"I've Just Seen a Face" and "It's Only Love" (the two carryovers from "Help!" on the North American LP) really do sound old-fashioned when compared with the rest of the songs on "Rubber Soul."
Bob Dylan claims to have turned down multiple opportunities to meet Elvis. He didn't want to see the washed-up '60s version of his "powerful, mystical" hero.
Anyone who thinks Browder v. Gayle spelled the end of racial discrimination should remember that Bush v. Vera was decided in 1996. This is recent history.