Others including robert whittaker say it was taken right on lennon s property in front of a rhododendron.
The beatles rubber soul photo shoot.
Following the release of their previous album the beatles had undertaken a momentous tour of the usa and canada including a record breaking appearance at new york s famous shea stadium.
There s just a slight distortion as paul once explained what happened during the selection of the rubber soul cover.
Rubber soul was another album for christmas released on 3rd december 1965 just two weeks after final mixing had taken place.
During the viewing session for the rubber soul photos the picture fell backwards a bit in the slide projector altering its dimensions.
The slightly distorted colour image of rubber.
Those photos were taken at hotel fénix in madrid on 1 july 1965.
In the various books showcasing freeman s photographs of the beatles there have never been any pictures showing any shots that were taken at john lennon s home for the rubber soul cover so most beatles fans assumed the pictures had been forever lost since freeman didn t seem to have them or at least wasn t including.
The picture is uncropped and undistorted and has never been published.
Love is all love is you hello goodbye.
From 1963 to 1965 freeman worked extensively with the beatles shooting the covers for a hard day s night beatles for sale help.
Logged love is old love is new.
Mark lewisohn s beatles london book claims the photo was taken in the woods near john lennon s weybridge house but definitely not at his house.
The exact location that the rubber soul cover picture was taken is also a bit of a mystery.
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Robert freeman who helped define the image of the beatles by taking the cover photographs for five of their early albums including with the beatles and rubber soul died on nov.