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Title: Their worst effort, albeit with some interesting highlights
Review: The only thing that saves this release is the collection of singles tacked onto the British release: "I am the Walrus," "Strawberry Fields" and "Penny Lane" are great, but the actual soundtrack songs are weak as a whole. "Blue Jay Way" and "Your Mother Should Know" could come up missing from the Beatles' catalog and never be missed. "Flying" is a trippy instrumental that fits the feel of the LP, but is otherwise forgettable. Another of the singles included, "Hello Goodbye," is one of the worst Beatles songs ever. Sure it's catchy, but it was a foreshadowing of the throwaways McCartney would come up with en masse during his solo years. Bad sign. The album is exactly like the movie - worth experiencing for a snapshot in the always interesting Beatles chronology, but their least-lasting work. Oh yeah - the title track is neato, if nothing else.
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