Hunger arrived in L.A. from Portland in late 1967 as the Outcasts, a teenage cover band, but within a six months they had signed with a connected manager, played all over Los Angeles, embraced psychedelia and signed on to record an album of original music for the label their manager founded for them: Public! Records. They showed tremendous promise – and their producers invested heavily into a band that was going to be the next marquee act at the Whiskey A Go-Go, bringing in members of Strawberry Alarm Clock, including future Lynyrd Skynyrd star Ed King, to produce an album. But Hunger broke up before their album’s release and their entry in rock’s canon was shadowed for years.
This is the definitive Reserve Edition reissue of a late ‘60s psych–rock classic, overseen by Hunger’s band members John Morton, Steve Hansen and Mike Lane: the band’s preferred, unedited, fuzz-guitar heavy version of the album, restored and remastered from a rare test press. This is the first time that band’s vision for the album has been issued in full on vinyl. Contains an extensive booklet by Jim Cherry, Eothen Alapatt and Clark Faville that corrects many factual inaccuracies told over the record’s celebrated past three decades as one of rock’s holy grails. The booklet is filled with never-published photos from lead guitarist John Morton’s archive. Subscribers receive a bonus 2nd LP of the Public! Records version of the album, and a download card for bonus 7″ tracks.
Tracks
Disc 1 Hunger
1. Colors (Mike Lane) - 3:35
2. Workshop (Mike Lane, Mike Parkinson, Bill Daffern, John Morton, Tom Tanory, Steve Hansen) - 7:14
3. Portland 69 (Mike Lane, Mike Parkinson, John Morton, Tom Tanory, Steve Hansen) - 5:36
4. No Shame (Artie Wayne) - 2:26
5. Trying To Make The Best (Mike Parkinson) - 7:38
6. Open Your Eyes (John Morton) - 3:46
7. The Truth (John Morton, Tom Tanory) - 5:32
8. Mind Machine (Bill Daffern) - 4:02
9. She Let Him Continue (Paul Hampton) - 4:59
Disc 2 Strictly From Hunger
1. Colors (Mike Lane) - 2:02
2. Workshop (Mike Lane, Mike Parkinson, Bill Daffern, John Morton, Tom Tanory, Steve Hansen) - 4:15
3. Portland 69 (Mike Lane, Mike Parkinson, John Morton, Tom Tanory, Steve Hansen) - 5:35
4. No Shame (Artie Wayne) - 2:26
5. Trying To Make The Best (Mike Parkinson) - 5:30
6. Open Your Eyes (John Morton) - 2:25
7. The Truth (John Morton, Tom Tanory) - 3:57
8. Mind Machine (Bill Daffern) - 3:30
9. She Let Him Continue (Paul Hampton) - 5:04
10.Trying To Make The Best No. 2 (Mike Parkinson) - 7:18
1. Colors (Mike Lane) - 2:22
2. Workshop (Mike Lane, Mike Parkinson, Bill Daffern, John Morton, Tom Tanory, Steve Hansen) - 4:30
3. Portland 69 (Mike Lane, Mike Parkinson, John Morton, Tom Tanory, Steve Hansen) - 3:15
4. Trying To Make The Best (Mike Parkinson) - 9:29
5. Open Your Eyes (John Morton) - 2:23
6. The Truth (John Morton, Tom Tanory) - 3:14
7. No Shame (Artie Wayne) - 2:21
8. Not So Fine (Mike Parkinson) - 2:28
9. She Let Him Continue (7" Version) (Paul Hampton) - 2:21
10.Mind Machine (7" Version Mastered) (Bill Daffern) - 2:33
11.Colors (7" Mono Version) (Mike Lane) - 2:01
12.No Shame (7" Stereo Version) (Artie Wayne) - 2:25
Tracks 7-8 as The Touch
Hunger
*Mike Lane - Vocals
*Bill Daffern - Drums, Vocals
*Steve Hansen - Rhythm Guitar
*Tom Tanory - Bass
*John Morton - Lead Guitar
*Mike Parkinson - Vocals, Keyboards
*Ed King - Lead Guitar, Bass
*Gene Gunnels - Drums
1969 Hunger - Strictly From Hunger And The Lost Album (akarma edition)
1967 The Strawberry Alarm Clock - Incense And Peppermints (2011 sundazed issue)
1968 Strawberry Alarm Clock - Wake Up...It's Tomorrow
1968-69 Strawberry Alarm Clock - The World In A Sea Shell / Good Morning Starshine
1973 Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd (bonus tracks remastered issue)
1974 Lynyrd Skynyrd - Second Helping (24karat Gold CD and japan expanded edition)
1975 Lynyrd Skynyrd - Nuthin' Fancy (japan extra tracks issue)
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