Rubber Soul (Special 2CD Edition)

~ Release by The Beatles (see all versions of this release, 121 available)

Annotation

"Made in Germany" sticker on shrink wrap.
"Made in the EU" on discs.

Disc 1

Matrix / Runout: Universal 6572338, Universal AQ56233-01
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L578
Mould SID Code: IFPI 9703

Disc 2

Matrix / Runout: Universal 5736397, Universal AQ56322-01
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L576
Mould SID Code: IFPI 9761

Annotation last modified on 2026-10-02 20:59 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Day Tripper (Songwriting Work Tape)
recording of:
Day Tripper
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
2:20
2Day Tripper (2023 mix)
miscellaneous support:
Wingnut Films (in 2023: task: Head of Machine Learning)
additional engineer:
Ron Pender and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-16)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-16)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-16)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and tambourine:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-16)
background vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) and George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-16)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-16) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-16)
remixer:
Giles Martin (producer) (in 2023) and Sam Okell (engineer, Abbey Road Studios) (in 2023)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-16)
remixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2023)
remix of:
Day Tripper (1966 stereo remix) by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”)
recording of:
Day Tripper (on 1965-10-16)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
3.82:50
3We Can Work It Out (Paul’s demo)
demo recording of:
We Can Work It Out
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1965) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1965)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
0:54
4We Can Work It Out (2023 mix)
miscellaneous support:
Wingnut Films (in 2023: task: Head of Machine Learning)
additional engineer:
Jerry Boys and Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar] and harmonium:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-20)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-20)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-20)
tambourine:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-20)
background vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-20) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-20)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-20, on 1965-10-29)
remixer:
Giles Martin (producer) (in 2023) and Sam Okell (engineer, Abbey Road Studios) (in 2023)
additionally recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-29)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-20)
remixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2023)
remix of:
We Can Work It Out (original stereo studio mix) by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”)
recording of:
We Can Work It Out (from 1965-10-20 until 1965-10-29)
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1965) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1965)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
3.82:16
5Wait (take 3 - instrumental Backing Track)
instrumental recording of:
Wait (on 1965-06-17)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
1:12
6Run for Your Life (takes 1-5 - instrumental Backing Track)
instrumental recording of:
Run for Your Life (on 1965-10-12)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
quotes lyrics from:
Baby Let’s Play House
4:11
7Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Second version - take 2)
additional engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer and mixer:
Giles Martin (producer)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-21)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-21)
electric bass guitar and background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-21)
sitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-21)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-21)
recording of:
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (on 1965-10-21)
written in:
Swiss Alps, Graubünden, Switzerland (from 1965-01-25 until 1965-02-07)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
written at:
Kenwood (John Lennon’s former house) in Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (from 1965-01-25 until 1965-02-07)
2:21
8Drive My Car (takes 1 and 2 - instrumental Backing Track)
additional engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer and mixer:
Giles Martin (producer)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-13)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-13) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-13)
tambourine:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-13)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-13)
instrumental recording of:
Drive My Car (on 1965-10-13)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1965-09 until 1965-10) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1965-09 until 1965-10)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
written at:
Kenwood (John Lennon’s former house) in Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (from 1965-09 until 1965-10)
1:43
9If I Needed Someone (take 1 - instrumental Backing Track)
instrumental recording of:
If I Needed Someone (on 1965-10-16)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
2:52
10In My Life (take 1)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18)
electric bass guitar and background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18)
lead vocals:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Apple Corps Limited (for the label use Apple Records) (in 2025) and Calderstone Productions Limited (in 2025)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-18)
recording of:
In My Life (on 1965-10-18)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
2:41
11Nowhere Man (Second version - take 5 - instrumental Backing Track)
additional engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer and mixer:
Giles Martin (producer)
acoustic guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-22)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-22)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-22)
electric guitar:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-10-22)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-10-22)
instrumental recording of:
Nowhere Man (on 1965-10-22)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
2:54
12Michelle (take 1)
additional engineer:
Jerry Boys
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer and mixer:
Giles Martin (producer)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-03) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-03)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-03)
background vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles), George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-03) and John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-03)
lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-03)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-03)
recording of:
Michelle (on 1965-11-03)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
3:17
13What Goes On (take 1 - instrumental Backing Track)
additional engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer and mixer:
Giles Martin (producer)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-04)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-04)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-04)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-04)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-04)
instrumental recording of:
What Goes On (on 1965-11-04)
written in:
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (in 1959)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1959 until 1965), Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1965) and Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr, The Beatles) (in 1965)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
3:01
14I’m Looking Through You (Second version - take 2)
recording of:
I’m Looking Through You (on 1965-11-06)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
3:22
15The Word (takes 1 and 2 - instrumental Backing Track)
additional engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer and mixer:
Giles Martin (producer)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-10)
electric guitar:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-10)
piano:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-10)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-10)
instrumental recording of:
The Word (on 1965-11-10)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
2:29
16Girl (take 2 - instrumental Backing Track)
additional engineer:
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
engineer:
Norman Smith (UK producer/engineer, performed as Hurricane Smith)
producer and mixer:
Giles Martin (producer)
acoustic guitar [rhythm guitar]:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
drums (drum set):
Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
electric bass guitar:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (on 1965-11-11)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-11-11)
instrumental recording of:
Girl (on 1965-11-11)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
2:51

Credits

Release group

associated singles/EPs:Bad Boy (Sweden & Denmark)
Drive My Car
Michelle
Michelle
Nowhere Man
Nowhere Man / Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
Nowhere Man / What Goes On
Run for Your Life / Michelle
covers:Rubber Folk by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
Rubber Soul by The Pokémon Beatles
The Beatles Rubber Soul But With Super Mario 64 Soundfonts by Durag Gohan
parodies:Brony Soul by The Beatle Bronies
included in:Beatles for Sale / Rubber Soul
The Beatles (box set, includes 2009 stereo remasters)
The Beatles Collection
The Beatles in Mono (2009 mono remasters)
The Capitol Albums, Vol. 2
The U.S. Albums
With Love From Me to You
part of:Dave Marsh: Top 40 Albums of 1965 (number: 2) (order: 2)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 5) (order: 5)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 5) (order: 5)
The Beatles: Core Catalogue (number: 6) (order: 6)
The Beatles: UK albums (number: 6) (order: 6)
The Beatles: Canadian albums (number: 9) (order: 9)
The Beatles: US albums (number: 9) (order: 9)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 35) (order: 35)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 35) (order: 35)
Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 38)
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s (number: 46) (order: 46)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 55) (order: 55)
Billboard 200 Decade-End Chart 1960s (number: 64) (order: 64)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/45526 [info]
reviews:http://www.bootlegzone.com/album.php?name=mfslrs [info]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/5gn8 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_beatles/rubber_soul_f1/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/6993/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/rubber-soul-mw0000192940 [info]
Wikidata:Q190640 [info]