According to Gould, the band's fourth studio LP, Beatles for Sale,
indicates an emerging conflict between the "intense commercial
pressures" of global success, and the group's "creative aspirations".[102] Recorded between August and October 1964,[103] they had intended the album to continue the format established by A Hard Day's Night which, unlike the band's first two LPs, contained only original songs.[104]
However, having nearly exhausted their backlog of songs on the previous
album, and the challenges posed by constant international touring to
the band's songwriting efforts, Lennon admitted, "Material's becoming a
hell of a problem", and as such six covers from their extensive
repertoire were chosen to complete the album.[102] Released in early December, its eight original compositions stood out, demonstrating a growing maturity in the Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership.[102]
In early 1965, while they were his guests for dinner, Lennon and Harrison's dentist secretly added LSD
to their coffee. Lennon described the experience: "It was just
terrifying, but it was fantastic. I was pretty stunned for a month or
two."[105] He and Harrison subsequently became regular users of the drug, joined by Starr on at least one occasion.[106] McCartney was initially reluctant to try it, but eventually did so in the fall of 1966.[106]
He later became the first Beatle to discuss LSD publicly, declaring in a
magazine interview that "it opened my eyes" and "made me a better, more
honest, more tolerant member of society."[107]
Controversy erupted in June 1965 when Elizabeth II appointed the four Beatles Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) after Prime Minister Harold Wilson nominated them for the award.[108]
In protest—the honour was at that time primarily bestowed upon military
veterans and civic leaders—some conservative MBE recipients returned
their own insignia.[
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