When the Record Store Day Black Friday list was first published a week ago it was slim pickings for actual Beatle content.

Today that has changed with the late addition of a unique coloured vinyl of the US version of Rubber Soul.

From the US RSD website: Available as a standalone vinyl LP for the first time since it was originally issued by Capitol Records in 1965 comes this limited-edition gold vinyl edition of the original Rubber Soul (US Album), exclusively released for RSD Black Friday 2026.

The audio has been sourced from the original 1965 US production master referencing the contemporary mastering notes of the time. The vinyl lacquers are cut by Kevin Reeves at Nashville’s East Iris Studios. Pressed on a 180g heavyweight gold LP and housed in a poly-lined inner bag within a single outer sleeve that replicates the original US Album release.

It’s quite nice that this has been chosen for RSD as the album in this form was previously only available (on black vinyl) if you purchased the 2026 5LP box set SDE of Rubber Soul.