A Collection of Beatles Oldies

A Collection of Beatles Oldies (subtitled But Goldies!) is a compilation album featuring a selection of songs by The Beatles recorded between 1963 and 1966. The album was released in the United Kingdom and Australia in both mono (catalogue number PMC 7016) and stereo (PCS 7016.) The release of this album was the result of EMI not having any new material by the Beatles for the 1966 Christmas season in the manner of the previous three years. The sole new track, a cover of Larry Williams' "Bad Boy", had not yet appeared on a Beatles LP in the UK, but had already been released in the United States on the Capitol album Beatles VI. The album only reached number 6 in the UK album chart, perhaps because most fans already owned most of the...