The night the Beatles grew up
Introducing the sitar to Western pop
Studio as an instrument
The birth of the album era
YOUR GOAL
Master of The day the Beatles stretched pop forever
charles90 Paul McCartney credited their new cannabis habit and first touring break with turning their studio from a factory
charles90 Warm dramatic light illuminates John Lennon during the reflective Rubber Soul recording sessions.
charles90 Sort the events of that historic night to discover how Rubber Soul changed pop forever.
The speed run: The Beatles recorded the entire Rubber Soul album in just four weeks between October 12 and November 11, 1965, to meet the lucrative Christmas market deadline.
A plucked stringed instrument used in Hindustani classical music, typically having a long neck and a pear-shaped body. George Harrison first played this instrument on October 21, 1965, while recording the band's song Norwegian Wood.
Do you prefer acoustic, introspective folk-rock or energetic, loud stadium pop?
Which of these tracks was pulled from an earlier session to complete the album's tracklist?
The title 'Rubber Soul' was a play on which phrase used to describe British musicians mimicking Black soul artists?
What was unique about the song 'Nowhere Man' compared to previous Beatles songs?
Which non-album double A-side single was recorded during the Rubber Soul sessions?
Which American folk icon heavily influenced the introspective lyrics on Rubber Soul?
What major live event occurred just before the Beatles recorded Rubber Soul in 1965?