A never-before-heard Beatles song, if you can believe it, has been unearthed and will be included in a new special edition of the Fab Four’s 1965 album Rubber Soul that’s out October 2. (Preorder in various formats.) The song is a John Lennon-penned number titled “Little Girl” which only made it to the demo stage and, according to the press release, was not only never released but “not even rumoured.”
“Little Girl” is one of 23 never-before-released tracks including alternate takes and demos. There’s also a new stereo mix of the album by Giles Martin (son of Beatles producer George Martin) and Sam Okell, made using the same de-mixing technology pioneered for Peter Jackson’s Get Back documentary. The Super Deluxe box set editions also include the original mono mix, Capitol US album version, Dolby Atmos mixes, and contemporary non-LP single “We Can Work It Out” / “Day Tripper.”
You can listen to previously unreleased “Michelle (Take 1)” and watch a trailer for the new editions of the album below.
Rubber Soul will be available as 4CD and 5LP Super Deluxe editions, as well as double LP/CD and Blu-ray Deluxe Editions with the rarities, single-LP/single-CD editions of the new stereo mix, and Zoetrope picture disc vinyl. Preorder in the BV shop.
RUBBER SOUL SUPER DELUXE EDITION
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 – Mono
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 4 – 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