Rubber Soul

(Enhanced Remastered Stereo) 'LP originally released in US by Capitol Records in 1965 as ST 2442 with different running order. 'Drive My Car,' 'Nowhere Man,' 'What Goes On' and 'If I Needed Someone' were omitted (to be released in 1966 on (r=379388)), and 'I've Just Seen A Face' and 'It's Only Love' were added from the UK version of Help! They had been dropped from the US version in favor of selections from the orchestral soundtrack. The versions of 'I'm Looking Through You' and 'The Word' were early mixes from the those that appeared on the UK release.

When Rubber Soul was released on CD in 1987 it used the original UK track listing but with a stereo digital remix by George Martin and artwork derived from the original US edition.

All songs published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC.

Digital Remaster ℗ 2009 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd. © 2009 EMI Records Ltd. Artwork © 2009 Apple Corps Ltd. Manufactured by Capitol Records, LLC. Printed in the U.S.A. (printed on the right hand side of the rear of the cardboard sleeve)
Digital Remaster ℗ 2009 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd. © 2009 EMI Records Ltd. Made in the USA (printed on the disc media label)
Digital Remaster ℗ 2009 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd. © 2009 EMI Records Ltd. Artwork © 2009 Apple Corps Ltd. Artwork © 2009 Apple Corps Ltd. All photographs © Apple Corps Ltd., except where otherwise stated. (printed on page 7 of the booklet)
This remastered album has been created from the original stereo digital master tapes from George Martin's CD mixes made in 1986.

Packaged in three panel card wallet. Base color is white.
Outside: Left panel has left-side vertical band on with base color, Apple logo and Beatles logo right aligned, with front cover artwork. Middle panel is back cover artwork with barcode, copyright and other information. Third panel is band portrait.
Inside: left side diagonal cut pocket with Apple logo centered. Contains 26-page booklet with liner notes, production notes, credits and photographs. Center and right panel is band portrait

Enhanced CD. Minimum system requirements to access bonus content. PC: Pentium 3+ processor, Windows 2000+. Mac: G4, G5 or Intel+ processor, OS X 10.3+. CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. Minimum 256 Mb RAM free. Color monitor and sound card. Quicktime 7+.'[discogs]

Oval ST33 and just one box round GEMA logos on labels.

Second German release with white/gold Odeon labels, new rim text ('Urheber- und Leistungsrechte...'), old label design (sharp '33' rpm indicator on bottom of labels) and old catalogue number.

- Issued with Dark Green 'Arrow' series Obi
- Flipback cover.
- Black inner sleeve.
- 4-pages lyric Sheet.
- Side 2 misspelt as 'SIED 2' on vinyl label

Price code 2,200[mikec]

(Reissue Stereo) 'Third pressing, summer 1969 until November 1969. Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. front laminated cover. Black label with yellow logo and silver print. “The Gramophone Co. Ltd.” printed at the start perimeter print. Plaine white or sepia “LP advertising” inner sleeve. Without tax code. '[discogs]

(Stereo) Printed in Germany by 4P NICOLAUS GMBH, Köln. Label code. 'ST33' indicator in ovals. At the back of the sleeve is a black circle next to the catalog number.

No 'Monaural' on left of labels[philip]

(Reissue Stereo)[]

Second German release with white/gold Odeon labels, new rim text ('Urheber- und Leistungsrechte...'), old label design (sharp '33' rpm indicator on bottom of labels) and old catalogue number.
All have a typo on track B3 on label 'Throug' instead of the correct 'through'.[samuelb]

(Stereo) 'Toshiba Emi Musical Industries Ltd.

Flipback cover
Black vinyl sleeve
Lyric Sheet

runout A: YEX-178
runout B: YEX-179

Side 2 misspelt as 'SIED 2' on vinyl label


'[discogs]

(Reissue Stereo) '1967 Second Japanese issue on red vinyl. ¥2000 on obi and rear sleeve.

Ever Clean Records logo on back cover.

Includes a lyric insert.

(First issue shows ¥ 1,800 on the back cover)
'[discogs]

OBI not included

(Stereo) 'First Japanese issue.
Translucent dark red vinyl.
Released in a soft and glossy ''flipback'' cover with obi strip.
Includes printed flap pocket inner sleeve, an additional 4-page Japanese insert and four idol-photos of each member.
There are two different Cover seam versions: One version without the red 'Stereo' before Cat. No and a red dot after the Cat. No. and another version with - also both versions have OP - 7450 on seam'[discogs]

OBI not included.[juanv]

(Enhanced Remastered Stereo) 'LP originally released in US by Capitol Records in 1965 as ST 2442 with different running order. 'Drive My Car,' 'Nowhere Man,' 'What Goes On' and 'If I Needed Someone' were omitted (to be released in 1966 on (r=379388)), and 'I've Just Seen A Face' and 'It's Only Love' were added from the UK version of Help! They had been dropped from the US version in favor of selections from the orchestral soundtrack. The versions of 'I'm Looking Through You' and 'The Word' were early mixes from the those that appeared on the UK release.

When Rubber Soul was released on CD in 1987 it used the original UK track listing but with a stereo digital remix by George Martin and artwork derived from the original US edition.

All songs published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC.

Digital Remaster ℗ 2009 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd. © 2009 EMI Records Ltd. Artwork © 2009 Apple Corps Ltd. Manufactured by Capitol Records, LLC. Printed in the U.S.A. (printed on the right hand side of the rear of the cardboard sleeve)
Digital Remaster ℗ 2009 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd. © 2009 EMI Records Ltd. Made in the USA (printed on the disc media label)
Digital Remaster ℗ 2009 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd. © 2009 EMI Records Ltd. Artwork © 2009 Apple Corps Ltd. Artwork © 2009 Apple Corps Ltd. All photographs © Apple Corps Ltd., except where otherwise stated. (printed on page 7 of the booklet)
This remastered album has been created from the original stereo digital master tapes from George Martin's CD mixes made in 1986.

Packaged in three panel card wallet. Base color is white.
Outside: Left panel has left-side vertical band on with base color, Apple logo and Beatles logo right aligned, with front cover artwork. Middle panel is back cover artwork with barcode, copyright and other information. Third panel is band portrait.
Inside: left side diagonal cut pocket with Apple logo centered. Contains 26-page booklet with liner notes, production notes, credits and photographs. Center and right panel is band portrait

Enhanced CD. Minimum system requirements to access bonus content. PC: Pentium 3+ processor, Windows 2000+. Mac: G4, G5 or Intel+ processor, OS X 10.3+. CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. Minimum 256 Mb RAM free. Color monitor and sound card. Quicktime 7+.'[discogs]

'Third German release with white/gold Odeon labels, new rim text ('Urheber- und Leistungsrechte...'), new label design (round '33' rpm indicator on bottom of labels) and old catalogue number (ZTOX 5613).

This is the first version of the third release, using a forward slash to separate the Lennon/McCartney credits on both labels.
Misprint on label side B, track B3: “I’m Looking Trough You” instead of “Through”.

Cover with European, including U.K., and U.S. standard airbrushed photograph of band (Loose thread on right shoulder of John’s jacket was airbrushed out. Compare with original photo which was added as last image)



Please do not mix with the following other German/GEMA versions with gold & white Odeon label. Their differences are listed here - All labels are featuring the old catalog# 'ZTOX 5613' beneath 'Yex 178'/'..179' & 'SMO 84 066';
All have a typo on track B3 on label - some have 'Trough', some have 'Throug' instead of the correct 'Through'.
Release 933699 - probably 1st version with old rim text starting with 'Alle Rechte...' and old label design/typeface. Track B3 typo: 'Trough'.

All following have the newer label rim text starting with 'Urheber...':
Release 4950825 - probably 2nd version, still using old label design/typeface. Track B3 typo: 'Throug'.

All following have a different newer label design ('ST 33' on bottom is more round, newer typeface):
Release 10315785 - Track B3 typo: 'Trough'. On both labels a slash is used in credits as separator between songwriters. (CURRENTLY VIEWED VERSION)
Release 6884969 - TelDec pressing, 'Manufactured in Germany' on runout, deep ring near centerhole. On this release side A uses a dash ('-') as seperator between songwriters, side B a slash ('/') - e.g. 'Lennon/McCartney - like all versions before. Track B3 typo: 'Throug'.
Release 4299311 - 2nd TelDec pressing, 'Manufactured in Germany' on runout, deep ring near centerhole. Dash used on all sides as seperator - e.g. 'Lennon-McCartney'. Track B3 typo: 'Throug'.
Release 9929229 - Ariola pressing with 2nd runout cat#, 'Made in Germany' on runout, deep ring near centerhole. Track B3 typo: 'Throug'.


'[discogs]

- Reissue, stereo.
- Lightweight vinyl, black/silver labels. One boxed Parlophone logo, two boxed EMI logos
- On the labels:
Northern Songs.
℗ 1965
Made in Gt. Britain
- Rim text: 'EMI Records Ltd…' (not 'The Gramophone Company...' rim text which was on the preceding version which was used in the period 1971 - 76.
- Etched characters 'HTM' indicate lacquers cut at Abbey Road by Harry T. Moss.
- On the sleeve:
E.M.I. Records
(The Gramophone Company Ltd.)
Hayes • Middlesex • England
Made and printed in Great Britain
Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.[aaronb]

(Stereo) 'Black labels with silvery lettering.

Rim text in Dutch:
Manufactured in license by (Vervaardigd in licentie door) N.V. Bovema, Heemstede, Holland.

Housed in a flipback cover printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
'[discogs]

(Stereo) 'Stereo ce disque peut etre utilise avec un lecteur Mono.
Made in France by Pathé Marconi.
Ⓟ 1965 on back cover.
'[discogs]

(Stereo Reissue) 'Label - Silver/black Parlophone label with one EMI boxed logo.

'[discogs]

Pressed in Japan for MFSL.
Back cover notes:
Long Play 331/3 R.P.M. E.M.I. (The Gramophone Company Ltd.) HAYES. MIDDLESEX.ENGLAND
Half-Speed Production and Mastering by Original Masteringworks. Specially Plated and Pressed on High Definition Super Vinyl by Victor Company of Japan Ltd. Special Static Free-Dust Free Inner Sleeve. Special Heavy Duty Protective Packaging. Source: The Original Stereo Master Tape. Mastered with the Ortofon Cutting System.Manufactured and Distributed by MFSL, Inc., Chatsworth, CA 91311, under license from EMI Records Ltd. 1965 EMI Records Limited. All Rights Reserved.[aleksandra]