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NPR looks back at how The Beatles made 'Rubber Soul'
Original: How The Beatles made 'Rubber Soul' and broke up with their past https://www.npr.org/2026/10/06/nx-s1-5991793/all-songs-b
NPR's All Songs Considered has published a retrospective examining how The Beatles created 'Rubber Soul', framing the 1965 album as the moment the band broke with its earlier pop image and moved toward more ambitious songwriting. The piece traces the recording choices and artistic shift that made the album a turning point in the band's history and in popular music more broadly.
Why now: Fresh NPR coverage of a classic Beatles album has prompted fans to revisit and discuss the band's artistic transformation.
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- How The Beatles made 'Rubber Soul' and broke up with their past https://www.npr.org/2026/10/06/nx-s1-5991793/all-songs-beatles-rubber-soul # Music # ClassicRock # Beatles · npr_all_songs_considered@robot.villas · 2
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