Amazon France has inadvertently published the complete track listing for The Beatles\u2019 long anticipated Rubber Soul Super Deluxe Edition, confirming both the UK and US versions of the landmark 1965 album will be included alongside an extensive collection of session recordings and alternate takes. <\/p>\n
by Paul Cashmere<\/p>\n
The Beatles\u2019 forthcoming Rubber Soul Super Deluxe Edition appears to have been revealed ahead of schedule after Amazon France briefly published the complete four disc track listing before Apple Corps\u2019 official announcement. The listing confirms the release will feature newly remixed editions of both the original UK album and the Capitol Records US configuration, together with a substantial archive of studio outtakes, alternate takes and period recordings.<\/p>\n
The premature publication effectively confirms weeks of speculation surrounding the next release in The Beatles\u2019 acclaimed archival series. It also answers one of the biggest questions surrounding the project by showing that Apple has chosen to present both the internationally recognised Parlophone version of Rubber Soul and the distinctly different American Capitol Records edition, acknowledging the album\u2019s dual history on either side of the Atlantic.<\/p>\n
Disc One follows the original UK running order released in December 1965, beginning with \u201cDrive My Car\u201d and concluding with \u201cRun For Your Life\u201d. Disc Four recreates the Capitol Records version issued in the United States, which opened with \u201cI\u2019ve Just Seen A Face\u201d and omitted \u201cDrive My Car\u201d, \u201cNowhere Man\u201d, \u201cWhat Goes On\u201d and \u201cIf I Needed Someone\u201d in favour of two tracks drawn from the British Help! album.<\/p>\n
The inclusion of both versions reflects the album\u2019s unique place in Beatles history. While the UK edition has long been regarded as the definitive artistic statement approved by the band and producer George Martin, the American configuration became enormously influential in its own right. Its folk influenced opening sequence left a lasting impression on generations of US listeners and has often been cited as shaping perceptions of the album\u2019s sound.<\/p>\n
The newly published listing also points to a comprehensive collection of studio material across Disc Two. Multiple versions of \u201cNorwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)\u201d, \u201cDay Tripper\u201d, \u201cWe Can Work It Out\u201d, \u201cIn My Life\u201d, \u201cNowhere Man\u201d, \u201cI\u2019m Looking Through You\u201d and \u201cMichelle\u201d are included, together with the spoken recording \u201cBeatle Talk\u201d and \u201cLittle Girl\u201d. While the listing confirms titles only, it suggests the box will follow the established format of previous Beatles Super Deluxe Editions by presenting alternate takes, work in progress recordings and session highlights from the Rubber Soul era.<\/p>\n
The release continues a series that has already revisited Sgt. Pepper\u2019s Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles (White Album), Abbey Road, Let It Be and Revolver. Each has featured new stereo mixes overseen by Giles Martin using advanced audio separation technology capable of isolating instruments and vocals that were originally locked together on four track master tapes.<\/p>\n
Rubber Soul has long been viewed as one of the most technically challenging albums in The Beatles\u2019 catalogue. Much of the album was recorded on four track machines with vocals and instruments combined onto shared tracks, making conventional remixing impossible. Advances in machine assisted audio separation developed during work on Revolver, the expanded Red and Blue collections and \u201cNow And Then\u201d have since made it possible to revisit these recordings while preserving the integrity of the original performances.<\/p>\n
Several Rubber Soul session recordings have previously surfaced through earlier archival projects. Anthology 2 featured \u201cNorwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)\u201d Take 1, \u201cI\u2019m Looking Through You\u201d Take 1 and an edited version of \u201c12-Bar Original\u201d. The expanded Anthology collection later added \u201cIn My Life\u201d Take 1 and an early version of \u201cNowhere Man\u201d. The 2023 expanded 1962-1966 collection also introduced newly remixed versions of several Rubber Soul era recordings, demonstrating how the latest restoration technology could be applied to the material.<\/p>\n
Historically, Beatles archival releases have been issued during the final quarter of the year ahead of the Christmas market. With the track listing now publicly visible before Apple\u2019s planned announcement, attention will quickly shift to confirmation of release formats, audio specifications and the extensive hardcover book that has accompanied previous Super Deluxe Editions.<\/p>\n
For Beatles collectors, the accidental Amazon France listing has transformed what was expected to be a carefully staged reveal into an early confirmation of one of the year\u2019s most anticipated catalogue releases.<\/p>\n
Amazon France has the box set priced at 126.74 Euro for the CD set (roughly $AUD206).<\/a><\/p>\n Tracklisting<\/p>\n Disc 1 (Original UK tracklisting)<\/p>\n Drive My Car Disc 2 (Outtakes)<\/p>\n Wait Disc 3 (Mono version)<\/p>\n Drive My Car Disc 4 (Original US tracklisting)<\/p>\n I\u2019ve Just Seen A Face Stay updated with your free Noise11.com daily music news email alert. Subscribe to Noise11 Music News here<\/a><\/p>\n Be the first to see NOISE11.com\u2019s newest interviews and special features on YouTube. See things first-Subscribe to Noise11 on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n Visit Noise11.com<\/a><\/p>\n Follow Noise11.com on social media: Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
You Won\u2019t See Me
Nowhere Man
Think For Yourself
The Word
Michelle
What Goes On
Girl
I\u2019m Looking Through You
In My Life
Wait
If I Needed Someone
Run For Your Life<\/p>\n
Run For Your Life
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
Drive My Car
Day Tripper
Day Tripper
Day Tripper
If I Needed Someone
In My Life
In My Life
We Can Work It Out
We Can Work It Out
Nowhere Man
Nowhere Man
I\u2019m Looking Through You
I\u2019m Looking Through You
I\u2019m Looking Through You
Michelle
Michelle
What Goes On
The Word
Girl
Beatle Talk
Little Girl
Day Tripper
We Can Work It Out<\/p>\n
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
You Won\u2019t See Me
Nowhere Man
Think For Yourself
The Word
Michelle
What Goes On
Girl
I\u2019m Looking Through You
In My Life
Wait
If I Needed Someone
Run For Your Life<\/p>\n
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
You Won\u2019t See Me
Think For Yourself
The Word
Michelle
It\u2019s Only Love
Girl
I\u2019m Looking Through You
In My Life
Wait
Run For Your Life<\/p>\n
Bluesky<\/a><\/p>\n