The Beatles / Rubber Soul
Artist The Beatles
Box Set Title: The Beatles Stereo Box Set
Album Title: Rubber Soul
Album Cover:
Primary Genre Rock: Rock & Roll
Format CD
Released 12/03/1965
Reissue Date 09/09/2009
Label Apple Corps Ltd./EMI Records, Ltd.
Catalog No 0946 3 82418 2 9
Bar Code No 0 94638 24182 9
Reissue Yes
Remastered Yes
Packaging Cardboard Triple Gatefold
Tracks
1. Drive My Car (2:28)
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
2. Norwegian Wood (2:04)
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
3. You Won't See Me (3:19)
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
4. Nowhere Man (2:43)
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
5. Think for Yourself (2:18)
(George Harrison)
6. The Word (2:43)
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
7. Michelle (2:42)
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
8. What Goes on (2:48)
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney/Richard Starkey)
9. Girl (2:31)
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
10. I'm Looking Through You (2:26)
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
11. In My Life (2:26)
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
12. Wait (2:14)
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
13. If I Needed Someone (2:22)
(George Harrison)
14. Run for Your Life (2:23)
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
Date Acquired 09/09/2009
Personal Rating
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR10      -0.45 dB   -11.41 dB      2:29 01-Drive My Car
DR11      -0.44 dB   -13.33 dB      2:05 02-Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
DR10      -0.44 dB   -11.38 dB      3:20 03-You Won't See Me
DR10      -0.47 dB   -11.58 dB      2:44 04-Nowhere Man
DR10      -0.39 dB   -11.64 dB      2:19 05-Think for Yourself
DR10      -0.47 dB   -12.08 dB      2:43 06-The Word
DR11      -0.47 dB   -13.12 dB      2:42 07-Michelle
DR11      -0.42 dB   -12.81 dB      2:49 08-What Goes On
DR12      -0.47 dB   -14.40 dB      2:32 09-Girl
DR11      -0.44 dB   -13.59 dB      2:26 10-I'm Looking Through You
DR11      -0.41 dB   -13.39 dB      2:26 11-In My Life
DR11      -0.47 dB   -12.96 dB      2:15 12-Wait
DR10      -0.41 dB   -12.25 dB      2:22 13-If I Needed Someone
DR10      -0.42 dB   -12.10 dB      2:21 14-Run for Your Life
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Number of tracks:  14
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate:  44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 922 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Reviews
All Music Guide Review:

Review by Richie Unterberger

While the Beatles still largely stuck to love songs on Rubber Soul, the lyrics represented a quantum leap in terms of thoughtfulness, maturity, and complex ambiguities. Musically, too, it was a substantial leap forward, with intricate folk-rock arrangements that reflected the increasing influence of Dylan and the Byrds. The group and George Martin were also beginning to expand the conventional instrumental parameters of the rock group, using a sitar on "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)," Greek-like guitar lines on "Michelle" and "Girl," fuzz bass on "Think for Yourself," and a piano made to sound like a harpsichord on the instrumental break of "In My Life." 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 themes entirely). George Harrison was also developing into a fine songwriter with his two contributions, "Think for Yourself" and the Byrds-ish "If I Needed Someone."

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