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| Rubber Soul | ||
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| LP by The Beatles | ||
| Released | December 3 1965 | |
| Recorded | Abbey Road 1965 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 35 min 50 s | |
| Label | Parlophone PCS 3075 | |
| Producer | George Martin | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Q | 4/5 | Nov '00 |
| AMG | 5/5 | link |
| The Beatles Chronology | ||
| Help!Help is the title of a 1965 film starring the Beatles and also featuring Leo McKern. It is also the soundtrack album from the film, as well as the title song from that album. The album cover features the group spelling out a word in semaphore; the British ( 1965) | Rubber Soul ( 1965) | RevolverRevolver was The Beatles' seventh album in three years, released on August 5, 1966. The album showcased a number of new stylistic developments which would become more pronounced on later albums. Revolver is critically acclaimed as one of the best albums o ( 1966Events January January 1 In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bedel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. January 2 Strike of public transportation workers in New York City ends January 13 January 3 First Acid Test at the Fil) |
| Rubber Soul ( USThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in) | ||
| LP by The Beatles | ||
| Released | December 6 1965 | |
| Label | Capitol T 2442 (mono) ST 2442 (stereo) | |
| The Beatles American Chronology | ||
| Help! ( 1965) | Rubber Soul ( 1965) | "Yesterday" ... and Today ( 1966) |
The album Rubber Soul, released by The Beatles in 1965, was recorded in just seven weeks to make the Christmas market, but was nonetheless a major achievement, gaining wide critical and market success. Produced by George Martin (who also appears on keyboards in a few places, for example the piano solo in "In My Life") for EMI Records.
The album represented a major artistic development for the Beatles, as they branched out from their original sound. All the songs on the album were written by members of the group. New instruments, such as the sitar on "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)", were used, and the influence of other contemporary artists like Bob Dylan could also clearly be seen. The lyrics also showed a new maturity, as they began to explore other subjects besides romantic love.
In particular, the relationships between the sexes moved from simple boy-girl love songs to more nuanced, even negative portrayals. "Norwegian Wood" sketches an ambiguous encounter between the singer and a girl. The girl in "You Won't See Me" is described as immature and obstinately refusing to listen to the singer. In "I'm Looking Through You", the girl "did not treat" the singer right. "Girl" depicts someone who "puts you down when friends are there", and "Run For Your Life" features a vague death threat.
The album had a 42-week run in the British charts starting on December 11 1965, and on Christmas Day took over from Help!, the Beatles' previous album, at the top position in the charts, a position the album would hold for eight weeks. The album became a classic — on May 9 1987, it returned to the album charts for three weeks, and ten years later made another comeback to the charts.
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