(NEW YORK) -- Sunday, December 6, marks the 50th anniversary of the U.S. release of the landmark Beatles album, Rubber Soul. The record's cover, a slightly distorted photo of the Fab Four's.

There were 13 sessions held for Rubber Soul in October and November 1965, and there were 14 songs on the album. One song (“Wait”) was recorded for Help! earlier in the year, but held back.

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These three albums — Rubber Soul, Pet Sounds and Sgt. Pepper's the Lonely Hearts Club Band — all sit in the top of Rolling Stone 's "500 Greatest Albums" of all time, Nos. 5, 2 and 1 ...

Deconstructing Rubber Soul Episode 102 | 19m 42s | CC In October 1965, the Beatles faced an impossible task: produce a new album of original music in time for a Christmas release. Within a month ...

So it’s kind of dark and then the ‘Rubber Soul’ album starts and then [afterward] we go into the hits from that 1964 to ‘66 period. We go back a little bit and then we do ‘Sergeant ...

As soon as it dropped in December 1965, Rubber Soul cut the story of pop music in half — we’re all living in the future this album invented. Now as then, every pop artist wants to make a ...

But Rubber Soul always held a special place in his heart as the one that opened that door. Also see: Why George Harrison’s Guitar Technique Slipped by 1968’s ‘White Album’ ...