A Collection of Beatles Oldies A Collection of Beatles Oldies A Collection of Beatles Oldies (subtitled But Goldies!) is a compilation album by the English rock band the Beatles. Released in the United Kingdom in December 1966, it features hit singles and other songs issued by the group between 1963 and 1966. The compilation served as a stopgap release to satisfy EMI's demand for product during the Christmas period, since the Beatles had only begun recording "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", the follow-up to their "Revolver" album, late the previous month. It was the band's first official greatest hits collection, although the Beatles had
The Beatles' 1966 tour of Germany, Japan and the Philippines were "glad to have done what we did … We must have been the only people who'd ever dared to snub Marcos." As of 2016, none of the former Beatles had ever returned to the Philippines, despite an attempt by Filipino musician Ely Buendia – in response to the promotional campaign for Starr's 2015 album "Postcards from Paradise" – to lure Starr back to the country. According to Walter Everett (lead singers appear in parenthesis): According to Barry Miles and Walter Everett: The Beatles' 1966 tour of Germany, Japan and the Philippines The English rock group the Beatles toured Germany,