On this day in Beatles History...December 3, 1965

50 years ago today The Beatles release Rubber Soul in the UK.  They had taken about a month away from touring to record the album all at once instead of recording piece by piece as they had done in the past.  Rubber Soul was their sixth album and like the ones before, it went to #1 on the charts!  It was the first album The Beatles released without the band's name on the cover which was unusual for 1965.  It was also a shift in direction for The Beatles.  The songs were more mature than on previous albums.  Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys was so affected by this album that he said it was his inspiration for their album Pet Sounds.  Wilson believed that Rubber Soul was the first time in pop music that an album was a complete piece of artistic work rather than a collection of hit songs supplemented with filler.

Also on December 3, 1965, The Beatles single for We Can Work It Out & Day Tripper was released.  It too went to #1.  It was the sixth Beatles single in a row to reach #1 on the charts.