The Beatles will release an expanded special edition of “Rubber Soul” on Oct. 2 via Universal Music Group and Apple Corps Ltd.
The Beatles have also released a new visualizer for “Michelle (Take 1),” an early studio recording of one of the band’s most beloved songs.
The expanded “Rubber Soul” collection features a new stereo mix by producer Giles Martin and engineer Sam Okell, the original mono master, the original Capitol US album, and Dolby Atmos mixes. In addition, there are previously unreleased session recordings and home demos, and the 1965 double A-side single “Day Tripper” / “We Can Work It Out.”
“Rubber Soul” was released on Dec. 3, 1965 and was recorded over four weeks in October and November of that year.
The 14-track album includes “Drive My Car,” “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown),” “Nowhere Man,” “Michelle,” “Girl,” and “In My Life.”
Arriving after The Beatles’ August 1965 concert at Shea Stadium, the record marked a shift toward more ambitious songwriting, instrumentation, and studio experimentation.
The album was considered a bridge between the group’s early pop releases and the increasingly experimental work that followed on “Revolver” and “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.”
The new stereo mix was created from the original four-track master tapes, with de-mixing technology developed by the sound team led by Emile de la Rey at Peter Jackson’s WingNut Films Productions Ltd.
The 68-track Super Deluxe editions will be available as a 5LP box set and a 4CD box set. Both Super Deluxe configurations come with an 88-page hardbound book featuring a new introduction by Paul McCartney and a foreword assembled from Lennon’s comments about the album. Rare photographs, album background, and track notes provide further context for the recordings.
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Check out the visualizer for ‘Michelle’ here: