The line the Beatles drew to mark a turning point in late 1965 was both bold and significant. With the release of Rubber Soul, their sixth album, in December, the mop-tops took their first big step toward becoming artists. Its influence and history-making chain of events (from Pet Sounds to Revolver to almost every aspiring musical work released in the past six decades) have been well documented for decades. Then and now, it deserves all the attention. Things were happening fast for the Beatles in their fifth year together. Since the release of their debut album, Please Please Me, in March 1963, the quartet was on a nonstop rotation of live performances and studio dates. In the 13 months between their second LP and December 1964’s rushed Beatles for Sale…

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