In the four years since deluxe versions of the Beatles‘ “Revolver” were released, there hasn’t been much debate over what stood at the top of most fans’ wish lists: similar treatment given to “Rubber Soul,” the album that preceded “Revolver” in the group’s mid-1960s chronology. With just a little bit of delayed gratification, that hope is coming to fruition, as UMG and Apple Corps will be issuing remixes, expanded editions and boxed sets to commemorate the 1965 classic on Oct. 2.
Producer Giles Martin and engineer Sam Okell have again teamed up for a new set of stereo mixes of the original album tracks, plus a double-sided single of prominent non-album tracks from the same period, “Day Tripper” and “We Can Work It Out.” Many superfans will rejoice in the fact that, unlike the 2022 “Revolver” releases, “Rubber Soul” will have a Dolby Atmos remix from Martin and Okell released in physical format, although this time the Atmos version will come out as its own stand-alone release and not part of the CD boxed set.
As for outtakes from the original sessions, there are 24 of them collected in the most expansive edition being released in October: “Rubber Soul: Special Edition Super Deluxe.” That boxed set will include 68 tracks in total, whether fans pick it up in five-LP vinyl format or a four-disc CD collection.
