A Collection of Beatles Oldies the Beatles' "Revolver" period. The image of the Beatles in the Tokyo hotel room served as inspiration for the photograph used on Oasis' debut album, "Definitely Maybe", taken by Michael Spencer Jones.<ref name="NME/Oasis"></ref> From "Revolver" onwards, the Beatles' more dedicated fans began analysing the band's song lyrics for hidden meaning, and, in the description of American academic Camille Paglia, their album covers were also "feverishly scrutinized for clues and coded messages". The cover of "A Collection of Beatles Oldies" was viewed as the first example of the Beatles leaving clues relating to the Paul is Dead theory. This theory, which
Greatest Hits Volume 2 (Beatles album) created for the late-1966 compilation album "A Collection of Beatles Oldies". 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.. The album was pressed and distributed through Australia by EMI Australia and through Southeast Asia (Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong) by EMI (SEA). By mid-1973, both volumes of the compilation had sold over 100,000 in Australia. In 1973, both volumes of the album were repackaged as a double album by EMI Australia to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the