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Oct 12 - Nov 30, 1965

Recording "Rubber Soul"

For Paul McCartney

Location

  • Recording studio: EMI Studios, Abbey Road

Timeline

Session Oct 11, 1965 • Marianne Faithfull records "Yesterday"

Session Oct 12, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #1

Session Oct 12 - Nov 30, 1965 • Recording "Rubber Soul"

Session Oct 13, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #2

Session Oct 16, 1965 • "We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper" Session #1

More from year 1965

Master release

AlbumSome of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "Rubber Soul (UK Mono)" LP

From Beat Instrumental – January 1966
From Beat Instrumental – January 1966

Related sessions

Session activities

  1. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

    Oct 12, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #1

  2. Run For Your Life

    Oct 12, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #1

  3. Drive My Car

    Oct 13, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #2

  4. If I Needed Someone

    Oct 18, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #3

  5. In My Life

    Oct 18, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #3

  6. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

    Oct 21, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #4

  7. Nowhere Man

    Oct 21, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #4

  8. In My Life

    Oct 22, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #5

  9. Nowhere Man

    Oct 22, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #5

  10. I'm Looking Through You

    Oct 24, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #6

  11. Day Tripper

    Oct 25, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #7

  12. Drive My Car

    Oct 25, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #7

  13. If I Needed Someone

    Oct 25, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #7

  14. In My Life

    Oct 25, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #7

  15. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

    Oct 25, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #7

  16. Nowhere Man

    Oct 25, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #7

  17. Day Tripper

    Oct 26, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #8

  18. Drive My Car

    Oct 26, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #8

  19. If I Needed Someone

    Oct 26, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #8

  20. In My Life

    Oct 26, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #8

  21. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

    Oct 26, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #8

  22. Nowhere Man

    Oct 26, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #8

  23. Michelle

    Nov 03, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #9

  24. 12-Bar Original

    Nov 04, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #10

  25. What Goes On

    Nov 04, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #10

  26. I'm Looking Through You

    Nov 06, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #11

  27. Beatle Speech

    Nov 08, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #12

  28. The Beatles' Third Christmas Record

    Nov 08, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #12

  29. Think For Yourself

    Nov 08, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #12

  30. Michelle

    Nov 09, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #13

  31. Run For Your Life

    Nov 09, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #13

  32. The Beatles' Third Christmas Record

    Nov 09, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #13

  33. Think For Yourself

    Nov 09, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #13

  34. What Goes On

    Nov 09, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #13

  35. I'm Looking Through You

    Nov 10, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #14

  36. Run For Your Life

    Nov 10, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #14

  37. The Word

    Nov 10, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #14

  38. We Can Work It Out

    Nov 10, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #14

  39. Girl

    Nov 11, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #15

  40. I'm Looking Through You

    Nov 11, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #15

  41. The Word

    Nov 11, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #15

  42. Wait

    Nov 11, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #15

  43. You Won't See Me

    Nov 11, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #15

  44. Girl

    Nov 15, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #16

  45. I'm Looking Through You

    Nov 15, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #16

  46. Michelle

    Nov 15, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #16

  47. The Word

    Nov 15, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #16

  48. Wait

    Nov 15, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #16

  49. You Won't See Me

    Nov 15, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #16

  50. 12-Bar Original

    Nov 30, 1965 • "Rubber Soul" Session #17

Going further

Eight Arms to Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium

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Eight Arms To Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium is the ultimate look at the careers of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr beyond the Beatles. Every aspect of their professional careers as solo artists is explored, from recording sessions, record releases and tours, to television, film and music videos, including everything in between. From their early film soundtrack work to the officially released retrospectives, all solo efforts by the four men are exhaustively examined.

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