McCartney Times

1966 should have been great for the Beatles. Just before the new year, they released Rubber Soul, a stunning creative leap, and they followed it up with the even more dazzling Revolver in August. It was a one-two punch that rocked the pop world. This story originally appeared in Volume 15 of Road & Track.Across town, Mick Jagger furiously cribbed Paul McCartney songs. Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, whose sublime Pet Sounds came out between the two Beatles LPs, engaged in ­creative mortal combat with McCartney and had a mental breakdown. An entire generation of rockers was taken to school.

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Source: Paul McCartney’s Secret 1966 Getaway and the Power of a Road Trip