ONLY THE BEATLES...

PARLOPHONE SMMC 151

SIDE 1
LOVE ME DO
TWIST AND SHOUT
SHE LOVES YOU
THIS BOY
EIGHT DAYS A WEEK
ALL MY LOVING

SIDE 2
TICKET TO RIDE
YES IT IS
OB-LA-DI OB-LA-DA
LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS
AND I LOVE HER
STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER

EDITION FROM JULY 1st 1986

HEINEKEN BEER MARKETED, TEAMED UP WITH EMI RECORDS, THIS 12-TRACK BEATLES CASSETTE, AVAILABLE IN THE U.K. ONLY BY MAIL ORDER, SENDING THE RING-PULLS FROM FOUR HEINEKEN CANS, TOGETHER WITH 2.49 GBP PLUS 50p POSTAGE AND PACKING.
IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE BEATLES' CATALOGUE WAS USED IN THIS WAY, AND IT CAME ABOUT AS THE RESULT OF A LOT OF MONTHS' DISCUSSION AND BARGAINING BETWEEN EMI, HEINEKEN AND MUSIC CONSULTANT COMPANY STILETTO.
EMI INCLUDED ALL OF THE BEATLE'S ALBUMS ILLUSTRATED IN A SPECIAL THREE-FLAP INLAY CARD.

INCLUDES THE FIRST STEREO RELEASE OF "YES IT IS", WHICH LATER APPEARED ON PAST MASTERS.

THE BEATLES, THROUGH APPLE, SUED ON JULY 18th TO HALT SALE OF THIS CASSETTE.

MANUFACTURED BY EMI RECORDS Ltd.
Project realisation: Paul Watts (Stiletto) & Norman Bates (EMI)