Saturday, September 23, 1967
Filming of “Magical Mystery Tour” • Day 11
Last updated on July 30, 2024
Saturday, September 23, 1967
Last updated on July 30, 2024
Location: West Malling Air Station, Maidstone, Kent, UK
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Sep 23, 1967 • Filming of “Magical Mystery Tour” • Day 11
Sep 24, 1967 • Filming of “Magical Mystery Tour” • Day 12
September 25 to early December 1967 • Editing of "Magical Mystery Tour"
Oct 01, 1967 • Filming of “Magical Mystery Tour” • Day 13
Oct 29, 1967 • Filming of “Magical Mystery Tour” • Day 14
Oct 30, 1967 • Paul McCartney flies to France to film "Magical Mystery Tour"
Magical Mystery Tour (TV Special)
1967 • For The Beatles • Directed by The Beatles
Production of The Beatles’ “Magical Mystery Tour” TV special took place throughout September 1967, with some additional scenes filmed in late October / early November. The first leg of filming occurred from September 11 to 15 in and around Newquay. On September 18, filming resumed with the crew choosing the Raymond Revuebar strip club in London’s Soho district as the location for the day’s shoot. From September 19 to 24, the Beatles relocated to West Malling Air Station in Maidstone, Kent, where they filmed interior and exterior shots for the project.
On the fifth day of filming at West Malling Air Station, the Beatles filmed the “Magical Mystery Tour Marathon” sequence. The sequence was set on the main runway and perimeter road of the air base, and featured a variety of scenes, including:
Those scenes were filmed with the help of a number of extras, including a rugby team, ten children, six miniature wrestlers, and three vicars. The Beatles also requested a number of props, including a winner’s cup, a starting pistol, a Victorian camera, and a tug-of-war rope.
Filming at West Malling Air Station continued the following day.
| Date | Scenes filmed |
|---|---|
| September 19 | Aunt Jessie’s dreadful dream, including the scene where John Lennon serves spaghetti using a shovel. |
| September 20 | “I Am The Walrus” sequence and the scenes with the Beatles wearing wizard outfits |
| September 21 | “Blue Jay Way” sequence |
| September 22 | “Barking Seargent” sequence with Victor Spinetti. The sequence where Jolly Jimmy welcomes people who have crawled inside the magic tent to watch “Blue Jay Way“ The sequence where Ringo Starr buys his ticket for the Magical Mystery Tour. |
| September 23 | “Magical Mystery Tour Marathon” scenes, with the cheating vicars, the mini-coopers… |
| September 24 | Scene with Mr. Bloodvessel performing “I’m Going In A Field” at the organ (unused) Scene for “Your Mother Should Know“ |
BEATLES XMAS TV MYSTERY
Just back from their lightning tout in Devon and Cornwall, The Beatles are burying themselves in studio work to complete their “mystery” TV programme before they leave for India at the beginning of October.
The location material for the one-hour colour programme was gathered on a four day coach trip of the west country. The Beatles plus a film crew and publicity men, made unscheduled stops and the boys relied on scenery and surroundings for inspiration and Beatle-type talent teasers.
The tour named by them Magical Mystery Tour was the backbone of the programme and for it The Beatles put off their original plans for their India trip.
Now the location work is complete, and The Beatles have something to work on, they are absorbing themselves in the finishing touches in a studio, the name of which has not been revealed.
The complete show is all their own work. They are using no script and no director. There will also be a special guest star attraction.
The title song was penned by them as long ago as April, and for a week before the Devon tour they were recording at all night sessions at EMI’s St. John’s Wood studios.
It is more than likely that the show will be a special Christmas highlight on the new BBC-2 colour service.
Come October the boys will be off to India for meditation with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. The India trip coincides with the anniversary of the release of their first hit Love Me Do which was October 4th, 1962.
From Fabulous208 – September 23, 1967
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