A Very Special Christmas (Advance Cassette Release)

Special Olympics Productions / A&M Records, 1987. Audio cassette tape in oversized plastic mould case with illustrated cover sheet; save for minor scuffing, near fine.. An advance copy of musical excerpts, in audio cassette format, of the first A Very Special Christmas compilation album, issued to raise funds for the Special Olympics. With Nativity-themed cover artwork and titles commissioned from Keith Haring; appearing on the final LP release in gold-on-red, and in various colorways for subsequent albums in this series. Heralded by The New York Times as featuring "the heaviest lineup of big-name rock talent to appear on any record since We Are the World;" namely, Bryan Adams, Bon Jovi, Eurythmics, Whitney Houston, Madonna, John Mellencamp, Alison Moyet, Stevie Nicks, The Pointer Sisters, The Pretenders, Run-D.M.C., Bob Seger, Bruce Springsteen, Sting, and U2.