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The Beatles - Anthology 1 (1995) [Complete 2xCD] Europe
Alex4RockAnthology 1 is a compilation album of music by the Beatles, released on 20 November 1995 by Apple Records as part of The Beatles Anthology series. It features rarities, outtakes and live performances from the period 1958–64, including songs with original bass player Stuart Sutcliffe and drummer Pete Best. It is the first in a trilogy of albums with Anthology 2 and Anthology 3, all of which tie in with the televised special The Beatles Anthology. It contains "Free as a Bird", the first new Beatles song in 25 years, which was released as a single two weeks after Anthology 1. The album topped the Billboard 200 album chart and was certified 8× Platinum by the RIAA. It reached number 2 on the UK albums chart. Tracklist: CD-1 01 - Free As A Bird 0:00 02 - Speech: John Lennon 4:24 03 - That'll Be The Day (by the Quarrymen; mono) 4:37 04 - In Spite Of All The Danger (by the Quarrymen; mono) 6:44 05 - Speech: Paul McCartney 9:28 06 - Hallelujah, I Love Her So (home demo; mono) 9:47 07 - You'll Be Mine 08 - Cayenne 09 - Speech: Paul 13:53 10 - My Bonnie 14:08 11 - Ain't She Sweet 12 - Cry For A Shadow 13 - Speech: John 14 - Speech: Brian Epstein 15 - Searchin' 16 - Three Cool Cats 17 - The Sheik Of Araby 18 - Like Dreamers Do 19 - Hello Little Girl 20 - Speech: Brian Epstein 21 - Besame Mucho 22 - Love Me Do 23 - How Do You Do It 24 - Please Please Me 25 - One After 909 (False Starts) 26 - One After 909 27 - Lend Me Your Comb 28 - I'll Get You 29 - Speech: John 30 - I Saw Her Standing There 31 - From Me To You 32 - Money (That's What I Want) 33 - You Really Got A Hold On Me 34 - Roll Over Beethoven CD-2 35 - She Loves You (live on the Royal Variety Performance; mono) 1:05:23 36 - Till There Was You (live on the Royal Variety Performance; mono) 37 - Twist And Shout (live on the Royal Variety Performance; mono) 38 - This Boy (live on Two of a Kind; mono) 39 - I Want To Hold Your Hand 40 - Speech Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise 41 - Moonlight Bay 42 - Can't Buy Me Love 43 - All My Loving 44 - You Can't Do That 45 - And I Love Her 46 - A Hard Day's Night 47 - I Wanna Be Your Man 48 - Long Tall Sally 49 - Boys 50 - Shout 51 - I'll Be Back (Take 2) 52 - I'll Be Back (Take 3) 53 - You Know What To Do (demo) 54 - No Reply (demo) 55 - Mr Moonlight (Takes 1 & 4) 56 - Leave My Kitten Alone 57 - No Reply (Take 2) 58 - Eight Days A Week 59 - Eight Days A Week 60 - Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! (Take 2) Audio: 188 kbps 48.000 kHz -
The Beatles - Anthology 2 (1996) [Complete 2xCD] USA
Alex4RockAnthology 2 is a compilation album by the Beatles, released on 18 March 1996 by Apple Records as part of The Beatles Anthology series. It features rarities, outtakes and live performances from the 1965 sessions for Help! until the sessions immediately prior to their trip to India in February 1968. It is the second in a trilogy of albums with Anthology 1 and Anthology 3, all of which tie in with the televised special The Beatles Anthology. The opening track is "Real Love", the second of the two recordings that reunited the Beatles for the first time since the band's break-up. Like its predecessor, the album topped the Billboard 200 album chart and has been certified 4× Platinum by the RIAA. Tracklist: CD-1 01 - Real Love 0:00 02 - Yes It Is 3:52 03 - I'm Down 5:44 04 - You've Got To Hide Your Love Away 05 - If You've Got Trouble 06 - That Means A Lot 07 - Yesterday 08 - It's Only Love 09 - I Feel Fine 10 - Ticket To Ride 11 - Yesterday 12 - Help 13 - Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby 14 - Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) 15 - I'm Looking Through You 16 - 12-Bar Original 17 - Tomorrow Never Knowns 18 - Got To Get You Into My Life 19 - And Your Bird Can Sing 20 - Taxman 21 - Eleanor Rigby 22 - I'm Only Sleeping (Rehearsal) 23 - I'm Only Sleeping (Take 1) 24 - Rock And Roll Music 25 - She's A Woman CD-2 26 - Strawberry Fields Forever (Demo Sequence) 1:03:35 27 - Strawberry Fields Forever (Take 1) 1:05:16 28 - Strawberry Fields Forever (Take 7 And Edit Piece) 1:07:51 29 - Penny Lane 1:12:05 30 - A Day In The Life 31 - Good Morning Good Morning 32 - Only A Northern Song 33 - Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite (Takes 1 And 2) 34 - Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite (Take 7) 35 - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 36 - Within You Without You (Instrumental) 37 - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) 38 - You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) 39 - I Am The Walrus 40 - The Fool On The Hill (Demo) 41 - Your Mother Should Know 42 - The Fool On The Hill (Take 4) 43 - Hello Goodbye 44 - Lady Madonna 45 - Across The Universe -
The Beatles - Anthology 3 (1996) [Complete 2xCD] Europe
Alex4RockAnthology 3 is a compilation album by the Beatles, released on 28 October 1996 by Apple Records as part of The Beatles Anthology series. The album includes rarities and alternative tracks from the final two years of the band's career, ranging from the initial sessions for The Beatles (better known as "the White Album") to the last sessions for Let It Be and Abbey Road in 1969 and early 1970. It is the last in a trilogy of albums with Anthology 1 and Anthology 2, all of which tie in with the televised special The Beatles Anthology. The album was certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA and was the group's third double album in a row to reach number one on the US charts, equalling a record set by Donna Summer in the 1970s. Tracklist: CD-1 01 - A Beginning 0:00 02 - Happiness Is A Warm Gun 0:49 03 - Helter Skelter 3:04 04 - Mean Mr. Mustard 05 - Polythene Pam 9:40 06 - Glass Onion 11:06 07 - Junk 12:57 08 - Piggies 15:22 09 - Honey Pie 17:22 10 - Don't Pass Me By 18:42 11 - Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da 12 - Good Night 24:20 13 - Cry Baby Cry 26:58 14 - Blackbird 29:44 15 - Sexy Sadie 32:02 16 - While My Guitar Gently Weeps 36:09 17 - Hey Jude 18 - Not Guilty 19 - Mother Nature's Son 20 - Glass Onion 21 - Rocky Raccoon 22 - What's The New Mary Jane 23 - Step Inside Love Los Paranoias 24 - I'm So Tired 25 - I Will 26 - Why Don't We Do It In The Road 27 - Julia CD-2 28 - I've Got A Feeling 1:14:04 29 - She Came In Through The Bathroom Window 30 - Dig A Pony 31 - Two Of Us 32 - For You Blue 33 - Teddy Boy 34 - Medley: Rip It Up/Shake, Rattle And Roll/ Blue Suede Shoes 35 - The Long And Winding Road 36 - Oh! Darling 37 - All Things Must Pass 38 - Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues 39 - Get Back 40 - Old Brown Shoe 41 - Octopus's Garden 42 - Maxwell's Silver Hammer 43 - Something 44 - Come Together 45 - Come And Get It 46 - Ain't She Sweet 47 - Because 48 - Let It Be 49 - I Me Mine 50 - The End Audio: 193 kbps 48.000 kHz -
The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969/2019) [Complete 3xCD] 50th Anniversary Edition
Alex4RockAbbey Road: 50th Anniversary Edition is an expanded reissue of the 1969 album Abbey Road by the English rock band the Beatles. It was released in September 2019 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the original album. It includes a new stereo remix of the album by Giles Martin, the son of Beatles producer George Martin. Tracklist: CD-1 2019 Mix 01 - Come Together 0:00 02 - Something 4:18 03 - Maxwell's Silver Hammer 7:21 04 - Oh! Darling 10:48 05 - Octopus's Garden 14:17 06 - I Want You (She's So Heavy) 17:07 07 - Here Comes The Sun 24:54 08 - Because 28:00 09 - You Never Give Me Your Money 30:45 10 - Sun King 11 - Mean Mr. Mustard 12 - Polythene Pam 13 - She Came In Through The Bathroom Window 14 - Golden Slumbers 15 - Carry That Weight 16 - The End 17 - Her Majesty 47:03 CD-2 Sessions 18 - I Want You (She's So Heavy) (Trident Recording Session & Reduction Mix) 47:29 19 - Goodbye (Home Demo) 54:27 20 - Something (Studio Demo) 56:52 21 - The Ballad Of John And Yoko (Take 7) 22 - Old Brown Shoe (Take 2) 23 - Oh! Darling (Take 4) 24 - Octopus's Garden (Take 9) 25 - You Never Give Me Your Money (Take 36) 26 - Her Majesty (Takes 1-3) 27 - Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight (Takes 1-3) 28 - Here Comes The Sun (Take 9) 29 - Maxwell's Silver Hammer (Take 12) CD-3 Sessions 30 - Come Together (Take 5) 1:31:14 31 - The End (Take 3) 1:34:44 32 - Come And Get It (Studio Demo) 1:36:55 33 - Sun King (Take 20) 1:39:37 34 - Mean Mr Mustard (Take 20) 1:42:52 35 - Polythene Pam (Take 27) 1:44:26 36 - She Came In Through The Bathroom Window (Take 27) 1:46:11 37 - Because (Take 1 - Instrumental) 1:48:11 38 - The Long One (Trial Edit & Mix - 30 July 1969) (Medley: You Never Give Me Your Money, Sun King, Mean Mr Mustard, Her Majesty, Polythene Pam, She Came in Through the Bathroom Window, Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight, the End) 1:51:19 39 - Something (Take 39 - Instrumental - Strings Only) 2:07:31 40 - Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight (Take 17 - Instrumental - Strings & Brass Only) 2:10:08 Audio: 195 kbps 48.000 kHz -
The Beatles - Let It Be: Special Edition (1970/2021) [Complete 5xCD] Japan, Box Set
Alex4RockLet It Be: Special Edition is an expanded reissue of the original 1970 album by the English rock band the Beatles. It was released by Apple Records on 15 October 2021 and includes a new stereo remix of the album, as well as a Dolby Atmos mix, by Giles Martin, the son of Beatles producer George Martin. Tracklist: CD-1 New Mix Of Original Album 01 - Two Of Us 0:00 02 - Dig A Pony 3:34 03 - Across The Universe 7:30 04 - I Me Mine 11:17 05 - Dig It 13:44 06 - Let It Be 14:35 07 - Maggie Mae 18:37 08 - I've Got A Feeling 19:17 09 - One After 909 10 - The Long And Winding Road 25:48 11 - For You Blue 29:26 12 - Get Back 31:58 CD-2 Get Back - Apple Sessions 13 - Morning Camera (Speech - Mono) / Two Of Us (Take 4) 35:08 14 - Maggie Mae / Fancy My Chances With You (Mono) 38:50 15 - Can You Dig It? 39:48 16 - Don’t Know Why I’m Moaning (Speech – Mono) 41:51 17 - For You Blue (Take 4) 43:13 18 - Let It Be / Please Please Me / Let It Be (Take 10) 19 - I've Got A Feeling (Take 10) 20 - Dig A Pony (Take 14) 21 - Get Back (Take 19) 22 - Like Making An Album? (Speech) 23 - One After 909 (Take 3) 24 - Don't Let Me Down (First Rooftop Performance) 25 - The Long And Winding Road (Take 19) 26 - Wake Up Little Suzie / I Me Mine (Take 11) CD-3 Get Back - Rehearsals And Apple Jams 27 - On The Day Shift Now (Speech – Mono) / All Things Must Pass (Rehearsals – Mono) 1:15:57 28 - Concentrate On The Sound (Mono) 29 - Gimme Some Truth (Rehearsal – Mono) 30 - I Me Mine (Rehearsal – Mono) 31 - She Came In Through The Bathroom Window (Rehearsal) 32 - Polythene Pam (Rehearsal – Mono) 33 - Octopus’s Garden (Rehearsal – Mono) 34 - Oh! Darling (Jam) 35 - Get Back (Take 8) 36 - The Walk (Jam) 37 - Without A Song (Jam) – Billy Preston With John And Ringo 38 - Something (Rehearsal – Mono) 39 - Let It Be (Take 28) CD-4 Get Back LP - 1969 Glyn Johns Mix 40 - One After 909 1:48:37 41 - I’m Ready (aka Rocker) / Save The Last Dance For Me / Don’t Let Me Down 1:51:43 42 - Don’t Let Me Down 1:53:41 43 - Dig A Pony 44 - I’ve Got A Feeling 45 - Get Back 46 - For You Blue 47 - Teddy Boy 48 - Two Of Us 49 - Maggie Mae 50 - Dig It 51 - Let It Be 52 - The Long And Winding Road 53 - Get Back (Reprise) CD-5 Let It Be EP 54 - Across The Universe (Unreleased Glyn Johns 1970 Mix) 2:31:34 55 - I Me Mine (Unreleased Glyn Johns 1970 Mix) 2:35:04 56 - Don’t Let Me Down (New Mix Of Original Single Version) 57 - Let It Be (New Mix Of Original Single Version) Audio: 195 kbps 44.000 kHz +++ Description, Tracklist and Timecodes by Alex4Rock +++ -
The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night (1964) [Full Album]
Alex4RockA Hard Day's Night is the third studio album by the English rock band the Beatles, released on 10 July 1964 by Parlophone, with side one containing songs from the soundtrack to their film of the same name. The American version of the album was released two weeks earlier, on 26 June 1964 by United Artists Records, with a different track listing that included selections from George Martin's film score. In contrast to the Beatles' first two albums, all 13 tracks on A Hard Day's Night were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, showcasing the development of their songwriting partnership. The album includes the song "A Hard Day's Night", with its distinctive opening chord, and "Can't Buy Me Love", both transatlantic number-one singles for the band. Several of the songs feature George Harrison playing a Rickenbacker 12-string electric guitar, a sound that was influential on the Byrds and other groups in the emerging folk rock and jangle pop genres. Tracklist: A Hard Day's Night 0:00 I Should Have Known Better 2:37 If I Fell 5:24 I'm Happy Just To Dance With You 7:48 And I Love Her 9:49 Tell Me Why 12:22 Can't Buy Me Love 14:34 Any Time At All 16:52 I'll Cry Instead 19:08 Things We Said Today 20:58 When I Get Home 23:39 You Can't Do That 26:00 I'll Be Back 28:40 +++ Description, Tracklist and Timecodes by Alex4Rock +++ -
The Beatles - Beatles For Sale (1964) Original 1964 Mono UK Album Vinyl Rip
Alex4RockBeatles for Sale is the fourth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles. It was released on 4 December 1964 in the United Kingdom on EMI's Parlophone label. The album marked a departure from the upbeat tone that had characterised the Beatles' previous work, partly due to the band's exhaustion after a series of tours that had established them as a worldwide phenomenon in 1964. Beatles for Sale was not widely available in the US until 1987, when the Beatles' catalogue was standardised for release on CD. Instead, eight of the album's fourteen tracks appeared on Capitol Records' concurrent release, Beatles '65, issued in North America only. The sessions for Beatles for Sale also produced a non-album single, "I Feel Fine" backed by "She's a Woman" as the B-side. During the sessions, the band ventured into studio experimentation, such as employing a fade-in and incorporating guitar feedback, and supplemented the basic recordings with percussion instruments such as timpani, African hand drums, and chocalho. The album reflects the twin influences of country music and Bob Dylan, whom the Beatles met in New York in August 1964. Partly as a result of the group's hectic schedule, only eight of the tracks are original compositions, with cover versions of songs by artists such as Carl Perkins, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly and Little Richard being used to complete the album. The original songs introduced darker musical moods and more introspective lyrics, with John Lennon adopting an autobiographical perspective in "I'm a Loser" and "No Reply". Furthermore, the majority of the songs did not feature themes of love, with three out of the fourteen tracks mentioning love in a positive light. Beatles for Sale received favourable reviews in the UK musical press, where it held the number one spot for 11 of the 46 weeks that it spent in the top 20. The album was similarly successful in Australia, where the band's cover of Berry's "Rock and Roll Music" also topped the singles chart. One of the songs omitted from the US version of the album, "Eight Days a Week", became the Beatles' seventh number one in the US when issued as a single there in February 1965. In 2000, it was voted number 204 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's book All Time Top 1000 Albums. Tracklist: Side one 1. No Reply 0:00 2. I'm a Loser 2:21 3. Baby's in Black 5:00 4. Rock and Roll Music (Chuck Berry) 7:12 5. I'll Follow the Sun 9:50 6. Mr. Moonlight (Roy Lee Johnson) 11:46 7. Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller/Richard Penniman) 14:26 Side two 1. Eight Days a Week 17:05 2. Words of Love (Buddy Holly) 19:55 3. Honey Don't (Carl Perkins) 22:15 4. Every Little Thing 25:18 5. I Don't Want to Spoil the Party 27:25 6. What You're Doing 30:05 7. Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby (Carl Perkins) 32:43 The Beatles John Lennon – lead, harmony and backing vocals; acoustic and rhythm guitars; harmonica; tambourine, handclaps Paul McCartney – lead, harmony and backing vocals; bass and acoustic guitars; piano, Hammond organ; handclaps George Harrison – harmony and backing vocals; lead (6- and 12-string) and acoustic guitars; African drum, handclaps; lead vocals on "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" Ringo Starr – drums, tambourine, maracas, timpani, cowbell, packing case, bongos; lead vocals on "Honey Don't" +++ Description, Tracklist and Timecodes by Alex4Rock +++ -
The Beatles - Help! (1965, OST) Original 1965 Stereo US Album Vinyl Rip
Alex4RockHelp! is the fifth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles and the soundtrack to their film of the same name. It was released on 6 August 1965. Seven of the fourteen songs, including the singles "Help!" and "Ticket to Ride", appeared in the film and take up the first side of the vinyl album. The second side includes "Yesterday", the most-covered song ever written. The album was met with favourable critical reviews and topped the Australian, German, British and American charts. During the recording sessions for the album, the Beatles continued to explore the studio's multitracking capabilities to layer their sound. "Yesterday" features a string quartet, the band's first use of Baroque sensibilities, and "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" includes a flute section. The North American release is a true soundtrack album, combining the first seven songs with instrumental music from the film. The omitted tracks are instead spread across the Capitol Records LPs Beatles VI, Rubber Soul and Yesterday and Today. In the US, Help! marked the start of artistic recognition for the Beatles from mainstream critics, including comparisons to the European art music tradition. It was nominated in the category of Album of the Year at the 1966 Grammys Awards, marking the first time that a rock band had been recognised in this category. In 2000, it was voted 119th in the third edition of Colin Larkin's book All Time Top 1000 Albums. In 2020, it was ranked 266th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". In September 2013, after the British Phonographic Industry changed its sales award rules, Help! was certified platinum for recorded sales since 1994. Tracklist: Side one 1. Help! (preceded by an uncredited instrumental intro based on the "James Bond Theme") 0:00 2. The Night Before 2:43 3. From Me to You Fantasy (instrumental) 5:20 4. You've Got to Hide Your Love Away 7:27 5. I Need You 9:40 6. In the Tyrol (Ken Thorne) (instrumental) 12:10 Side two 1. Another Girl 14:35 2. Another Hard Day's Night (instrumental) 16:44 3. Ticket to Ride 19:16 4. The Bitter End/You Can't Do That (Ken Thorne/Lennon–McCartney; arranged by Thorne) 22:24 5. You're Gonna Lose That Girl 24:49 6. The Chase (Ken Thorne) 27:08 +++ Description, Tracklist and Timecodes by Alex4Rock +++ -
The Beatles - Yesterday and Today (1966) Original 1966 Mono US/Canada Album Vinyl Rip
Alex4RockYesterday and Today (also rendered as "Yesterday" ... and Today in part of the original packaging) is a studio album by the English rock band the Beatles. Released in the United States and Canada in June 1966, it was their ninth album issued on Capitol Records and twelfth American release overall. Typical of the Beatles' North American discography until 1967, the album contains songs that Capitol had withheld from its configurations of the band's recent EMI albums, along with songs that the group had released elsewhere on non-album singles. Among its 11 tracks are songs from the EMI albums Help! and Rubber Soul, and three new 1966 recordings that would appear on Revolver in countries outside North America. Yesterday and Today is remembered primarily for the controversy surrounding its original cover image. Known as the "butcher cover", it was taken by photographer Robert Whitaker and shows the band dressed in white coats and covered with decapitated baby dolls and pieces of raw meat. Although the photo was intended to be part of a larger work critiquing the adulation afforded the Beatles, the band members insisted it was a statement against the Vietnam War. Others interpreted it as the Beatles protesting the record company's policy of "butchering" their albums for the North American market. In response to retailers' concern over the gory subject matter, Capitol immediately withdrew the LP and replaced the cover image with a shot of the band posed around a "steamer" trunk. The album's title plays on that of the song "Yesterday". The original LP became a highly prized item among collectors. Since some of Capitol's pressing plants merely pasted the trunk image onto the existing LP covers, the album also encouraged a phenomenon of stripping back the top layer of artwork in the search for a banned butcher cover. Having been deleted from Capitol's catalogue in the early-mid 1990s, Yesterday and Today was reissued on CD in 2014. Tracklist: Side one 1. Drive My Car 0:00 2. I'm Only Sleeping 2:35 3. Nowhere Man 5:37 4. Doctor Robert 8:21 5. Yesterday 10:38 6. Act Naturally (Johnny Russell, Voni Morrison) 12:46 Side two 1. And Your Bird Can Sing 15:17 2. If I Needed Someone 17:18 3. We Can Work It Out 19:42 4. What Goes On 21:58 5. Day Tripper 24:46 The Beatles John Lennon – lead, harmony and backing vocals; rhythm, acoustic and lead guitars; harmonium; handclaps Paul McCartney – lead, harmony and backing vocals; bass, acoustic and lead guitars; piano; handclaps George Harrison – harmony and backing vocals; lead and acoustic guitars; tambourine,[120] maracas, handclaps; lead vocals on "If I Needed Someone" Ringo Starr – drums, percussion, handclaps; lead vocals on "Act Naturally" and "What Goes On" +++ Description, Tracklist and Timecodes by Alex4Rock +++ -
The Beatles - Rubber Soul (1965) Original 1965 Stereo US/Canada Album Vinyl Rip
Alex4RockRubber Soul is the sixth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles. It was released on 3 December 1965 in the United Kingdom on EMI's Parlophone label, accompanied by the non-album double A-side single "Day Tripper" / "We Can Work It Out". The original North American release, issued by Capitol Records, contains ten of the fourteen songs and two tracks withheld from the band's Help! album. Rubber Soul was described as an important artistic achievement by the band, meeting a highly favourable critical response and topping sales charts in Britain and the United States for several weeks. The recording sessions took place in London over a four-week period beginning in October 1965. For the first time in their career, the Beatles were able to record an album free of concert, radio, or film commitments. Often referred to as a folk rock album, particularly in its Capitol configuration, Rubber Soul incorporates a mix of pop, soul and folk musical styles. The title derives from the colloquialism "plastic soul" and was the Beatles' way of acknowledging their lack of authenticity compared to the African-American soul artists they admired. After A Hard Day's Night in 1964, it was the second Beatles LP to contain only original material. The songs demonstrate the Beatles' increasing maturity as lyricists, and in their incorporation of brighter guitar tones and new instrumentation such as sitar, harmonium, and fuzz bass, the group striving for more expressive sounds and arrangements for their music. The project marked a progression in the band's treatment of the album format as an artistic platform, an approach they continued to develop with Revolver (1966) and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967). The four songs omitted by Capitol, including the February 1966 single "Nowhere Man", later appeared on the North American release Yesterday and Today. Rubber Soul was highly influential on the Beatles' peers, leading to a widespread focus away from singles and onto creating albums of consistently high-quality songs. It has been recognised by music critics as an album that opened up the possibilities of pop music in terms of lyrical and musical scope, and as a key work in the creation of styles such as psychedelia and progressive rock. Among its many appearances on critics' best-album lists, Rolling Stone ranked it fifth on the magazine's 2012 list "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". In 2000, it was voted at number 34 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's book All Time Top 1000 Albums. The album was certified 6× platinum by the RIAA in 1997, indicating shipments of at least six million copies in the US. In 2013, Rubber Soul was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for UK sales since 1994. Tracklist: Side one 1. I've Just Seen a Face 0:00 2. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) 2:11 3. You Won't See Me 4:17 4. Think for Yourself 7:41 5. The Word 10:00 6. Michelle 12:47 Side two 1. It's Only Love 15:32 2. Girl 17:28 3. I'm Looking Through You 19:59 4. In My Life 22:30 5. Wait 24:57 6. Run for Your Life 27:11 The Beatles John Lennon – lead, harmony and backing vocals; rhythm, acoustic and lead guitars; organ on "Think for Yourself"; tambourine Paul McCartney – lead, harmony and backing vocals; bass, acoustic and lead guitars; piano; maracas George Harrison – lead, harmony and backing vocals; lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars; sitar on "Norwegian Wood"; maracas, tambourine Ringo Starr – drums, tambourine, maracas, cowbell, bells, cymbals; Hammond organ on "I'm Looking Through You"; lead vocals on "What Goes On" +++ Description, Tracklist and Timecodes by Alex4Rock +++