An expanded Special Edition of The Beatles’ landmark 1965 album Rubber Soul the forthcoming release, first released on December 3rd, 1965, Rubber Soul marked a pivotal moment in The Beatles’ evolution. Arriving at the end of a remarkable year that saw John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr reach artistic and commercial heights, the album revealed a band pushing beyond the conventions of pop music and embracing a more adventurous approach to songwriting and recording.
Newly mixed by producer Giles Martin and engineer Sam Okell, the collection presents the album in stunning new stereo and Dolby Atmos mixes, alongside the original mono mix, the original Capitol U.S. Album version, and expanded with previously unreleased session recordings and home demos, and the contemporary double A-side single, “Day Tripper” / “We Can Work It Out.” “Michelle (Take 1)” is available to listen to now.
Rubber Soul captured The Beatles at a creative crossroads. Featuring classics including “Drive My Car,” “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown),” “Nowhere Man,” “Michelle,” “Girl” and “In My Life,” the album saw The Beatles experiment with new instruments, sounds and recording techniques, and is widely regarded as having pioneered the long-form pop album as an art form.
The audio is brought to the fore in stunning clarity with the help of cutting-edge de-mixing technology developed by the award-winning sound team led by Emile de la Rey at Peter Jackson’s WingNut Films Productions Ltd., while remaining faithful to the spirit of the original recordings. More than six decades after its original release, Rubber Soul remains a defining moment in The Beatles’ story as an album that bridged the craze of Beatlemania and the experimentation that would follow on Revolver, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and beyond.
Widely heralded as one of the greatest albums of all time and a milestone in the evolution of the pop album, Rubber Soul reflects the start of a period when, unburdened by concert, radio or film commitments, The Beatles’ music, ideas and unbridled creative ambitions began to truly flourish.
The new editions will be released on October 2nd bringing together all 14 new stereo mixes for the first time, while the expanded editions open the studio doors on the making of Rubber Soul, and are available to pre-order now here.
The 4CD and 5LP Super Deluxe editions are accompanied by an 88-page hardbound book featuring a brand new written introduction by Paul McCartney, and a foreword compiled from John Lennon’s own words, bringing together reflections on Rubber Soul from across his life, including the years following The Beatles’ break-up.
TRACKLISTINGS
Rubber Soul – Special Edition Super Deluxe: 5LP + 7” Single Box Set
LP1- New Stereo Mix
Side A
A1. Drive My Car
A2. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
A3. You Won’t See Me
A4. Nowhere Man
A5. Think For Yourself
A6. The Word
A7. Michelle
Side B
B1. What Goes On
B2. Girl
B3. I’m Looking Through You
B4. In My Life
B5. Wait
B6. If I Needed Someone
B7. Run For Your Life
LP2 – Sessions, Demos and The Single (Disc 1)
Side A
A1. Wait (Take 3 – instrumental backing track)
A2. Run For Your Life (Takes 1-5 – instrumental backing track)
A3. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (First version –Take 1)
A4. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Second version –Take 2)
A5. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Third version – Take 3)
A6. Drive My Car (Takes 1 and 2 – instrumental backing track)
A7. Day Tripper (Songwriting work tape)
Side B
B1. Day Tripper (Take 1 – instrumental backing track)
B2. Day Tripper (Takes 2 and 3 – instrumental backing track)
B3. If I Needed Someone (Take 1 – instrumental backing track)
B4. In My Life (Take 1)
B5. In My Life (Extract with unused organ solo)
B6. We Can Work It Out (Paul’s demo)
B7. We Can Work It Out (Take 1 – instrumental backing track)
LP3 – Sessions, Demos and The Single (Disc 2)
Side A
A1. Nowhere Man (First version – Take 2)
A2. Nowhere Man (Second version – Take 5 – instrumental backing track)
A3. I’m Looking Through You (First version – Take 1)
A4. I’m Looking Through You (Second version – Take 2)
A5. I’m Looking Through You (Second version – Take 3)
A6. Michelle (Guitar rehearsal)
A7. Michelle (Take 1)
Side B
B1. What Goes On (Take 1 – instrumental backing track)
B2. The Word (Takes 1 and 2 – instrumental backing track)
B3. Girl (Take 2 – instrumental backing track)
B4. Beatle Talk (Think For Yourself vocal overdubs)
B5. Little Girl (John’s demo)
LP4 – Mono
Side A
A1. Drive My Car
A2. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
A3. You Won’t See Me
A4. Nowhere Man
A5. Think For Yourself
A6. The Word
A7. Michelle
Side B
B1. What Goes On
B2. Girl
B3. I’m Looking Through You
B4. In My Life
B5. Wait
B6. If I Needed Someone
B7. Run For Your Life
LP5 – US Album
Side A
A1. I’ve Just Seen A Face
A2. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
A3. You Won’t See Me
A4. Think For Yourself
A5. The Word
A6. Michelle
Side B
B1. It’s Only Love
B2. Girl
B3. I’m Looking Through You
B4. In My Life
B5. Wait
B6. Run For Your Life
7” Single
Side A:
A1. Day Tripper
Side AA:
AA1. We Can Work It Out
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