HUNGER - STRICTLY/LOST Akarma 2LP Box Set US PSYCH ROCK

	£		36
	$		48

HUNGER! - STRICTLY FROM HUNGER/THE LOST ALBUM, 2LP Box Set, Italian AKARMA AK045,AK045/2. 199?

Italian 2LP ISSUE in Black Box Sleeve with Sticker.

Limited Issue of both versions of their album:

STRICTLY FROM HUNGER, AKARMA AK045. Still in the Shrink, 180g Vinyl. Condition M/M.

Hunger! (originally from Portland, Oregon), were fully fledged members of the L.A. Psych scene of the late 60s, and despite opening for top acts like the Doors and The Strawberry Alarm Clock, their one and only album did not make much of a splash at the time, and the band dissolved soon after its release. However, the album has since become one of the most collectible of all Psych LPs and upon listening one can see why. This rhythm- heavy Doors- influenced hard psych is frequently referred to as “one of the best psychedelic albums of all time”! Band member Ed King went on to play with the Strawberry Alarm Clock and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

This is the Public Records version with the addition of a bonus track, an alternate version of "The Truth".

THE LOST ALBUM, AKARMA G/F AK045/2 + Insert, Thick G/F Sleeve, 180g Vinyl. Condition is M/EX.

Superb US Psych Rock.....if the original album was good....well this is something else! The Lost Album is probably how the group intended it to be.....the different All American Records version with many of the tracks extended by several minutes but with tons more of Ed King's great guitarwork....the insert contains the full complex story....

Even though this LP has been stored in perfect dry conditions from new and hardly ever played, side 2 has some cloudy/decolourisation patches in the vinyl....which seems to be common with this issue....they hardly affect the play, just some very light noise.

Outer box sleeve is EX to M-.

This 2LP version is rare and seldom turns up!

It's heavy so counts as 3LPs for postage.

POSTAGE:

UK: £2.50 for the 1st LP (£2.90 for heavy sleeves/vinyl if over 500g/2LP Sets) then all additional LPs are FREE (any amount) by 2nd class/standard parcels or courier depending on the size of the order. 1st class is a bit extra but the amount depends on the weight, please ask if you want it. CDs are FREE.

7" Singles: £1 first, 50p each after.

Note: If the value is over £50 and weighs over 1 Kg, the flat rate cost will increase to £4.50 which will include insurance/compensation, which is still less than cost.

EUROPE: 4 GBP for the 1st LP then additional single LPs are just 1.50 GBP each up to 5 or 6 LPs in total (under 2Kg), then starts over again with a separate package.

2LP sets: 5.50 GBP, additional single LPs are 1.50 GBP, additional 2LPs sets are 3 GBP.

1st CD is 1.50 GBP then additional CDs are 50p each.

7" Singles: 2 GBP, then 50p each.

For larger orders (up to 5 or 10 Kg limits, usually 16/17 or 33/34 LPs), I can send altogether in one package by courier for less depending on the destination.

REST OF WORLD: 7 GBP for the 1st LP then additional single LPs are 3 GBP each up to 6 LPs in total (under 2Kg), then starts over again with a separate package.

2LP sets: 9.50 GBP, additional single LPs are 3 GBP each, additional 2LP sets are 5.50 GBP.

1st CD is 2.50 GBP then additional CDs are 1 GBP each.

7" Singles: 2.50 GBP, then 1 GBP each.

For larger orders, please ask.

Surface mail is available on request for cheap LPs only, to the Rest of the World but delivery times are 6 to 8 weeks minimum!

Insurance/Registered Mail outside the UK is extra: 5 GBP for values up to 50 GBP, 8 GBP for values over 50 GBP.

DSR's

I don't think most buyers realise how strict ebay's policy of DSR's actually is.

Do you realise that any rating less than 5 has a negative impact on a seller's performance? Even though a 4 is supposed to be regarded as a good score it actually isn't good enough!

What I find particularly baffling are buyers who have left low ratings (1, 2 & 3) for dispatch time when clearly they have not looked at the date of posting on the postage label and seem to have gone on how long a package has taken to get to them which of course is entirely down to the quality of the postal services which the seller has no control over.

I dispatch all my packages within 2 working days of being paid despite having as many as 40/50 packages to deal with at a time....yet the odd buyer has still left 1 & 2 stars for dispatch time!?!

I've now been forced by ebay's DSR policy to send a confirmation email on receiving payment even though I'd rather spend that time getting packages ready. I've always marked all items as dispatched in ebay....and buyers are supposed to receive ebay emails when this is done.

So please try and give 5s for all DSR's.

PAYMENT:

PERSONAL CHEQUE IN UK STERLING/ POSTAL ORDERS or IMO IN UK STERLING/ PAYPAL.

GRADINGS:

I DO TRY TO PLAY/TEST GRADE ALL THE LPs I SELL.

MINT:

RECORD: PERFECT....AS NEW CONDITION, SO NO DETEORIATION IN THE SOUND QUALITY…..bear in mind that not all ‘new’ LPs are Mint because of the quality of the pressing etc....also SEALED/UNPLAYED LPs are sold as is.....

COVER: AS NEW CONDITION WITH NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS.......except maybe a deletion hole/cutout on a SEALED LP.

M- :

RECORD: SLIGHTY WORSE THAN M, LP may have several surface marks due to removal from it's sleeve etc....but certainly NO audible scratches....LP may have the occasional light crackle/hiss...but still in great condition.

COVER: SHOWS SIGNS OF BEING HANDLED WITH SLIGHT CREASING/WEAR...or may be a M cover with a very slight split seam or very slight showing of ring wear or a very slight sticker tear, but not all of these together.

EX:

RECORD: MOST REGUARLY PLAYED LPs KEPT WITH CARE FALL INTO THIS CATEGORY....LP may play with more hiss/crackle but not louder than the music......sometimes it may be a M or M- LP with one slight audible mark or a very slight edge warp but not affecting it.

COVER: SLIGHTLY MORE WEAR/CREASING/BENDING even some slight ring wear.....or may be a M or M- cover with a split seam(s) and minor sticker tears, but still nice.

VG+ :

RECORD: LP PLAYS WITH MORE NOISE DUE TO EITHER DIRT OR SLIGHTLY STRONGER SURFACE MARKS BUT STILL IS IN A VERY LISTENABLE CONDITION.....or it may be an LP which plays say M- but has one or a few audible marks/slight warp etc.....but still no skips/jumps.

COVER: HAS QUITE A LOT OF CEASING/BENDING often with FADING/RING WEAR/ STICKER TEARS/TEARS....or may be an EX cover with a split seam(s), but still acceptable.

VG:

RECORD: THE SOUND QUALITY OF THE LP IS AFFECTED BY SURFACE MARKS/ AUDIBLE MARKS or DIRT etc....but still plays through and is still in quite a REASONABLE condition.....it may be an LP which plays EX but has audible marks.....

COVER: PLENTY OF CREASING/BENDING/FADING/RING WEAR but still in one piece.

G: LP still plays through but is very noisy due to scratches/dirt etc....but still not totally trashed!!!

COVER: AS VG BUT TORN and starting to fall apart.

F/P: LP is trashed...for ornament purposes only...

+/-: Slightly better/worse than stated.