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Rubber Soul was also the last Beatles album for which Norman Smith manned the control desk. He took his leave after six albums and eleven singles going on to produce Pink Floyd and later still to enjoy success as 'Hurricane' Smith. The front cover photograph of Rubber Soul was again taken by Robert Freeman but the way the faces appear slightly distorted on the sleeve was a result on a happy accident while the image was being projected. It is also interesting to note that the group's name is absent from the front of the sleeve.
The Beatles - Rubber Soul - Original 1965 Record Album With Original Insert. 0a. Plays well, no skipping, insert and cover in good condition. This is a very good copy of The Beatles Rubber Soul Stereo LP Vinyl Album, Odeon, SMO 74066, German, 1965. The label is white LOT 2 VINTAGE THE BEATLES ALBUM Rubber Soul SW 2442 + Sgt Peppers Band SMAS 2653.
Rubber Soul is an album by the Beatles, their sixth UK album, and the tenth released in America. Released on 3 December 1965, it met with a highly favourable critical response and topped record charts in the United Kingdom for several weeks, as well as in the United States, where it was issued with a different selection of tracks. Produced by George Martin, Rubber Soul incorporates a mix of 1960s pop, soul, and folk music styles. The album's name comes from the term plastic soul, which popular African American soul musicians coined to describe Mick Jagger, a white musician singing soul music.
Rubber Soul was the album where the moptops grew up. It was also where they were smoking loads of weed, so all through these songs, wild humor and deep emotion go hand in hand, like George Harrison and cowboy hats. No rock star has ever looked less stupid in a cowboy hat than George on the back cover. In addition to everything else it is, Rubber Soul is their best sung album. Rubber Soul has the coolest girls of any Beatles record. Girl, I’m Looking Through You, If I Needed Someone - these are complex and baffling females, much like the ones the Beatles ended up with in real life. No happy romantic endings here, with the notable exception of In My Life - but even when the girls are way ahead of them, the boys spend the album straining to keep up. Baby, you’ve changed. Did anyone before Rubber Soul sing about female characters like this? No, they didn’t.
While John and Paul were beginning to carve separate songwriting identities at this point, the album is full of great tunes, from "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" and "Michelle" to "Girl," "I'm Looking Through You," "You Won't See Me," "Drive My Car," and "Nowhere Man" (the last of which was the first Beatle song to move beyond romantic.
Rubber Soul is the sixth studio album by English rock band the Beatles. It was recorded in just over four weeks to make the Christmas market, and was released on 3 December 1965. Unlike the five albums that preceded it, Rubber Soul was recorded during a continuous period, whereas the group had previously made their albums during breaks between tour dates and other commitments. The project also marked the first time that the Beatles focused on creating an album as an artistic work, an approach that they then developed with Revolver and Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band over 1966–67. Rubber Soul was released on compact disc 30 April 1987, with the 14-song UK track line-up now the international standard.
Rubber Soul is the sixth studio album by the English rock band The Beatles. Released in December 1965, and produced by George Martin, Rubber Soul was recorded in just over four weeks to make the Christmas market. In 2003, the album was ranked number 5 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time
Tracklist
A1
Drive My Car
A2
Norwegian Wood
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
Companies, etc.
Record Company
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R. Y R. Gioscia, S.A.
Credits
Photography By
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Robert Freeman
Producer
–
George Martin
Notes
Cover similar to UK release with extra artist name "The Beatles".
The cover is enveloped in a clear plastic sleeve.
Red labels with black lettering and 'dome' on top.
The titles are translated to Spanish, the English ones appear in brackets on the label.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped): XEX 579-1
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped): XEX 580-1
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): (XEX.579)
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): (XEX.580)
Other versions
Category
Artist
Title (Format)
Label
Category
Country
Year
PMC 1267
The Beatles
Rubber Soul (LP, Album, Mono, Ern)
Parlophone
PMC 1267
UK
1965
none
The Beatles
Rubber Soul (CD, Album, Enh, RM)
Parlophone
none
Italy
2012
PMC 1267
The Beatles
Rubber Soul (LP, Album, Mono, Ern)
Parlophone
PMC 1267
UK
1965
OP-8156
The Beatles
Rubber Soul (LP, Album, RE, Red)
Odeon
OP-8156
Japan
1967
PMC 1267
The Beatles
Rubber Soul (LP, Album, Mono, -4/)
Parlophone
PMC 1267
UK
1965
Tracklist Hide Credits
A1
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
Sitar – George*
A2
You Won't See Me
Organ [Hammond] – Mal 'Organ' Evans*Piano – Paul*
A3
Think For Yourself
Bass [Fuzz] – Paul*
A4
I'm Looking Through You
Organ [Hammond] – Ringo*
A5
Nowhere Man
A6
Michelle
A7
Wait
B1
Drive My Car
Piano – Paul*
B2
If I Needed Someone
B3
What Goes On
B4
Girl
B5
In My Life
Piano – George Martin
B6
The Word
Harmonium – George MartinPiano – Paul*
B7
Run For Your Life
Companies, etc.
Copyright (c)
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EMI Records Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright (p)
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EMI Records Ltd.
Made By
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Capitol Records-EMI Of Canada Limited
Credits
Composed By
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Harrison* (tracks: A3, B2),
Lennon-McCartney (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to A7, B1, B3 to B7),
Starkey* (tracks: B3)
Producer
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George Martin
Notes
Original Stereo Recording
Digitally Remastered From The Original British Catalog
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 0 7777-46440-4 4
Other versions
Category
Artist
Title (Format)
Label
Category
Country
Year
PMC 1267
The Beatles
Rubber Soul (LP, Album, Mono, Ern)
Parlophone
PMC 1267
UK
1965
none
The Beatles
Rubber Soul (CD, Album, Enh, RM)
Parlophone
none
Italy
2012
PMC 1267
The Beatles
Rubber Soul (LP, Album, Mono, Ern)
Parlophone
PMC 1267
UK
1965
OP-8156
The Beatles
Rubber Soul (LP, Album, RE, Red)
Odeon
OP-8156
Japan
1967
PMC 1267
The Beatles
Rubber Soul (LP, Album, Mono, -4/)
Parlophone
PMC 1267
UK
1965
Tracklist Hide Credits
A1
I've Just Seen A Face
Lead Vocals – Paul*
2:04
A2
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
Lead Vocals – John*Sitar – George*Vocals – Paul*
2:00
A3
You Won't See Me
Lead Vocals, Piano – Paul*Organ [Hammond] – "Organ" Evans*Vocals – George*, John Lennon
3:19
A4
Think For Yourself
Lead Vocals – George*Vocals – Lennon*Vocals, Electric Bass [Fuzz Bass] – Paul*
2:16
A5
The Word
Harmonium – George MartinLead Vocals – George*, John*Lead Vocals, Piano – Paul*
2:42
A6
Michelle
Lead Vocals – Paul*Vocals – George*, John*
2:42
B1
It's Only Love
Lead Vocals – John*, Paul*
1:53
B2
Girl
Lead Vocals – John*Vocals – George*, Paul*
2:26
B3
I'm Looking Through You
Lead Vocals – Paul*Organ [Hammond Organ] – Ringo*Vocals – John*
2:20
B4
In My Life
Lead Vocals – John*, Paul*Piano – George Martin
2:23
B5
Wait
Lead Vocals – John*, Paul*
2:13
B6
Run For Your Life
Lead Vocals – John*Vocals – George*, Paul*
2:21
Companies, etc.
Copyright (c)
–
Capitol Records, Inc.
Pressed By
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Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville
Manufactured By
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Apple Records, Inc.
Credits
Photography By
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Robert Freeman
Producer
–
George Martin
Written-By
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George Harrison (tracks: A4),
John Lennon & Paul McCartney* (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to B6)
Notes
1971 US reisue. "Mfd by Apple Records Inc." along bottom perimeter of Side 2 only. "New Improved Full Dimensional Stereo" banner in brown/olive at the top of the front cover slick. Does NOT contain "All Rights Reserved" text above title on Side 1 label.
Written-By
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George Harrison (tracks: A5, B6),
Richard Starkey (tracks: B1)
Written-By, Composed By
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Lennon-McCartney (tracks: A1 to A4, A6, A7, B1 to B5, B7)
Notes
First UK pressing of the "Loud Cut" version with Times New Roman font on Side 1 and Sans-serif on Side 2 Sleeve printed and made by Ernest J. Day & Co. KT tax code on Side 2.
This album has been direct metal mastered from a digitally re-mastered original tape to give the best possible sound quality. Sleeve printed in England Manufactured in England. RARE withdrawn 1999 UK Stereo Vinyl. Error pressing (misprint) with black and white Apple labels without “Mfd. in U.K.” text.
Pressed By
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Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton
Credits
Photography By
–
Robert Freeman
Producer
–
George Martin
Written-By
–
George Harrison (tracks: A4),
Lennon & McCartney* (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to B6)
Notes
This pressing has rainbow rim labels. Others have described a border around the (front) cover. It's more accurate on this issue to say the pasted photo does not cover three sides of the white base layer.
This release has: The ''New Improved'' caption in brown, inside the picture; A ''File Under: The Beatles'' caption in the top border; The group's and individual artist's names on label; The ''Stereo'' caption reaches over the track listings on label.
The triangular IAM stamp in runout indicates pressing at Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton.
Note the runout numbers are stamped here, and different from the similar The Beatles - Rubber Soul and The Beatles - Rubber Soul, and the print factory designator number on the back lower right is "21" on this release.
Also: This release has three (two false) starts on B3.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, stamped): ST1-2442-B4 and triangle with IAM inside
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, stamped): ST2-2442-B6 and triangle with IAM inside