Greatest Hits Volume 1 (Beatles album) Greatest Hits Volume 1 (Beatles album) Greatest Hits Volume 1 is a greatest hits compilation album by The Beatles which was exclusive to Australia and New Zealand. The album was compiled by EMI Australia to fill in the gap between "Rubber Soul" and "Revolver" (much like "A Collection of Beatles Oldies" would in 1966 in between "Revolver" and "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"). The compilation and it's follow-up 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
1 (Beatles album) its original full-length version (slightly over seven minutes); on the American version of "20 Greatest Hits" it had been released as a shortened version. Before "1", all 27 songs were available mainly in two remastered CD versions. First on the respective Beatles albums released in 1987 (as well as "Past Masters, Volume One" and "Past Masters, Volume Two", released in 1988). The second remastering was made available on the CD versions for "1962–1966" and "1967–1970" (released in 1993). The songs on "1" were remastered specifically for the release in 2000. According to the liner notes of the album, the original