BEATFILE is releasing a complete reissue of two rare German vinyl editions of "Rubber Soul", The Beatles’ mid-career masterpiece from 1965!
The first half features the German 7th pressing, cut in 1981 using a DMM (Direct Metal Master) process unique to Germany. While this release garnered attention from collectors as a high-fidelity pressing, the mix itself was uniquely remastered for the German market; the separation—which shifts the left and right channels of the original UK stereo mix toward the center—is specific to this German edition. The second half features the 4th-press stereo edition released in 1977. This, too, features a cutting process unique to the German edition that differs from the UK version; while it retains the original 1960s stereo mix, the sound is clearer and more dynamic than even the UK pressings. For this CD release, the latest 2026 mastering—which has undergone new noise correction—fully reproduces the highest sound quality. When listened to on headphones, the differences in the mixes and the texture of the sound are clearly discernible in both versions. This is a must-have title that revives the unique sound of the analog vinyl era!
RUBBER SOUL : GERMAN DMM UNIQUE STEREO MIX 1981
01. DRIVE MY CAR
02. NORWEGIAN WOOD (THIS BIRD HAS FLOWN)
03. YOU WON'T SEE ME
04. NOWHERE MAN
05. THINK FOR YOURSELF
06. THE WORD
07. MICHELLE/08. WHAT GOES ON
09. GIRL
10. I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU
11. IN MY LIFE
12. WAIT
13. IF I NEEDED SOMEONE
14. RUN FOR YOUR LIFE
Germany 7th Press : STEREO (1C 072-04 115) 1981 / Odeon Light Green label (DMM)
RUBBER SOUL : GERMAN ORIGINAL STEREO MIX 1977
15. DRIVE MY CAR
16. NORWEGIAN WOOD (THIS BIRD HAS FLOWN)
17. YOU WON'T SEE ME
18. NOWHERE MAN/
9. THINK FOR YOURSELF
20. THE WORD
21. MICHELLE
22. WHAT GOES ON
23. GIRL
24. I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU
25. IN MY LIFE
26. WAIT
27. IF I NEEDED SOMEONE
28. RUN FOR YOUR LIFE
Germany 4th Press : STEREO (1C 062-04 115) 1977 / EMI/Odeon Blue Label
FROM ORIGINAL GERMAN PRESSING RECORDS 1981 / 1975
Direct Transfer from The Original Records 2026
