A Collection of Beatles Oldies were to sever ties with their longtime manager, Brian Epstein, and instead be represented by Allen Klein. Fans of the band were disappointed by the announcement that, in a break from the tradition established in 1963, the Beatles were not playing any UK shows over the Christmas period. On 10 November, four days after 200 fans had demonstrated outside Epstein's home in central London, newspapers reported that there would be no further concert tours by the Beatles. Although Epstein voiced support for the Beatles' continuing evolution as artists, highlighting the advances they had made with their August 1966 album "Revolver",
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