 During mid-May, Lennon and McCartney attended a private listening party for the Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" album, and McCartney met Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni, who filmed "Blowup" in London, inspired by the contemporary fashion scene.On 16 May, Epstein responded to a request from Capitol Records, EMI's North American counterpart, to supply three new songs for an upcoming US release, titled "Yesterday and Today".Issued on 20 June, this album combined tracks that Capitol had omitted from the Beatles' previous US releases with songs that the band had originally issued on non-album singles.