How The Beatles made ‘Rubber Soul’ and broke up with their past : All Songs Considered : NPR Music : NPR
How The Beatles made ‘Rubber Soul’ and broke up with their past : All Songs Considered : NPR Music : NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/10/06/nx-s1-5991793/all-songs-beatles-rubber-soul How The Beatles made ‘Rubber Soul’ and broke up with their past : All Songs Considered : NPR Music : NPR Robin Hilton October 6, 2026 5:00 AM ET The Beatles Apple Corps A lot of people cite the 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band as the most significant turning point for The Beatles, when the band took its biggest creative leap. But, really, that turning point began with Rubber Soul in 1965. At that point, The Beatles were still playing a lot of cover songs; they were touring and focused on music that they could play live. Beatlemania was in full swing and the Fab Four were working at a breathless pace. The band had recorded and released about a half ...