Rubber Soul
The Beatles
580 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 375379 |
| Excel File Row | 146 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 12:57:02 |
| Pressing Year | 1965 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | 1ST |
| Country of Pressing | UK |
| Record Label | Parlophone |
| Stereo / Mono | MONO |
| Catalogue Number | PMC 1267 |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | XEX 579-4 GRR 1 ("03-12-65""Cover Ernest J.Day & Co. Ltd.London""Track listing on labels in a serif typeface""punzonatura centrale simbolo KT side 2") |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | XEX 580-4 GMR 4 ("punzonatura centrale simbolo KT side 2") |
| Sleeve Condition | EX+ |
| Media Condition | EX+ |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | NM |
| Genre | Beat |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
The legendary artwork of *Rubber Soul*, so characteristic and recognisable, came about by pure chance during a meeting. While the band and photographer Robert Freeman were projecting the slides from the photo sessions onto a piece of cardboard, the latter was inadvertently tilted backwards. The projected image, therefore, stretched and distorted in an unexpected way. Instead of discarding the effect, the Beatles were fascinated by this spontaneous distortion which gave their faces an almost ethereal and pre-psychedelic aura, perfectly in line with the new sounds explored on the album, from folk-rock to the sitar on "Norwegian Wood". This fortunate accident not only defined the cover of one of their most influential albums, but also symbolised their continuous departure from the 'beatlemania' image towards deeper and more mature experimentation.
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Official Tracklist
- A1 - Drive My Car
- A2 - Norwegian Wood
- A3 - You Won't See Me
- A4 - Nowhere Man
- A5 - Think For Yourself
- A6 - The Word
- A7 - Michelle
- 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
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