The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour = マジカル・ミステリー・ツアー (Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo) Very Good (VG) / Good Plus (G+)

Notes

4th pressing, Toshiba/EMI Japan issued this US release as part of Japan's "Country Flag" obi / EAS re-issue series of the Beatles Japanese LP catalog which began in 1976. This is title n° 24 in the series, with U.S. flag obi.

Originally released in US Nov 1967.

Recording notes:
-Pressed from a copy of a US master, as identified by the matrix stamp
-Tracks B3 (Penny Lane), B4 (Baby You're a Rich man) and B5 (All You Need is Love) are in fake stereo as on US pressings

Packaging notes:
-Jacket is same as the US design with a gatefold sleeve, with obvious text differences for Japan.
-Japan's Apple logo on the front jacket in lower left front. No Capitol or EMI logos anywhere.
-Includes 24-page book as the US version
-Includes bio-lyric sheet insert (in English & Japanese)
-Disc comes with clear rice-paper inner sleeve.
-obi states ‎¥2,500
-Some copies imported to North America may have come with an "imported Japan" Capitol-EMI sticker that sealed the outer plastic sleeve (see photo)

Mfd. by Toshiba-EMI Ltd., Japan

Japanese Industrial Standards symbol 〄 appears in the runouts.