Back To Basics – Studio Sessions: Rubber Soul (2011)
Volume Six… And Some Bonus Instrumentals
More gathered Beatles sessions and rarities. Like the initial volumes in this series, Please Please Me Studio Sessions, With The Beatles Studio Sessions, A Hard Day’s Night Studio Sessions, Beatles For Sale Studio Sessions & Help Studio Sessions (in the archives), this new collection fleshes out the Rubber Soul sessions. Lots of different mixes, from many sources. The instrumental bonus versions come from Rock Band and are the cleanest vocal-free versions yet. We’ll post subsequent volumes as they surface.
DISC 1
Drive My Car (RS from Take 4 V1) Rock N Roll Music (stereo) (2:30)
Drive My Car (RS from Take 4 V2) Anthology DVD (stereo) (0:20)
Drive My Car (Rockband Mix) (stereo) (2:33)
Norwegian Wood (This Bird has Flown) (Take 1) (stereo) (2:12)
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Take 2) (stereo) (2:29)
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Take 3 Partial) (stereo-mono) (0:19)
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Take 4) (2:33)
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (RS from Take 1 V1) Barrett Mix (stereo) (2:18)
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (RS from Take 1 V2) Anthology CD (stereo) (2:02)
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (RS from Take 4 V1) Love Songs (fake stereo) (2:06)
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (RS from Take 4 V2) Anthology DVD (stereo) (0:59)
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Rockband Mix) (stereo) (2:08)
You Won’t See Me (Rockband Mix) (stereo) (3:29)
Nowhere Man (RS from Take 3 V1) Rough Movie Mix (stereo) (2:44)
Nowhere Man (RS from Take 3 V2) YS Soundtrack (stereo) (2:45)
Nowhere Man (RS from Take 3 V3) Anthology DVD (stereo) (0:19)
Nowhere Man (Rockband Mix) (stereo) (2:50)
Think For Yourself (Session chat) (mono) (18:59)
Think For Yourself (RS from Take 1) YS Soundtrack (stereo) (2:21)
Think For Yourself (Rockband Mix) (stereo) (2:23)
The Word (Unknown Take) (mono) (0:05)
The Word (RS from Take 3) Anthology DVD (stereo) (0:42)
The Word (Rockband Mix) (stereo) (2:55)
Michelle (Take 1 Partial) (stereo) (0:13)
Michelle (Rockband Mix) (stereo) (2:56)
What Goes On (Rockband Mix) (stereo) (2:52)
DISC 2
Girl (Take 1 Partial) (mono) (0:17)
Girl (Take 2 Instrumental – Monitor Mix) (mono) (2:21)
Girl (Take 2 Instrumental – Mogg Mix) (stereo) (2:35)
Girl (RS from Take 2) Love Songs (fake stereo) (2:31)
Girl (Rockband Mix) (stereo) (2:37)
I’m Looking Through You (Take 1) (stereo) (3:16)
I’m Looking Through You (Take 4) (stereo) (2:53)
I’m Looking Through You (RS from Take 1 V1) 1,2,3,4 Mix (stereo) (2:58)
I’m Looking Through You (RS from Take 1 V2 Partial) ARVS Mix (stereo) (0:56)
I’m Looking Through You (RS from Take 1 V3) Anthology CD (stereo) (2:56)
I’m Looking Through You (Rockband Mix) (stereo) (2:34)
In My Life (Take 3 Partial – Alt Organ Solo V1) (mono) (1:09)
In My Life (Take 3 Partial – Alt Organ Solo V2) (mono) (Entomology) (1:10)
In My Life (Take 3 Partial – Piano Overdub V1) (mono) (0:20)
In My Life (Take 3 Partial – Piano Overdub V2) (stereo) (Moggs) (0:22)
In My Life (Unknown Take) (stereo) (0:13)
In My Life (RS from Take 3 V1) Imagine Laserdisc (stereo) (2:29)
In My Life (RS from Take 3 V2) Anthology DVD (stereo) (2:27)
In My Life (Rockband Mix) (stereo) (2:29)
Wait (Rockband Mix) (stereo) (2:18)
If I Needed Someone (RM from Take 1) Rough Mix (mono) (1:23)
If I Needed Someone (Rockband Mix) (stereo) (2:28)
If I Needed Someone (RS from Take 1 – Partial) LITMW Mix (stereo) (0:37)
Run For Your Life (Take 1) (stereo) (0:15)
Run For Your Life (Studio Chat) (mono) (0:29)
Run For Your Life (Take 5 Partial V1) (mono) (1:26)
Run For Your Life (Take 5 Partial V2) (mono) (Entomology) (1:26)
Run For Your Life (Unknown Take) Rockband (mono) (0:12)
Run For Your Life (Rockband Mix) (stereo) (2:30)
DISC 3
We Can Work It Out (Take 1) (stereo-mono) (2:01)
We Can Work It Out (RM1 from Take 2 – Single Track Vocal) (mono) (2:17)
We Can Work It Out (Take 2 – With Overdubs) (stereo) (2:27)
We Can Work It Out (RM1 from Take 2) TMOLAM (mono) (2:19)
We Can Work It Out (RS1 from Take 2) 1962-66 Vinyl (stereo) (2:16)
We Can Work It Out (RS from Take 2 V1) Japanese EP (fake stereo) (2:14)
We Can Work It Out (RS from Take 2 V2) Anthology DVD (stereo) (2:14)
Day Tripper (Take 1) (stereo) (2:09)
Day Tripper (Take 2) (stereo) (1:05)
Day Tripper (Take 3) (stereo) (3:07)
Day Tripper (Take 3 – Monitor Mix with Cleaner Guitar Solo) (mono) (2:52)
Day Tripper (RM1 from Take 3) TMOLM (mono) (2:56)
Day Tripper (RS1 from Take 3) 1962-66 Vinyl (stereo) (2:54)
Day Tripper (RS from Take 3) Anthology DVD (stereo) (2:48)
Day Tripper (Rockband Mix) (stereo) (2:56)
12-Bar Original (Pre-Take 1 – Jam) (stereo) (1:55)
12-Bar Original (Take 1) (stereo) (0:33)
12-Bar Original (Take 2) (stereo) (6:50)
12-Bar Original (RM1 from Take 2) (mono) (6:46)
12-Bar Original (Edit of Take 2) Anthology CD (stereo) (2:54)
BONUS
Drive My Car (Take 4 – Instrumental) (2:31)
You Won’t See Me (Take 2 – Instrumental) (3:24)
Nowhere Man (Take 3 – Instrumental) (2:40)
Think For Yourself (Take 1 – Instrumental) (2:19)
Michelle (Take 2 – Instrumental) (2:54)
What Goes On (Take 1 – Instrumental) (2:50)
Girl (Take 2 – Instrumental) (2:35)
If I Needed Someone (Take 1 – Instrumental) (2:25)
Run For Your Life (Take 5 – Instrumental) (2:27)












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Thanks for sticking with this series
I like ‘em, too. Fortunately, someone clued us in this new one was out there.
Does this have anything on it that isn’t on the Purple Chick Deluxe version?
No clue.
Arrrrgh! Th e studio sessions of my favorite album!!!!! A thousand thanks!
Thanks for the post. This series is entertaining in the way only over-the-top obsession can be. — Jon
Thank you for all the great music and your time, best wishes.
Thanks for this Willard, lots of things I haven’t heard before. Hope you can find something similar for Revolver which is my other favourite Beatles album.
I’m guessing it’s probably coming up pretty soon. As soon as we can grab one we’ll post it.
Thank you so much for these.A real treat for an obsessive fan like me.Looking forward to Sgt.P!
http://lifeofthebeatles.blogspot.com/2008/05/beatles-rubber-soul-deluxe.html et al of them!
christ, what a treasure! am visiting my folks this weekend, friday night will be spent with my dad over several excellent beers and this. willard, i know i’ve said this before, but your blog and the passion you put behind it are a treasure.
Finally got a chance to give this a listen.
Fantastic!
Thanks again Willard, especially for all the Beatles but for everything.
Thanks so much for giving us access to the “Back to the Basics” discs. Some amazing things all in one place. Thanks again.
Does anyone know here if they put the R*v*lver or subsequent sets in this series out since this one went up? Just wondering
I’m not sure myself. I keep posting these as they come out but I haven’t been surfing much this year (with all the fires to put out), so I’m a bit in the dark.
What a nice find. Thank you so much for the time you put into your music site, and for sharing great-great music.
Thanks. Don’t miss the other ones in the Back To Basics series, dating back to their debut album.
Please could we get a re-up of CD1 good sir?
New link up, thanks.
The instrumentals are a real treat. Thanks.