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    • Release Date: 10/25/1990
    • Original Release: 1965
    • Label: CAPITOL
    • UPC: 077774644020

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    Rubber Soul

    1Drive My Car 2:28
    2Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) 2:04
    3You Won't See Me 3:19
    4Nowhere Man 2:43
    5Think for Yourself 2:18
    6The Word 2:43
    7Michelle 2:42
    8What Goes On 2:48
    9Girl 2:31
    10I'm Looking Through You 2:26
    11In My Life 2:26
    12Wait 2:14
    13If I Needed Someone 2:22
    14Run for Your Life 2:23
    15Rubber Soul Mini-Documentary Multimedia

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    Paul McCartney crooning in French, George Harrison playing a sitar, Ringo Starr crafting innovative drum parts, and John Lennon singing movingly about his childhood -- no rock album had ever sounded like Rubber Soul (1965). For that matter, the Beatles themselves were hardly recognizable as the energetic bar band that had recorded its debut effort barely three years earlier. Beach Boy Brian Wilson called Rubber Soul the first rock album without filler, and it certainly was the Beatles' first album with a consistent, organic sound and feel, despite its enormous stylistic range. There were nods to Dylan, the Byrds, and folk rock ("If I Needed Someone," "Nowhere Man"); early Elvis ("Run for Your Life"); and bluegrass ("I've Just Seen a Face"). But the glue, helped along by George Martin's intimate production gloss, was the uniformly first-rate songwriting by Lennon and McCartney, which still seems fresh as new paint today. Steve Simels, Barnes & Noble



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    From pop group to artistsby JohnQ

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    July 07, 2009: Rubber Soul proved that The Beatles were artists, not just a pop group.

    I Also Recommend: Revolver, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Soul of Rock and Roll.

    Rubber Soul (Vinyl LP)by cblou2000

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    April 25, 2009: When The Beatles first released LPs in the 1960s, each record surpassed the previous one. "Rubber Soul" is no exception. It represents an evolution in their recording career. It shows more polish than their previous records and the songwriting tops any of their previous efforts. As the recording technology of the 1960s progressed, so did The Beatles experimentation in the studio. "Rubber Soul" is one of my favorite Beatles' LPs (although I can't really choose a favorite) because it set more precedents and pushed the envelope just a little more. They were no longer apprehensive about "thinking outside of the box."

    I bought the LP version (I already bought all of the CD versions in the late 1980s). The bass end is smoothe and the high end is crisp. I enjoy the analog sound of the LPs more than the digital sound of the CDs. The mastering process for LPs, even if they are taken from digital sources, gives the record a more "true" (high fidelity) tonal quality.

    Of course, I have a great system in which I run my turntable through analog inputs. I also have some vintage JBL Studio Control Room Monitors. Considering the quality of my system coupled with the quality of the vinyl pressing, I have the means to hear "Rubber Soul" and other LPs the way they were meant to be heard. A side by side comparison between the CDs and the LPs makes it obvious that the LP quality far surpasses the current digitally remastered CDs.

    On 09/09/09 EMI intends to release new digital remasters of The Beatles' catalog on CD. The CDs of The Beatles UK and USA versions were done in 1987. Digital music has come a long way since the '80s. They will be in special packaging that will also contain the original liner notes. EMI has been working for years to get this catalog remastered. These new EMI versions will be released worldwide. I hope they are everything that they are promised to be. Audiophiles have been complaining about the 1987 versions since they were first released. Finally EMI is listening.

    I highly recommend purchasing the LP version of "Rubber Soul." Also, if you MUST buy it on CD, buy the EMI/Toshiba/Japan versions which are also available from Barnes and Noble. But definitely look into the new versions when they are released on 09/09/09.

    This review was written about the Vinyl LP edition.

    I Also Recommend: Let It Bleed (Remastered), Hot Rocks, 1964-1971 (Remastered), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Prisoner in Disguise, Abbey Road.


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