Greatest Hits Volume 2 (Beatles album)

The compilation and its predecessor were both originally conceived in early 1966, when EMI Australia requested stereo tapes from their UK branch for tracks not already in the Australian vaults. This meant the album contains the original 1965 stereo mixes of "Day Tripper" and "We Can Work It Out" rather than the new stereo mixes created for the late-1966 compilation album A Collection of Beatles Oldies.[2]

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.[2]

The album was pressed and distributed through Australia by EMI Australia and through Southeast Asia (Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong) by EMI (SEA).[3] By mid-1973, both volumes of the compilation had sold over 100,000 in Australia.[2]

In 1973, both volumes of the album were repackaged as a double album by EMI Australia to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Beatles first single in Australia. The release was titled The Beatles Australian 10th Anniversary 1963-1973 Souvenir Presentation - The Beatles' Greatest Hits Volumes 1 and 2.[4] Eight different Australian radio stations promoted the album by featuring their logo on eight different stickers. This edition of the albums was only available for a few months before it was quietly deleted.[4]

Both volumes stayed in print in Australia until EMI Australia ceased vinyl production in 1991.[2] The album was released on cassette but never released a compact disc.

• Jones, Jaesen (2011). An Overview Of Australian Beatles Records. Canberra, Australia: Blue Star Print. ISBN 978-0-9871048-3-0.

• Fixing a hole - the great lost Aussie Beatles collection
• The Usenet Guide to Beatles Recording Variations