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Encyclopedia > A Collection of Beatles Oldies
A Collection of Beatles Oldies
Album cover
LP by The Beatles
Released December 10, 1966
Recorded Abbey Road 1963-6
Genre Rock and roll
Length ??:??
Label Parlophone
PMC 7016 (mono)
PCS 7016 (stereo)
Producer(s) George Martin
Professional reviews
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The Beatles chronology
Revolver
(1966)
A Collection of Beatles Oldies
(1966)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
(1967)

A Collection of Beatles Oldies is a compilation album featuring a selection of songs by The Beatles recorded between 1963 and 1966. This compilation was available only in the UK and was also the first Beatles greatest hits compilation before the 1970 release of the Hey Jude album in the US. This is an album cover. ... A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ... The Beatles were a British rock music group from Liverpool, England held in very high regard for both their artistic achievements and their huge commercial success, and have amassed an enormous worldwide fanbase that continues to exist to this day. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Abbey Road Studios, created in November of 1931 by EMI in London, England, is best known as the legendary recording studio used by the rock bands Cliff Richard and The Shadows and The Beatles. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in producing, manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and sometimes video recordings (especially music videos), on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Parlophone Records Parlophone is a record label which was founded in Germany prior to World War I by the Carl Lindstrom Company. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Sir George Martin Sir George Martin CBE (born January 3, 1926) is sometimes referred to as the fifth Beatle, a title that he owes to his work as producer of almost all of the Beatles records. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... The Beatles were a British rock music group from Liverpool, England held in very high regard for both their artistic achievements and their huge commercial success, and have amassed an enormous worldwide fanbase that continues to exist to this day. ... For the album by The Haunted, see rEVOLVEr. ... Sgt. ... The Beatles were a British rock music group from Liverpool, England held in very high regard for both their artistic achievements and their huge commercial success, and have amassed an enormous worldwide fanbase that continues to exist to this day. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... 1970 (MCMLXX in Roman) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Hey Jude (originally titled The Beatles Again: Hey Jude) was a 1970 compilation of singles and b-sides from various points in The Beatles career, as well as the A Hard Days Night album track I Should Have Known Better. The common thread running through all the albums... Motto: Official (Latin): E pluribus unum (1789 to 1956) (Translated: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government  â€¢ President  â€¢ Vice President Federal...


The release of this album was the result of Parlophone not having any new material to release by The Beatles at the end of 1966 in the same manner of the previous three years format of two albums per year. The track "Bad Boy" had never been released by the Beatles in the United Kingdom before, but had already been released in the United States on the Capitol album, Beatles VI. Parlophone Records Parlophone is a record label which was founded in Germany prior to World War I by the Carl Lindstrom Company. ... See also: 1965 in music, other events of 1966, 1967 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music Hot 100 No. ... Beatles VI was The Beatles sixth (technically seventh, including The Beatles Story) American release on Capitol Records, but ninth album for that market in less than one and a half years (the first American release was Vee-Jays Introducing. ...


Track listing

All songs written by Lennon-McCartney, except where noted. lennon was a beater of women and he didnt even write any of the good songs like hey jude and yesterday. ...


Side one

  1. "She Loves You"
  2. "From Me to You"
  3. "We Can Work It Out"
  4. "Help!"
  5. "Michelle"
  6. "Yesterday"
  7. "I Feel Fine"
  8. "Yellow Submarine"

She Loves You is a hit song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, originally recorded by the Beatles for release as a single in 1963. ... From Me To You is the name of the hit song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and released by their band, the Beatles, as a single in 1963. ... We Can Work It Out is a song written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon and released by The Beatles as a double A-sided single with Day Tripper. The song is a classic instance of true Lennon-McCartney collaboration, its authors meeting more closely in a single song only... Help! is a song by The Beatles taken from the album of the same name. ... Michelle is the title of a love ballad by the Beatles, co-written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, which featured on their Rubber Soul album. ... The song Yesterday by Paul McCartney was originally recorded by The Beatles for their album Help! in 1965. ... I Feel Fine is the name of a song written by John Lennon (although credited to Lennon-McCartney) and released in 1964 by The Beatles as the A side of their seventh UK single. ... Yellow Submarine can refer to: Yellow Submarine (song), Original song by The Beatles, released in 1966. ...

Side B

  1. "Can't Buy Me Love"
  2. "Bad Boy" (Williams)
  3. "Day Tripper"
  4. "A Hard Day's Night"
  5. "Ticket to Ride"
  6. "Paperback Writer"
  7. "Eleanor Rigby"
  8. "I Want To Hold Your Hand"
The Beatles
John Lennon | Paul McCartney | George Harrison | Ringo Starr
Pete Best | Stuart Sutcliffe
Management
Brian Epstein | Apple Records
Production
George Martin | Geoff Emerick | Norman Smith | Abbey Road Studios
Related articles
History of The Beatles | Discography | Bootlegs | Long-term influence | Beatlemania
Beatlesque | Fifth Beatle | Paul Is Dead | British Invasion | Classic rock era | Apple Corps


 
 

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