Much of this is familiar, but much is different, highlighting the diverse influences the boys were able to indulge in, thanks to the access granted them via their status as Beatles. It surprises me that so much music you think you know is actually drug-related, but you don't mind it so much 'cos the music is so great. All the pivotal events are there--controversy in Japan, the debacle in the Philippines & the South's gross overreaction to John's 'bigger than Christ' reference. Everything that happened this year led to the classic year 1967, while standing solidly as a classic music year on its own. Highly recommended.