightest surface noise on vinyl; i.e., ticks, pops, hiss, and sibilants due to groove wear. The standard I have used in adding a record to my collection has been how well it played (no surface noise present) in addition to how it looked. Over my years of collecting I have continuously upgraded my personal collection of Beatles records to where almost all of them play as new. To me, this means quiet surfaces; i.e., no ticks, pops, crackle, or hiss in the music or the dead wax.

This is an original 1967 mono pressing of  the EP Magical Mystery Tour. I purchased this many years ago in a large acquisition I made of foreign Beatles 45s and EPs. It has sat in my Beatles collection for many years and I have played it once for this listing. On examining this EP for this listing I found that the EP gate-fold jacket is an original jacket make in Germany (SMO catalog number) but the EP records are original pressings from France (MEO catalog numbers).

Vinyl: M-

There is one light wispy line on Blue Jay Way on the 2nd EP record. Otherwise, the vinyl on both records is flawless. The vinyl looks and plays mint. There are no scratches, scuffs, or marks of any kind on the vinyl. There are no ticks, pops, crackle, hiss or any other kind of surface noise with the music or in the run-ins or run-outs. All you will hear is the music.

Labels: M-

There are no signs of wear around or in the spindle hole and no signs of wear on the labels. These EPs have not had many spins on a turntable.

Gatefold Sleeve: EX+

The sleeve has solid seams, no creasing, no ring wear, and the booklet inside the gatefold sleeve is flawless with no tears, marks, and totally intact in the sleeve. There is slight toning to the inside of the front and back covers but minor. The corners of the gatefold jacket are square with wear to the tips of the corners only.

Payment, Shipping, and Returns:

Please do not remit payment until you receive an invoice. The buyer is responsible for all shipping costs. All shipping boxes and other shipping materials are new. Each 45 is packaged in a custom made 45 mailing box along with protective insert stiffeners. Shipping costs include only the actual costs of shipping and the required shipping materials. Shipping within the US is USPS Media Mail and the cost is $5.00.

Shipping costs vary widely outside the US. International shipping service is USPS International. For all locations outside the US please contact me for an exact shipping cost. The buyer is responsible for any customs or import duties.

Satisfaction guaranteed. Notification of intent to return a sleeve must be made within 48 hours of receiving the sleeve and must be returned to me within 7 days of receipt. Shipping costs are not refundable and the buyer pays return shipping. A returned sleeve must be packaged in the same manner in which it was received and I must receive it in the same condition as it was received by the buyer.

Other Listings:

I have other Beatles LPs and 45s listed on Ebay.

This doulbe EP is mono.

I did some additional research on this EP and found that the EP records and gate-fold jacket are not a mismatch. Odeon France pressed two pressings of MMT in 1967. This one I have listed here, with the catalog number MEO HS 39501/2, is considered the "truly French" pressing. The gate-fold  jackets for both of the MMT French pressings in 1967 were made in Germany and carry an SMO prefix on the jacket. Thus, this EP and gate-fold jacket are the original 1967 French EP package of MMT.