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The Great McCartney Re-Listen, Part 2: 1966 - 1967

With touring no longer a consideration or care, the Beatles dive head first into the recording studio. From 1967 until 1969, they created some of the most interesting pop music art pieces of their generation (and of all time). While at their creative peak as a group and creative collective, the fracturing from a unit into four distinct individuals is poured directly into the music. 1967 was the beginning of the end. While many have speculated where the start of the break-up begins, I think it's most important to understand the radical change that took place from 1966 to 1967. Rejecting the public "A Hard Day's Night" image, the group swaps it for Carnaby Street and Swinging London.  With psychedelic music on the rise in both the US and the UK, and Revolver skewing the Beatles' sound towards rock and baroque pop, the concept of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band gestated in Paul's mind as the next Beatles project.  Going back to the later half of 1966, t