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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| Name = Greatest Hits Volume 2
| name = Greatest Hits Volume 2
| Type = compilation
| type = compilation
| Artist = [[the Beatles]]
| artist = [[the Beatles]]
| Cover = Beatles Greatest Hits Volume 2 cover.jpg
| cover = Beatles Greatest Hits Volume 2 cover.jpg
| Released = February 1967
| alt =
| released = 16 February 1967
| Recorded = 1963–1965,<br />[[Abbey Road Studios|EMI]], [[London]]
| Genre = [[Rock and roll]]
| recorded = 1963–1965,<br />[[Abbey Road Studios|EMI]], [[London]]
| Length =
| venue =
| Language = English
| studio =
| Label = [[Parlophone Records|Parlophone]]
| genre = [[Rock and roll]]
| Producer = [[George Martin]]
| length =
| Compiler = EMI Australia
| language = English
| label = [[Parlophone Records|Parlophone]]
⚫
| Chronology = [[The Beatles]] Australian
| producer = [[George Martin]]
⚫
| Last album = ''[[Revolver (Beatles album)|Revolver]]''<br />(1966)
| compiler = EMI Australia
| This album = '''''Greatest Hits Volume 2'''''<br />(1967)
⚫
| chronology = [[The Beatles]] Australian
⚫
| Next album = ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]''<br />(1967)
⚫
| prev_title = [[Revolver (Beatles album)|Revolver]]
| prev_year = 1966
⚫
| next_title = [[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]
| next_year = 1967
}}
}}
'''''Greatest Hits Volume 2''''' is a greatest hits [[compilation album]] by [[The Beatles]] which was exclusive to [[Australia]]. The album was compiled by EMI Australia to fill in the gap between ''[[Revolver (Beatles album)|Revolver]]'' and ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]''.<ref>http://www.beatlesaustralia.com/07_GHV1_index.html Greatest Hits Volume 1 - I Am The Platypus</ref>
'''''Greatest Hits Volume 2''''' is a greatest hits [[compilation album]] by [[The Beatles]] that was exclusive to [[Australia]]. The album was compiled by EMI Australia to fill in the gap between ''[[Revolver (Beatles album)|Revolver]]'' and ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]''.<ref>http://www.beatlesaustralia.com/07_GHV1_index.html Greatest Hits Volume 1 - I Am The Platypus</ref>


==Background and stereo mixes==
==Background and stereo mixes==


The compilation and it's [[Greatest Hits Volume 1 (Beatles album)|predecessor]] were both originally conceived in early 1966, when [[EMI Music Australia|EMI Australia]] requested stereo tapes from their UK branch for tracks not already in the Australian vaults. This meant the album contains the original 1965 stereo mixes of "[[Day Tripper]]" and "[[We Can Work It Out]]" rather than the new stereo mixes created for the late-1966 compilation album ''[[A Collection of Beatles Oldies]]''{{sfn|Jaesen|2011|p=10}}.
The compilation and its [[Greatest Hits Volume 1 (Beatles album)|predecessor]] were both originally conceived in early 1966, when [[EMI Music Australia|EMI Australia]] requested stereo tapes from their UK branch for tracks not already in the Australian vaults. This meant the album contains the original 1965 stereo mixes of "[[Day Tripper]]" and "[[We Can Work It Out]]" rather than the new stereo mixes created for the late-1966 compilation album ''[[A Collection of Beatles Oldies]]''.{{sfn|Jones|2011|p=10}}


The compilation was the only album release worldwide of the original stereo mix of "She's a Woman" until the ''[[The Beatles Box]]'' in 1980 and the ''[[Past Masters]]'' collection in 1988.{{sfn|Jaesen|2011|p=10}}.
The compilation was the only album release worldwide of the original stereo mix of "She's a Woman" until ''[[The Beatles Box]]'' in 1980 and the ''[[Past Masters]]'' collection in 1988.{{sfn|Jones|2011|p=10}}


==Release, sales and deletion==
==Release, sales and deletion==


The album was pressed and distributed through Australia by EMI Australia and through [[Southeast Asia]] ([[Singapore]], [[Malaysia]] and [[Hong Kong]]) by [[EMI]] (SEA){{sfn|Jaesen|2011|p=11}}. By mid-1973, both volumes of the compilation had sold over 100,000 in Australia{{sfn|Jaesen|2011|p=10}}.
The album was pressed and distributed through Australia by EMI Australia and through [[Southeast Asia]] ([[Singapore]], [[Malaysia]] and [[Hong Kong]]) by [[EMI]] (SEA).{{sfn|Jones|2011|p=11}} By mid-1973, both volumes of the compilation had sold over 100,000 in Australia.{{sfn|Jones|2011|p=10}}


In 1973, both volumes of the album were repackaged as a double album by EMI Australia to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Beatles first single in Australia. The release was titled ''The Beatles Australian 10th Anniversary 1963-1973 Souvenir Presentation - The Beatels' Greatest Hits Volumes 1 and 2''{{sfn|Jaesen|2011|p=13}}. Eight different Australian radio stations promoted the album by featuring their logo on eight different stickers. The album was only available for a few months before it was quietly deleted{{sfn|Jaesen|2011|p=13}}.
In 1973, both volumes of the album were repackaged as a double album by EMI Australia to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Beatles first single in Australia. The release was titled ''The Beatles Australian 10th Anniversary 1963-1973 Souvenir Presentation - The Beatles' Greatest Hits Volumes 1 and 2''.{{sfn|Jones|2011|p=13}} Eight different Australian radio stations promoted the album by featuring their logo on eight different stickers. This edition of the albums was only available for a few months before it was quietly deleted.{{sfn|Jones|2011|p=13}}


Both volumes stayed in print in Australia until EMI Australia ceased vinyl production in 1991{{sfn|Jaesen|2011|p=10}}. The album was released on cassette but never released compact disc.
Both volumes stayed in print in Australia until EMI Australia ceased vinyl production in 1991.{{sfn|Jones|2011|p=10}} The album was released on cassette but never released a compact disc.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==


{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| headline = Side one:
| headline = Side one:
| all_writing = [[Lennon–McCartney]] except as noted
| all_writing = [[Lennon–McCartney]] except as noted
| extra_column = Notes on stereo mix variations
| extra_column = Notes on stereo mix variations
| title1 = A Hard Day's Night
| title1 = [[A Hard Day's Night (song)|A Hard Day's Night]]
| extra1 = <small>Stereo mix from ''[[A Hard Day's Night (album)|A Hard Day's Night]]''</small>
| extra1 = <small>Stereo mix from ''[[A Hard Day's Night (album)|A Hard Day's Night]]''.</small>
| length1 = 2:36
| length1 = 2:36
| title2 = [[Boys (The Shirelles song)|Boys]]
| title2 = [[Boys (The Shirelles song)|Boys]]
| note2 = [[Luther Dixon]], [[Wes Farrell]]
| note2 = [[Luther Dixon]], [[Wes Farrell]]
| extra2 = <small>Stereo mix from ''[[Please Please Me (album)|Please Please Me]]''
| extra2 = <small>Stereo mix from ''[[Please Please Me (album)|Please Please Me]]''.</small>
| length2 = 2:27
| length2 = 2:27
| title3 = [[I Should Have Known Better]]
| title3 = [[I Should Have Known Better]]
| note3 =
| note3 =
| extra3 = <small>Stereo mix from ''[[A Hard Day's Night (album)|A Hard Day's Night]]''</small>
| extra3 = <small>Stereo mix from ''[[A Hard Day's Night (album)|A Hard Day's Night]]''.</small>
| length3 = 2:45
| length3 = 2:45
| title4 = [[I Feel Fine]]
| title4 = [[I Feel Fine]]
| note4 =
| note4 =
| extra4 = <small>Original 1964 stereo mix. Available currently on the ''[[Past Masters]]'' compilation.</small>
| extra4 = <small>Original 1964 stereo mix. Available currently on the ''[[Past Masters]]'' compilation.</small>
| length4 = 3:06
| length4 = 3:06
| title5 = [[She's a Woman]]
| title5 = [[She's a Woman]]
| note5 =
| note5 =
| extra5 = <small>Original 1965 stereo mix. This was exclusive to this album until 1980. Altered stereo version released in 1965 on ''[[Beatles '65]]'' with added reverb. Available currently on the ''[[Past Masters]]'' compilation.</small>
| extra5 = <small>Original 1965 stereo mix. This was exclusive to this album until 1980. Altered stereo version released in 1965 on ''[[Beatles '65]]'' with added reverb. Available currently on the ''[[Past Masters]]'' compilation.</small>
| length5 = 3:06
| length5 = 3:06
| title6 = [[Till There Was You]]
| title6 = [[Till There Was You]]
| note6 = [[Meredith Willson]]
| note6 = [[Meredith Willson]]
| extra6 = <small>Stereo mix from ''[[With The Beatles]]''</small>
| extra6 = <small>Stereo mix from ''[[With The Beatles]]''.</small>
| length6 = 2:16
| length6 = 2:16
| title7 = [[Rock and Roll Music]]
| title7 = [[Rock and Roll Music (song)|Rock and Roll Music]]
| note7 = [[Chuck Berry]]
| note7 = [[Chuck Berry]]
| extra7 = <small>Stereo mix from ''[[Beatles For Sale]]''</small>
| extra7 = <small>Stereo mix from ''[[Beatles For Sale]]''.</small>
| length7 = 2:35
| length7 = 2:35
| total_length = 18:51
}}
}}


{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| headline = Side two:
| headline = Side two:
| all_writing =
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Notes on stereo mix variations
| extra_column = Notes on stereo mix variations
| title1 = [[Anna (Go to Him)#The Beatles' version|Anna (Go to Him)]]
| title1 = [[Anna (Go to Him)#The Beatles' version|Anna (Go to Him)]]
| note1 = [[Arthur Alexander]]
| note1 = [[Arthur Alexander]]
| extra1 = <small>Stereo mix from ''[[Please Please Me (album)|Please Please Me]]''</small>
| extra1 = <small>Stereo mix from ''[[Please Please Me (album)|Please Please Me]]''.</small>
| length1 = 2:57
| length1 = 2:57
| title2 = [[Ticket to Ride]]
| title2 = [[Ticket to Ride (song)|Ticket to Ride]]
| note2 =
| note2 =
| extra2 = <small>Original 1965 stereo mix from the album ''[[Help! (album)|Help!]]''</small>
| extra2 = <small>Original 1965 stereo mix from the album ''[[Help! (album)|Help!]]''</small>
| length2 = 3:11
| length2 = 3:11
| title3 = [[Eight Days a Week]]
| title3 = [[Eight Days a Week]]
| note3 =
| note3 =
| extra3 = <small>Stereo mix from ''[[Beatles For Sale]]''</small>
| extra3 = <small>Stereo mix from ''[[Beatles For Sale]]''.</small>
| length3 = 2:44
| length3 = 2:44
| title4 = [[Help!]]
| title4 = [[Help! (song)|Help!]]
| note4 =
| note4 =
| extra4 = <small>Original 1965 stereo mix from the album ''[[Help! (album)|Help!]]''</small>
| extra4 = <small>Original 1965 stereo mix from the album ''[[Help! (album)|Help!]]''</small>
| length4 = 2:21
| length4 = 2:21
| title5 = [[Yesterday (Beatles song)|Yesterday]]
| title5 = [[Yesterday (Beatles song)|Yesterday]]
| extra5 = <small>Original 1965 stereo mix from the album ''[[Help! (album)|Help!]]''</small>
| extra5 = <small>Original 1965 stereo mix from the album ''[[Help! (album)|Help!]]''</small>
| length5 = 2:07
| length5 = 2:07
| title6 = [[We Can Work It Out]]
| title6 = [[We Can Work It Out]]
| extra6 = <small>Original 1965 stereo mix. Also available on the original vinyl release of ''[[Yesterday and Today]]'' and the original U.S. vinyl release of ''[[1962–1966]]'' . It has not yet been released on compact disc.</small>
| extra6 = <small>Original 1965 stereo mix. Also available on the original vinyl release of ''[[Yesterday and Today]]'' and the original U.S. vinyl release of ''[[1962–1966]]''. Can be found on [[Yesterday and Today]] US LPs CD. </small>
| length6 = 2:17
| length6 = 2:17
| title7 = [[Day Tripper]]
| title7 = [[Day Tripper]]
| extra7 = <small>Original 1965 stereo mix. Also available on the original vinyl release of ''[[1962–1966]]'' and ''[[Yesterday and Today]]''. It has not yet been released on compact disc.</small>
| extra7 = <small>Original 1965 stereo mix. Also available on the original vinyl release of ''[[1962–1966]]'' and ''[[Yesterday and Today]]''. Can be found on [[Yesterday and Today]] US LPs CD. </small>
| length7 = 2:50
| length7 = 2:50
| total_length = 18:27
}}
}}

==See also==
* [[Outline of the Beatles]]
* [[The Beatles timeline]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
{{Refbegin|1}}
* {{cite book
* {{cite book
| last=Jones
| last=Jones
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| location=Canberra, Australia
| location=Canberra, Australia
| isbn=978-0-9871048-3-0
| isbn=978-0-9871048-3-0
| ref=harv
}}
}}


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[[Category:1966 greatest hits albums]]
[[Category:1966 greatest hits albums]]
[[Category:Soundtrack compilation albums]]
[[Category:Soundtrack compilation albums]]
[[Category:Albums recorded at Abbey Road Studios]]
[[Category:Parlophone compilation albums]]
[[Category:Parlophone compilation albums]]
[[Category:Albums arranged by George Martin]]
[[Category:Albums arranged by George Martin]]

Latest revision as of 09:28, 8 November 2023

Greatest Hits Volume 2
Compilation album by
the Beatles
Released16 February 1967
Recorded1963–1965,
EMI, London
GenreRock and roll
LanguageEnglish
LabelParlophone
ProducerGeorge Martin
CompilerEMI Australia
The Beatles Australian chronology
Revolver
(1966) 		Greatest Hits Volume 2
(1967) 		Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
(1967)

Greatest Hits Volume 2 is a greatest hits compilation album by The Beatles that was exclusive to Australia. The album was compiled by EMI Australia to fill in the gap between Revolver and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.[1]

Background and stereo mixes

[edit]

The compilation and its predecessor were both originally conceived in early 1966, when EMI Australia requested stereo tapes from their UK branch for tracks not already in the Australian vaults. This meant the album contains the original 1965 stereo mixes of "Day Tripper" and "We Can Work It Out" rather than the new stereo mixes created for the late-1966 compilation album A Collection of Beatles Oldies.[2]

The compilation was the only album release worldwide of the original stereo mix of "She's a Woman" until The Beatles Box in 1980 and the Past Masters collection in 1988.[2]

Release, sales and deletion

[edit]

The album was pressed and distributed through Australia by EMI Australia and through Southeast Asia (Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong) by EMI (SEA).[3] By mid-1973, both volumes of the compilation had sold over 100,000 in Australia.[2]

In 1973, both volumes of the album were repackaged as a double album by EMI Australia to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Beatles first single in Australia. The release was titled The Beatles Australian 10th Anniversary 1963-1973 Souvenir Presentation - The Beatles' Greatest Hits Volumes 1 and 2.[4] Eight different Australian radio stations promoted the album by featuring their logo on eight different stickers. This edition of the albums was only available for a few months before it was quietly deleted.[4]

Both volumes stayed in print in Australia until EMI Australia ceased vinyl production in 1991.[2] The album was released on cassette but never released a compact disc.

Track listing

[edit]

All tracks are written by Lennon–McCartney except as noted

Side one:
No.TitleNotes on stereo mix variationsLength
1."A Hard Day's Night"Stereo mix from A Hard Day's Night.2:36
2."Boys" (Luther Dixon, Wes Farrell)Stereo mix from Please Please Me.2:27
3."I Should Have Known Better"Stereo mix from A Hard Day's Night.2:45
4."I Feel Fine"Original 1964 stereo mix. Available currently on the Past Masters compilation.3:06
5."She's a Woman"Original 1965 stereo mix. This was exclusive to this album until 1980. Altered stereo version released in 1965 on Beatles '65 with added reverb. Available currently on the Past Masters compilation.3:06
6."Till There Was You" (Meredith Willson)Stereo mix from With The Beatles.2:16
7."Rock and Roll Music" (Chuck Berry)Stereo mix from Beatles For Sale.2:35
Total length:18:51
Side two:
No.TitleNotes on stereo mix variationsLength
1."Anna (Go to Him)" (Arthur Alexander)Stereo mix from Please Please Me.2:57
2."Ticket to Ride"Original 1965 stereo mix from the album Help!3:11
3."Eight Days a Week"Stereo mix from Beatles For Sale.2:44
4."Help!"Original 1965 stereo mix from the album Help!2:21
5."Yesterday"Original 1965 stereo mix from the album Help!2:07
6."We Can Work It Out"Original 1965 stereo mix. Also available on the original vinyl release of Yesterday and Today and the original U.S. vinyl release of 1962–1966. Can be found on Yesterday and Today US LPs CD. 2:17
7."Day Tripper"Original 1965 stereo mix. Also available on the original vinyl release of 1962–1966 and Yesterday and Today. Can be found on Yesterday and Today US LPs CD. 2:50
Total length:18:27

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ http://www.beatlesaustralia.com/07_GHV1_index.html Greatest Hits Volume 1 - I Am The Platypus
  2. ^ a b c d Jones 2011, p. 10.
  3. ^ Jones 2011, p. 11.
  4. ^ a b Jones 2011, p. 13.
  • Jones, Jaesen (2011). An Overview Of Australian Beatles Records. Canberra, Australia: Blue Star Print. ISBN 978-0-9871048-3-0.
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