The Beatles - Soul Sessions

(Silent Sea, SS 032/33)

DISC ONE
Rubber Soul era demos
1. We Can Work It Out home demo (partial) 0:41
2. Michelle  instrumental 0:57
Rubber Soul era sessions
3. Day Tripper take 1, RS '82 2:08
4. Day Tripper take 2, RS '82 1:06
5. Day Tripper take 3, RS '82 3:09
6. We Can Work It Out take 1, RS '82 2:03
7. We Can Work It Out take 2, rough mix 2:18
8. We Can Work It Out take 2, RS '82 2:29
9. 12-Bar Original  rehearsal take, RS '82 1:52
10. 12-Bar Original take 1, RS '82 0:33
11. 12-Bar Original  take 2, RS '82 6:50
12. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)  take 1, RS '82 (a) 2:08
13. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)  take 2, RS '82 2:35
14. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)  take 4, RS '82 2:26
15. Girl  take 2, backing tracks, monitor mix (partial) 2:03
16. I'm Looking Through  take 1, RS '82 (a) 3:10
17. I'm Looking Through  take 4, RS '82 2:48
18. In My Life  take 3, rough mix (partial) 1:05
19. Run For Your Life  take 1, chat only, RS '82 0:17
20. Run For Your Life  take 5, rough mix (partial) 1:53
The "Think For Yourself" vocal overdub session excerpts
21 - 23 "...about the good things that we can have..."    4:10
24 - 25 "...I know your mind's made up..."   3:07
26 - 34 "...and you've got time to rectify..."   8:31
35 - 38 "...lukewarm baby got a custard face..."   3:38
Mixing the Rubber Soul outtake
39. 12-Bar Original take 2, RM 1 6:41
40. 12-Bar Original take 2, RS '95 2:54

 
DISC TWO
The mono Rubber Soul album
1. Drive My Car take 4, RM 1 2:32
2. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)  take 4, RM 1 2:03
3. You Won't See Me take 2, RM1 3:28
4. Nowhere Man take 4, RM 1 2:45
5. Think For Yourself take 1, RM 1 2:12
6. The Word take 3, RM 1 2:48
7. Michelle take 2, RM 2 2:41
8. What Goes On take 1, RM 1 2:51
9. Girl take 2, RM 1 2:33
10. I'm Looking Through You take 4, RM 1 2:33
11. In My Life take 3, RM 1 2:29
12. Wait take 4, RM 2 2:17
13. If I Needed Someone take 1, RM 1 2:25
14. Run For Your Life  take 5, RM 1 2:22
The Rubber Soul era single
15. We Can Work It Out  take 2, RM 2 2:12
16. Day Tripper  take 3, RM 2 2:50
Mixing the Rubber Soul alternate takes
17. I'm Looking Through You  take 1, RS '82 (b) 2:52
18. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)  take 1, RS '82 (b) 1:59
19. I'm Looking Through You  take 1, RS '84 2:57
20. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)  take 1, RS '95 1:58
Other Rubber Soul era mixes
21. We Can Work It Out take 2, RS 1 2:13
22. Day Tripper take 3, RS 1 2:50
23. The Word take 3, RS 1 2:43
24. Michelle take 2, RM 1 2:35
25. I'm Looking Through You take 4, RS 1, US edit  2:27
26. Girl take 2, RS '77 2:28
27. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)  take 4, RS '77 2:02
28. In My Life take 3, RS '88 2:25

My comments:

This 2 CD set collects every known Rubber Soul era track that is different from the commercial stereo mixes, albeit sometimes only slightly. Otherwise you'd need several bootleg CD titles to get this stuff so I'd say it's a relevant release.

 

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