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
Weapon (album) number of superimposed, ghostly sounds. "Glowbel" (stylized as "gLowbeL") acts as a microcosm of "Weapon" at large, containing equal parts of sinisterly conveyed aggression and optimistic melody. "Solvent" (stylized as "solvent"), the album's midpoint, remains compositionally unchanged from its original 1984 incarnation, but the version on "Weapon" is much sharper and more professionally recorded, with notably refined vocals and improved production. The second half of the album is darker and more introspective than the first. "Weapon" sixth track, "Paragun" (stylized as "paragUn"), features an overpowering chorus and a danceable rhythm, while the following song, "Survivalisto" (stylized as "survivalisto"), is slow