The Beatles September 1967

Title: Filming Blue Jay Way/Marathon (Magical Mystery Tour/Outtakes)
Type: Feature Film & Outtakes
Filming Location: R.A.F Base, West Malling, England
Filming Date: September 21st 1967
Broadcast Date: August 2008
Country Of Broadcast: UK
Duration: 27:29 Minutes (Feature Film & Outtakes)
Quality: C-
Source: "Magical Mystery Tour Deluxe" (DVD 2012)
Other Sources: "The Beatles Upgrades & Additions 1967 Vol 3" (BedHead Productions)(Adam Bound)

Notes: The sequence for George Harrison`s mesmerizing track, "Blue Jay Way," was the focus of this third day of filming at West
Malling Air Station.The sequence begins with George Harrison standing on a foggy hilltop, singing the haunting lyrics of the
song, "There`s a fog upon L.A., And my friends have lost their way." As the sequence progresses, the camera pans across the
eerie landscape, revealing a group of people lost in the fog, including the Beatles themselves.

Additional scenes for the "Blue Jay Way" sequence were filmed on November 3, 1967.The Beatles also 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