Beatles Rubber Soul Expanded Reissue 2026: Release Date, 68-Track 4CD/5LP Super Deluxe Tracklist

The Beatles' Rubber Soul is getting its first-ever expanded edition, arriving October 2, 2026, via Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe. The 68-track Super Deluxe set brings together Giles Martin's new stereo and Dolby Atmos mixes, the original mono master, the original Capitol US album, and a full disc of unrelease

d session recordings and demos, including early versions of "Day Tripper" and "We Can Work It Out."

Image: Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe (official packshot)

Album Details

Album: Rubber Soul (2026 Expanded Reissue)
Artist: The Beatles
Release Date: October 2, 2026
Label: Apple Corps Ltd. / Capitol / UMe
Formats: 5LP Super Deluxe / 4CD Super Deluxe / 2LP / 2CD / 1LP / 1CD / Blu-ray / Zoetrope LP
Original Producer: George Martin
New Mixes: Giles Martin & Sam Okell
Bonus: 24 early session recordings including 20 unreleased takes and 3 unreleased home demos, among them "Little Girl"
Book: 88-page hardbound book with a Paul McCartney introduction and a foreword in John Lennon's words
Preview: "Michelle (Take 1)"

The reissue was announced on July 29, 2026, after a social media teaser campaign. The new stereo and Dolby Atmos mixes were made by Giles Martin and Sam Okell from the original four-track session tapes, using de-mixing technology developed by Emile de la Rey's team at WingNut Films.

The Super Deluxe edition is available as a 5LP set — pressed on 180-gram vinyl, half-speed mastered, and including a bonus 7-inch single — and as a 4CD set. Both come with an 88-page hardbound book featuring an introduction by Paul McCartney and a foreword in John Lennon's words, housed in a slipcase. A 2LP/2CD Special Edition pairs the new stereo mix with 16 singles, demos and session highlights across 30 tracks. There are also standard 1LP and 1CD editions, a Blu-ray with the Dolby Atmos and hi-res stereo mixes plus the "Day Tripper" and "We Can Work It Out" promo clips, and a Zoetrope picture-disc LP sold via thebeatles.com.

US pricing was reported by Analog Planet on July 30, 2026: the 5LP Super Deluxe is $229.98 ($235.98 with posters and cards), the 4CD Super Deluxe is $149.98 ($159.98 with posters and cards), the 2LP is $39.98, the 2CD is $24.98, the standard 1LP is $29.99, and the 1CD is $18.98. UK/Europe pricing is unconfirmed.

"Michelle (Take 1)" was released digitally on announcement day as the set's preview track.

Originally released on December 3, 1965, Rubber Soul was the band's sixth studio album. Recorded in about four weeks across October and November 1965, in the wake of the Shea Stadium concert, it reached No. 1 in the US and UK and has been certified 6x Platinum in the US by the RIAA.

Rubber Soul Expanded Reissue Tracklist

Disc 1 — New stereo mix

1. Drive My Car
2. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
3. You Won't See Me
4. Nowhere Man
5. Think For Yourself
6. The Word
7. Michelle
8. What Goes On
9. Girl
10. I'm Looking Through You
11. In My Life
12. Wait
13. If I Needed Someone
14. Run For Your Life

Disc 2 — Sessions, Demos and The Single

1. Wait (Take 3 – instrumental backing track)
2. Run For Your Life (Takes 1-5 – instrumental backing track)
3. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (First version – Take 1)
4. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Second version – Take 2)
5. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Third version – Take 3)
6. Drive My Car (Takes 1 and 2 – instrumental backing track)
7. Day Tripper (Songwriting work tape)
8. Day Tripper (Take 1 – instrumental backing track)
9. Day Tripper (Takes 2 and 3 – instrumental backing track)
10. If I Needed Someone (Take 1 – instrumental backing track)
11. In My Life (Take 1)
12. In My Life (Extract with unused organ solo)
13. We Can Work It Out (Paul's demo)
14. We Can Work It Out (Take 1 – instrumental backing track)
15. Nowhere Man (First version – Take 2)
16. Nowhere Man (Second version – Take 5 – instrumental backing track)
17. I'm Looking Through You (First version – Take 1)
18. I'm Looking Through You (Second version – Take 2)
19. I'm Looking Through You (Second version – Take 3)
20. Michelle (Guitar rehearsal)
21. Michelle (Take 1)
22. What Goes On (Take 1 – instrumental backing track)
23. The Word (Takes 1 and 2 – instrumental backing track)
24. Girl (Take 2 – instrumental backing track)
25. Beatle Talk (Think For Yourself vocal overdubs)
26. Little Girl (John's demo)
27. Day Tripper (2023 mix)
28. We Can Work It Out (2023 mix)

Disc 3 — Original mono master

The original 1965 mono master, with the same 14 tracks in the Disc 1 order.

Disc 4 — Original Capitol US album

1. I've Just Seen A Face
2. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
3. You Won't See Me
4. Think For Yourself
5. The Word
6. Michelle
7. It's Only Love
8. Girl
9. I'm Looking Through You
10. In My Life
11. Wait
12. Run For Your Life

Official preview: "Michelle (Take 1)" — the official visualiser from The Beatles' official YouTube channel:

Frequently Asked Questions

When was the Rubber Soul expanded reissue released?
The reissue was released on October 2, 2026, via Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe, in 5LP and 4CD Super Deluxe editions, plus 2LP/2CD, standard 1LP/1CD, Blu-ray and a Zoetrope LP.

What's in the Super Deluxe edition?
68 tracks in all: the new stereo mix, a 28-track sessions disc of demos and outtakes, the original mono master, and the original Capitol US album — together with an 88-page hardbound book.

Are there previously unheard songs?
Yes — including "Little Girl," a previously unreleased Lennon demo outline, alongside early versions of "Day Tripper" and "We Can Work It Out."

Who made the new mixes?
Giles Martin and Sam Okell, working from the original four-track tapes with WingNut Films' de-mixing technology.