In 1991 two of Acid Jazzs latest signings made their live debuts at the labels Christmas Party, held at the Town and Country Club 2 in Highbury. The show was stolen by Jay Kay in his guise as Jamiroquai. Within 18 months he was top of the UKs album charts and on the way to an incredible level of pop fame. The other act, Mother Earth, had a rockier journey, but with the completion of their first album they were feeling their way as a live outfit. By the time the LP was issued, early the following summer, they were well on their way to being one of the best live acts I have seen. However the first album was 100% removed from this. It was a studio-based concoction, where the band was slowly pieced together as producer Eddie Piller needed new impetus into the project that began as an indulgence for himself and his lodger Steven Bunn. In fact Mother Earths lead singer doesnt sing on this album, joining too late to add anything but guitar overdubs.
