These sequences were unused outtakes from Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 film Dr Strangelove. In the Magical Mystery Tour film, ‘Flying’ was used to accompany landscape scenes of Iceland taken from an aeroplane. The group had previously recorded ‘Cry For A Shadow’ in Hamburg in 1961, and ‘12-Bar Original’ during the Rubber Soul sessions in 1965. ‘Flying’ was the only Beatles instrumental released by EMI. Originally titled ‘Aerial Tour Instrumental’, it was the first Beatles recording to have a songwriting credit featuring all four members. John Lennon: vocals, organ, Mellotron, sound effects Paul McCartney: vocals, guitar, bass George Harrison: vocals, guitar Ringo Starr: vocals, drums, maracas, sound effectsĪ mostly instrumental recording with wordless vocals from all four Beatles, ‘Flying’ was recorded as incidental music for the Magical Mystery Tour film. In fact, two Kalamazoo designed guitars-the J-160E out the classic Epiphone John Lennon EJ-160E) and the Epiphone Casino-together share the distinction of being the only two guitars heard on every Beatles recording session. Released: 8 December 1967 (UK), 27 November 1967 (US)Īvailable on: Magical Mystery Tour Personnel The Epiphone Casino might be the House of Stathopoulo's most iconic instrument thanks to its association with The Beatles. Written by: Harrison–Lennon–McCartney–Starkey Recorded: 8, 28 September 1967 Producer: George Martin Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Ken Scott
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