Beatles Releasing Special Edition of ‘Rubber Soul’ W/ New Mixes, Home Demos

A Super Deluxe edition of The Beatles‘ seminal 1965 album Rubber Soul will be released later this year with a bevy of new mixes, never-before-heard home demos and an 88-page book with an introduction by Paul McCartney.

Newly mixed by producer Giles Martin and engineer Sam Okell, the definitive version of the album will be released on Oct. 2 via Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe and be packaged in a 4CD/5LP edition featuring new stereo and Dolby Atmos mixes alongside the original mono mix and the original Capitol U.S. album version.

The new stereo mix was sourced directly from the original four-track master tapes and the audio enhanced with the help of cutting-edge “de-mixing” technology developed by the team at director Peter Jackson’s WingNut Films Productions Ltd. for Jackson’s Get Back documentary.

The Super Deluxe editions will feature 24 early session recordings, including 20 previously unreleased takes and three previously unheard John Lennon demos, including early versions of “Day Tripper,” “We Can Work It Out” and “Little Girl,” a previously unheard Lennon song outline that has never been released before. There will also be 2CD and 2LP versions with a curated selection of session highlights, demos and the album version of the double A-side lead single, “We Can Work It Out”/”Day Tripper.”

Originally released on Dec. 3, 1965, the Fab Four’s sixth studio album was fronted by the double A-side single and was recorded over four weeks beginning in October of that year. The LP expanded the group’s pop sound with the addition of the sitar and harmonium, helping to pave the way for the psychedelic rock revolution of the late 1960s, while expanding the parameters of what was possible on a cohesive pop album. It contains such classics as the frenetic “Drive My Car,” the meditative “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown),” as well as “Nowhere Man,” “Michelle,” “Girl” and the introspective “In My Life.”

The book in the Deluxe versions will also contain a foreword compiled from Lennon’s words, bringing together his reflections on the album from throughout his life, including in the years after the band’s breakup, along with rare photos, track notes and in-depth album background. Like previous expanded editions, Rubber Soul will come in a variety of formats, including standard single-CD and LP versions, as well as 2CD/LP special editions, the Super Deluxe models and on Blu-ray; the latter will feature the new Dolby Atmos mix, high-resolution stereo audio and promotional films for “Day Tripper” and “We Can Work It Out” and limited-edition orange vinyl and D2C exclusive Zeotrope vinyl editions.

The long-awaited Rubber Soul revamp comes after similar treatments for Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (2017), The Beatles (White Album) (2018), Abbey Road (2019), Let It Be (2021), Revolver (2022) and Anthology (2025).

Listen to “Michelle (Take 1)” below and see the full rundown of the Rubber Soul editions below.

5LP Box Set

5LP Box Set, pressed on 180-gram vinyl, with 7” Single, 88-page hardbound book in a 12” x 12” slipcase”

• LP1: Rubber Soul (New stereo mix) half-speed mastered: 14 tracks

• LP2 & 3: Sessions and Demos (Stereo) half-speed mastered: 26 tracks

• LP4: Rubber Soul (Original mono master): 14 tracks

• LP5: Rubber Soul (Original Capitol US album): 12 tracks

• 7”: ‘Day Tripper’ & ‘We Can Work It Out’ (Stereo)

4CD Box Set

4CD Box Set with 88-page hardbound book in a 12” x 12” slipcase:

• DISC 1: Rubber Soul (New stereo mix): 14 tracks

• DISC 2: Sessions, Demos and the Single (Stereo): 28 tracks

• DISC 3: Rubber Soul (Original mono master): 14 tracks

• DISC 4: Rubber Soul (Original Capitol US album): 12 tracks

D2C-exclusive editions of the 5LP and 4CD Super Deluxe Box Sets, featuring an exclusive poster and set of art cards, are also available from the official Beatles Store, alongside a limited-edition Zoetrope picture disc. 

Rubber Soul Special Edition Deluxe (30 tracks)

2LP

2LP on half-speed mastered 180-gram vinyl in a gatefold sleeve with 4-page insert abridged from the Super Deluxe book:

• LP1: Rubber Soul (New stereo mix): 14 tracks

• LP2: The Single, Demos and Sessions Highlights (Stereo): 16 tracks

2CD

2CD in digisleeve and slipcase, with a 40-page booklet abridged from the Super Deluxe book:

• DISC 1: Rubber Soul (New stereo mix): 14 tracks

• DISC 2: The Single, Demos and Sessions Highlights: 16 tracks

Rubber Soul Special Edition Standard (14 tracks)

1LP (New stereo mix) on half-speed mastered 180-gram vinyl

1LP (New stereo mix) on half-speed mastered 180-gram orange color vinyl

1CD in digisleeve + 20-page booklet (New stereo mix)

Rubber Soul Blu-ray Edition: 16 tracks + 4 videos

1 Blu-ray Disc

New stereo mix in hi-res 96kHz/24-bit audio, new Dolby Atmos mix, and four videos

5LP Super Deluxe Box Set 

1LP – New stereo mix

Side A

A1. Drive My Car           

A2. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)    

A3. You Won’t See Me  

A4. Nowhere Man          

A5. Think For Yourself   

A6. The Word    

A7. Michelle       

Side B

B1. What Goes On        

B2. Girl   

B3. I’m Looking Through You    

B4. In My Life     

B5. Wait

B6. If I Needed Someone          

B7. Run For Your Life    

LP2 – Sessions, Demos and The Single (Disc 1)

Side A

A1. Wait (Take 3 – instrumental backing track)

A2. Run For Your Life (Takes 1-5 – instrumental backing track)

A3. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (First version –Take 1)

A4. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Second version –Take 2)

A5. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Third version – Take 3)

A6. Drive My Car (Takes 1 and 2 – instrumental backing track)

A7. Day Tripper (Songwriting work tape)

Side B

B1. Day Tripper (Take 1 – instrumental backing track)

B2. Day Tripper (Takes 2 and 3 – instrumental backing track)

B3. If I Needed Someone (Take 1 – instrumental backing track)

B4. In My Life (Take 1)

B5. In My Life (Extract with unused organ solo)

B6. We Can Work It Out (Paul’s demo)

B7. We Can Work It Out (Take 1 – instrumental backing track)

LP3 – Sessions, Demos and The Single (Disc 2)

Side A

A1. Nowhere Man (First version – Take 2)

A2. Nowhere Man (Second version – Take 5 – instrumental backing track)

A3. I’m Looking Through You (First version – Take 1)

A4. I’m Looking Through You (Second version – Take 2)

A5. I’m Looking Through You (Second version – Take 3)

A6. Michelle (Guitar rehearsal)

A7. Michelle (Take 1)

Side B

B1. What Goes On (Take 1 – instrumental backing track)

B2. The Word (Takes 1 and 2 – instrumental backing track)

B3. Girl (Take 2 – instrumental backing track)

B4. Beatle Talk (Think For Yourself vocal overdubs)

B5. Little Girl (John’s demo)

LP4 – Mono

Side A

A1. Drive My Car           

A2. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)    

A3. You Won’t See Me  

A4. Nowhere Man          

A5. Think For Yourself   

A6. The Word    

A7. Michelle       

Side B

B1. What Goes On        

B2. Girl   

B3. I’m Looking Through You    

B4. In My Life     

B5. Wait

B6. If I Needed Someone

B7. Run For Your Life    

LP5 – US Album

Side A

A1. I’ve Just Seen A Face

A2. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

A3. You Won’t See Me           

A4. Think For Yourself

A5. The Word

A6. Michelle    

Side B

B1. It’s Only Love       

B2. Girl            

B3. I’m Looking Through You

B4. In My Life  

B5. Wait          

B6. Run For Your Life

7” Single

Side A: 

A1. Day Tripper

Side AA:

AA1. We Can Work It Out

4CD Super Deluxe Box Set 

DISC 1: New Stereo Mix (14 tracks – identical sequence to LP1)

DISC 2: Sessions, Demos and the Single (28 tracks)

  1. Wait (Take 3 – instrumental backing track)

  2. Run For Your Life (Takes 1-5 – instrumental backing track)

  3. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (First version – Take 1)

  4. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Second version – Take 2)

  5. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Third version – Take 3)

  6. Drive My Car (Takes 1 and 2 – instrumental backing track)

  7. Day Tripper (Songwriting work tape)

  8. Day Tripper (Take 1 – instrumental backing track)

  9. Day Tripper (Takes 2 and 3 – instrumental backing track)

  10. If I Needed Someone (Take 1 – instrumental backing track)

  11. In My Life (Take 1)

  12. In My Life (Extract with unused organ solo)

  13. We Can Work It Out (Paul’s demo)

  14. We Can Work It Out (Take 1 – instrumental backing track)

  15. Nowhere Man (First version – Take 2)

  16. Nowhere Man (Second version – Take 5 – instrumental backing track)

  17. I’m Looking Through You (First version – Take 1)

  18. I’m Looking Through You (Second version – Take 2)

  19. I’m Looking Through You (Second version – Take 3)

  20. Michelle (Guitar rehearsal)

  21. Michelle (Take 1)

  22. What Goes On (Take 1 – instrumental backing track)

  23. The Word (Takes 1 and 2 – instrumental backing track)

  24. Girl (Take 2 – instrumental backing track)

  25. Beatle Talk (Think For Yourself vocal overdubs)

  26. Little Girl (John’s demo)

  27. Day Tripper (2023 mix)

  28. We Can Work It Out (2023 mix)

DISC 3: Original Mono Master (14 tracks – identical sequence to LP4)

DISC 4: Original Capitol US Album (12 tracks – identical sequence to LP5)

Blu-ray Edition 

DISC 1: New Stereo Mix (14 tracks – identical sequence to LP1)

  1. Drive My Car

  2. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

  3. You Won’t See Me

  4. Nowhere Man

  5. Think For Yourself

  6. The Word

  7. Michelle

  8. What Goes On

  9. Girl

  10. I’m Looking Through You

  11. In My Life

  12. Wait

  13. If I Needed Someone

  14. Run For Your Life

  15. Day Tripper

  16. We Can Work It Out

Exclusive Videos:

  1. Day Tripper

  2. Day Tripper (Alternate Version)

  3. We Can Work It Out

  4. We Can Work It Out (Alternate Version)