Rubber Soul is the sixth UK studio album from The Beatles, released in December 1965, and it marks the moment the band moved decisively from pop sensations to ambitious album-makers. Recorded and finished in a remarkably quick burst of studio work, it found John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr stretching their sound with new textures, sharper songwriting, and a more reflective tone.
The music blends warm acoustic folk-rock, sophisticated harmonies, and subtle production touches, with songs that explore love, doubt, and independence with new maturity. Small flourishes, like the sitar-colored curiosity of "Norwegian Wood" and the layered vocals throughout, nudged popular music in a bolder direction. It stands as a true pivot point in the band's catalog, paving the way for the studio innovations of Revolver and beyond.
- Format: Vinyl
- Special Deluxe Limited Edition
- Label: Apple Records
- Genre: Rock, Pop
- Release Date: 10/02/2026
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TRACKS
New Stereo Mix
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
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
Sessions And Demos
C1. Wait (Take 3 - Instrumental Backing Track)
C2. Run For Your Life (Takes 1-5 - Instrumental Backing Track)
C3. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (First Version - Take 1)
C4. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Second Version - Take 2)
C5. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Third Version - Take 3)
C6. Drive My Car (Takes 1 and 2 - Instrumental Backing Track)
C7. Day Tripper (Songwriting Work Tape)
D1. Day Tripper (Take 1 - Instrumental Backing Track)
D2. Day Tripper (Takes 2 And 3 - Instrumental Backing Track
D3. If I Needed Someone (Take 1 - Instrumental Backing Track)
D4. In My Life (Take 1)
D5. In My Life (Extract With Unused Organ Solo)
D6. We Can Work It Out (Paul's Demo)
D7. We Can Work It Out (Take 1 - Instrumental Backing Track )
E1. Nowhere Man (First Version - Take 2)
E2. Nowhere Man (Second Version - Take 5 - Instrumental Backing Track)
E3. I'm Looking Through You (First Version - Take 1)
E4. I'm Looking Through You (Second Version -Take 2)
E5. I'm Looking Through You (Second Version - Take 3)
E6. Michelle (Guitar Rehearsal)
E7. Michelle (Take 1)
F1. What Goes On (Take 1 - Instrumental Backing Track)
F2. The Word (Takes 1 And 2 - Instrumental Backing Track)
F3. Girl (Take 2 - Instrumental Backing Track)
F4. Beatle Talk (Think For Yourself Vocal Overdub)
F5. Little Girl (John's Demo)
Original Mono Master
G1. Drive My Car
G2. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
G3. You Won't See Me
G4. Nowhere Man
G5. Think For Yourself
G6. The Word
G7. Michelle
H1. What Goes On
H2. Girl
H3. I'm Looking Through You
H4. In My Life
H5. Wait
H6. If I Needed Someone
H7. Run For Your Life
Original Capitol Stereo
I1. I've Just Seen A Face
I2. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
I3. You Won't See Me
I4. Think For Yourself
I5. The Word
I6. Michelle
J1. It's Only Love
J2. Girl
J3. I'm Looking Through You
J4. In My Life
J5. Wait
J6. Run For Your Life
7" - Double A-Side Single
K1. Day Tripper (2023 Mix)
L1. We Can Work It Out (2023 Mix)
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