Editing George Martin (section)

====''Magical Mystery Tour''====
Before ''Sgt Pepper'' was even released, the Beatles held several sessions in April–June 1967 to record additional songs for a yet-to-be-determined purpose. These included "[[Magical Mystery Tour (song)|Magical Mystery Tour]]", "[[Baby You're a Rich Man]]", "[[You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)]]", and two songs later included on ''[[Yellow Submarine (album)|Yellow Submarine]]''.{{sfn|Lewisohn|1990|p=110–112}} Martin later described many of these sessions as lacking the strong creative focus the band had displayed in recording ''Sgt. Pepper''.{{sfn|Womack|2018|p=250}} Martin, showing less interest in these sessions, came uncharacteristically unprepared for the "Magical Mystery Tour" trumpet overdub session on 3 May, forcing the session musicians to improvise a score for themselves.{{sfn|Womack|2018|p=252}}

{{quote box|align=right|width=20%|"I tended to lay back on ''Magical Mystery Tour'' and let them have their head. Some of the sounds weren't very good. Some were brilliant, but some were bloody awful.{{sfn|Womack|2018|p=277}}}}
After taking most of the summer off, the Beatles and Martin recorded "[[Your Mother Should Know]]" at Chappell Studios in London on 23 August. Four days later, [[Brian Epstein]] died of an accidental drug overdose, devastating the band and Martin.{{sfn|Lewisohn|1990|p=122}} McCartney urged the group to focus on the ''[[Magical Mystery Tour (film)|Magical Mystery Tour]]'' film project, and they resumed recording with Lennon's "[[I Am the Walrus]]".{{sfn|Womack|2018|p=276}} For this song, which Martin initially disliked but grew to appreciate,{{sfn|Womack|2018|p=277, 283}} he provided a quirky and original arrangement for brass, violins, cellos, and the [[Mike Sammes]] Singers vocal ensemble singing nonsense phrases.{{sfn|Lewisohn|1990|p=127}}{{sfn|Miles|1997|p=357}}{{sfn|MacDonald|1994|p=216}} Martin, at Lennon's request, also fed a live BBC radio recording of [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[King Lear]]'' into the mixing desk for the song's fadeout.{{sfn|Womack|2018|p=285}}

''Magical Mystery Tour'' was released as an EP in the UK in December 1967 and an LP in the US in late November; it reached no. 2 and no. 1 on those charts, respectively. It was nominated for Grammy Album of the Year in 1969. McCartney's "[[Hello, Goodbye]]", which featured orchestral overdubs scored and supervised by Martin,{{sfn|Womack|2018|p=287}} was issued as a single and reached no. 1 in both the US and UK.