Paul McCartney on how a happy accident led to The Beatles’ iconic’ ‘Rubber Soul’ cover

Paul McCartney has penned some words on how they shot the iconic cover for The Beatles‘ ‘Rubber Soul’ for the re-release of their classic 1965 album. Check them out exclusively on NME below.

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The Fab Four’s landmark sixth album is currently heading to Number One in the UK charts, 60 years after its original release. Released last week (Friday October 2), the expanded edition comes presented in new stereo and Dolby Atmos mixes, and with a box-set alongside the original mono mix and the original Capitol US Album version mixed by producer Giles Martin and engineer Sam Okell.

Além da lista de faixas original – que inclui os favoritos dos fãs, como ‘Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)’, ‘Nowhere Man’, ‘Michelle’ e ‘In My Life’ – há também o single contemporâneo de dupla A-side, ‘Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out’, e uma seleção de gravações de sessão e demos caseiros ainda não lançados.

The Super Deluxe Special Edition Super comes as either a 5-LP box-set or a 4-CD box-set, with 68 tracks and an 88-page hardbound book featuring a brand new written introduction by McCartney, and a foreword compiled from the late John Lennon’s own words.

McCartney’s introduction comes with insight into the making of the album cover with photographer Robert Freeman. Read it in full below.

A reedição de 'Rubber Soul' dos Beatles já está disponível.

Isso ocorre enquanto os avanços continuam em uma série de biopics de quatro filmes de Sam Mendes, prevista para lançamento simultâneo em abril de 2028. Com Paul Mescal no papel de McCartney, Harris Dickinson como Lennon, Joseph Quinn como George Harrison e Barry Keoghan como Ringo Starr, cada filme contará a história da banda a partir do ponto de vista de um membro diferente.

Across the summer, the cast were spotted filming the creation of the iconic ‘Abbey Road‘ album cover in London.

Apple Corps and UMG have announced a landmark partnership for the release of the movies.

Também foi confirmado que 3 Savile Row – um marco icônico de Londres há muito associado à banda – abrirá suas portas ao público pela primeira vez no próximo ano para a primeira experiência oficial de fãs dos Beatles.

McCartney dropped his new album ‘The Boys of Dungeon Lane‘ earlier this year, which is his first solo record since 2020’s ‘McCartney III’, and features his first duet with former Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr.

This week saw him release four new songs from a special edition of the record.

Ahead of the album’s release, McCartney sat down with NME to look forwards and back on his extraordinary career, share his “excitement” at contributing to the new The Rolling Stones album, and also reveal if he has plans to retire.

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