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Rubber Soul The U.S. Album

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Track Listings

1 I've Just Seen A Face (mono mix)
2 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (mono mix)
3 You Won't See Me (mono mix)
4 Think For Yourself (mono mix)
5 The Word (mono mix)
6 Michelle (mono mix)
7 It's Only Love (mono mix)
8 Girl (mono mix)
9 I'm Looking Through You (mono mix)
10 In My Life (mono mix)
11 Wait (mono mix)
12 Run For Your Life (mono mix)
13 I've Just Seen A Face (stereo mix)
14 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (stereo mix)
15 You Won't See Me (stereo mix)
16 Think For Yourself (stereo mix)
17 The Word (stereo mix)
18 Michelle (stereo mix)
19 It's Only Love (stereo mix)
20 Girl (stereo mix)
21 I'm Looking Through You (stereo mix)
22 In My Life (stereo mix)
23 Wait (stereo mix)
24 Run For Your Life (stereo mix)

Editorial Reviews

On February 7, 1964, The Beatles arrived at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport, greeted by scores of screaming, swooning fans who rushed the gate to catch a glimpse of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr as they took their first steps on American soil. Two nights later, on Sunday, February 9, 73 million viewers in the U.S. and millions more in Canada tuned in to CBS to watch The Beatles make their American television debut on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show.’ In what remains one of the world’s top-viewed television events of all time, The Beatles performed five songs on the live broadcast and ‘Beatlemania,’ already in full, feverish bloom in The Beatles’ native U.K., was unleashed with blissful fervor across America and around the world. The British Invasion had begun. The U.S. albums were originally issued between 1964 and 1970 by Capitol Records, Apple Records, and United Artists in the United States. These new releases seek to replicate the unique listening experience heard by Americans at the time by preserving the sequences, timings, and artwork found on the albums. Capitol’s engineers in the 1960s took great care to produce what they believed to be the best possible sound for the playback equipment in use at that time. Due to the limitations of the record players of the day, engineers often compressed the sound by raising the volume of the softer passages and lowering the volume for the louder parts of the songs. They also reduced the bass frequencies since too much bass could cause the record to skip. In some cases, reverb was added to the tracks to make them sound more “American.” This CD is packaged in a miniature vinyl sleeve that faithfully recreates the original U.S. LP release down to the finest detail, including the inner sleeve. RUBBER SOUL was originally released December 6, 1965 in the U.S. It spent six weeks at No. 1. This album is a limited edition release.

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.59 x 5.28 x 0.16 inches; 1.55 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Capitol
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 3764370
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 12, 2013
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Capitol
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00GJ7RP2O
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2024
    It seems peculiar now, but there was a time when American record labels would release English Pop/Rock albums with fewer songs than the original versions that had been released in the U.K. This was particularly true following the British Invasion of the mid-1960s. And it was not only done to the Beatle's albums, but to the Who's and the Rolling Stones' albums as well. "Rubber Soul" (the subject of this review) is a good example. In England, "Rubber Soul" was released with 14 original songs, while the U.S. version was released with 12 songs. In most cases, much was lost, as the the European version was recorded as a whole, to meet the band's original vision. However, "Rubber Soul" is the exception. The shorter U.S. version, is actually an improvement over the English version. I have both versions, and prefer the American version. It's a case of less is more; that's my opinion, anyway. Why was this done? To make money, of course.

    What was changed on "Rubber Soul"? For one, two of the best songs from the prior album ("Help") were added to "Rubber Soul": Paul McCartney's "I've Just Seen a Face" and John Lennon's "It's Only Love'. Both songs match the mood and musical stylings of "Rubber Soul" and thus fit seamlessly into the playlist. Removed were McCartney's "Drive My Car" which would appear on "Revolver", plus three other song: the countrified "What Goes On" sung by Ringo, "If I needed someone", by George Harrison, and "Nowhere Man", by Lennon. The songs would appear on "Yesterday and Today", a conglomerate LP released only in the U.S. In any event, as a teen I originally purchased the American version of "Rubber Soul" on four-track tape, and later bought the English version when it first appeared in America on CD. While I enjoyed hearing all 14 songs as the Beatles had originally intended, I still preferred the revised American version, and that's why I purchased it on CD.

    Either version is outstanding, and ranks among the Fab Four's best albums.
  • Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2024
    Rubber Soul is such a treasure. It is, along with Revolver, the turning point in their glorious history. They stopped touring and started experimenting with new sounds and deeper writing in their songs. It’s a must have album!
  • Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2024
    Perfect condition !
  • Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2014
    This is great! I bought the Capitol releases of the US albums when they came out several years ago, and waited in vain for them to complete the job. I'm so glad this was finally accomplished. Everyone goes on and on about the superiority of the UK releases, which are great, but I grew up with the US releases in the 60s and resented being pushed aside when it came to CD releases. I especially wanted Rubber Soul in the US release because it was my first Beatle album, which I got for Christmas when I was 9 years old.

    The original Capitol CD release was fine, but this is much better, in my opinion, because it has the mono tracks first instead of second. My LP is mono and I wanted the same sound. The remastering is good too, although I won't get into the uproar about these being the British remasters. I don't care! I have what I want. I also purchased Revolver, Hey Jude and Yesterday, Today and Forever and appreciate them just as much. Thanks to whoever finally got these people on the stick and got these released. About time!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2019
    For me, the Beatles best album was Rubber Soul, followed closely by Revolver. To me, this was a transitional period from the early period to the more experimental period with parts of both in both albums. Michelle and What Goes On possibly could have shown up in Beatles '65 or Help, while several could have shown up in Magical Mystery Tour. I'm just saying that they were really learning how to use the studio and were taking advantage of it. An album of great songs, stylistically all over the place, and created at just the right time in history...
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  • Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2019
    A great Beatles album. UK version is even better. Best songs for me are Norwegian Wood ,Michelle, I'm Looking Through You, and In My Life being one of the best Beatle songs of all. So sad to watch the beginning of anthology while they are playing In My Life and seeing pictures of John. I'm STILL mad about it. Hope Mark Chapman dies in prison. He should never be released. Love you John Lennon
  • Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2016
    I thought it was interesting to read that this album was considered their "folk" record. I think it IS kinda folk in tenor after thinking about it. There are more rockers on subsequent albums.

    As for the mono mixes, I was curious about them since audiophiles always cite their more correct representation of the artists intent. I have to call BS on that. My opinion is that if you have to listen to these songs on an AM radio then you have those mixes. Since no one will do that, they're only a novelty and the stereo mixes are here for a superior listening experience.

    I love you Beatles!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2014
    I have always liked the Beatles. I appreciate that the American albums are now available on cd as individual discs. I am enjoying both mono and stereo versions. The false start on "You Won't See Me," is how I first heard the song and, not knowing it was a mistake, thought how creative the group was and prepared me for future albums. However, the greatest joy is hearing the songs in mono for the first time as I usually prefer stereo. It is nice to hear how the cuts have depth and balance. I can hear each instrument clearly and marvel at the amount of time it took to master each cut. John was correct when he said you really haven't heard the Beatles until you hear the mono versions.
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  • Éder Bofete
    5.0 out of 5 stars Muito interessante
    Reviewed in Brazil on June 20, 2023
    A intenção da Capitol foi de tornar esse álbuns vendável aos fãs americanos de Folk Rock, não concordo que algumas faixas tenham ficado de fora mas o formato em mini vinil é as mixagens em Mono valem a pena a aquisição!
  • Cliente Amazon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Un buen cd
    Reviewed in Spain on February 7, 2020
    Soy fan de ellos por eso me encanta
  • Jaime Martínez
    5.0 out of 5 stars El 5to mejor album de la historia.
    Reviewed in Mexico on January 15, 2018
    Este album es estupendo. Cabe destacar que es la versión de Capitoll Records y así como vienen canciones que no vienen en el álbum original también faltan algunas como "Drive My Car" pero es porque es la reproducción de la edición de Capitol. Esta representado como cuneado se vendía en esos tiempos, viene con todos los detalles de la edición original aparte de que es álbum doble, con la versión Mono y Estéreo y si, si incluye ese detalle que se encuentra en "I'm Looking Trough You". En cuanto a Amazon, sus envíos son siempre magníficos.
  • Ajayakumar Sankaran
    4.0 out of 5 stars Rubber Soul
    Reviewed in India on November 25, 2018
    Average audio quality
  • 鈴木淳之介
    5.0 out of 5 stars なかなかいい(マニア向き)
    Reviewed in Japan on March 14, 2019
    オープニング曲が違ったりしてUK盤を聴きなれているせいか、かなりの違和感があるが当時のアメリカの方は、この流れの方がしっくりするのかな?なんて想像しながら聴くのが楽しいです。

    アルバムの曲を何曲かカットしたり差し替えられていますがアコースティック色が、より強くなった印象を受けます。

    アメリカ編集盤CDないいところはモノラルとステレオが両方収録されているのとアメリカ独自のミックス違いとかが魅力です。

    ミッシェル(モノラル)、ザ ワード(ステレオ)、アイム ルッキング〜(ステレオ)が UK盤と違います。

    UK編集のラバーソウル持ってる方も楽しめると思います。