The Beatles Souvenir Of Their Visit To America w/PC, 'Ask Me Why' in big letters

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The Beatles  "Souvenir Of Their Visit To America"

The songs are : Misery, Taste Of Honey, Ask Me Why, & Anna

This is a US vinyl EP from 1964 on Vee Jay  VJEP-1-903.   It comes in it's original picture cover.    The cover is thick cardboard and full color.      It contains a 7 inch record with 4 songs and it plays at 45  RPM.     This was the first American EP by The Beatles.

The record is VJEP 903.5A in Bruce Spizer's book.   It has the black label with colorband and VJ in brackets.   The record number at the bottom of the label is VJ EP 1-903.    And 'Ask Me Why' is in large print.       The cover is VJEP 903.PS1 in Bruce Spizer's book.  

The matrix numbers are : Side One :  barely visible 'audio matrix' and 'ARP', then 64-3915   URT,   and Side Two :  barely visible 'ARP' and 'audio matrix', then 64-3916  URT.  

Condition :    Picture Cover : VG+  /  Record : G+

The vinyl looks VG- and it plays G+.     It plays worse than it looks.      On side one there is static before the music and background static and crackles during the music.   It plays with no skips or pops.       On side two there is static before the music starts and pops during 'Ask Me Why'.     It plays through with no skips.   The labels show wear and a light ring.    The picture cover is VG+.     There is no ring wear, no seam splits, and no corner bends.     There is a faint '8' written in pencil just to the right of Ringo's face on the front.     There is very light overall cover wear.

About Me :

I started collecting records in 1966.       I started selling in Goldmine in 1985.          I now sell records at all Northwest record conventions : Portland, Seattle, Tacoma, Eugene, Grants Pass, and Canby.     And at Crossroads Music in Portland, Oregon.     My records are from a no smoking and no pets home.

Packaging :

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