Rain (track)
by The Beatles
Year: 1988
From the album Past Masters • Volume Two (track #4)


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Rain appears on the following album(s) by The Beatles:
- Past Masters • Volume Two (track #4) (this album) (compilation) (1988)
- The Beatles Box Set (track #228) (compilation) (1988)
- Past Masters • Volumes One & Two (track #22) (compilation) (1988)
- Hey Jude (track #4) (compilation) (1970)
- CD Singles Collection (Box Set) (track #24) (compilation) (1992)
- The Beatles In Mono (track #173) (compilation) (2009)
- The Beatles (track #215) (compilation) (2009)
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70/100 | 09/05/2025 20:19 | ![]() | 70/100 | |
95/100 | 08/28/2025 09:31 | jtc91 | ![]() | 82/100 |
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the "Paperback Writer/"Rain" single although it wasn't released on an album, was the turning point for the Beatles. After an 8 month hiatus, they moved from the beautiful "Rubber Soul" album, an album, however, that was still a collection love songs to the experimental "Paperback Writer"/ "Rain" pivot single. They never looked back for better or worse.
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