Mother Earth - Stoned Woman (Yellow Vinyl)

acid jazz silver jubilee release. 180g vinyl in 1991 acid jazz owner ed piller and his roommate bunny entered a tiny studio in north west london with the idea that they would try to make an album. eight months later, what emerged was a new band and one of the lost classics of the early 90s - a combination of hip hop beats, rock guitars and soulful voices that really put the band mother earth on the map. the recording process saw an ever-changing set of personnel pass through the studio, including leftfield's paul daley, the brand new heavies' simon bartholomew and james taylor. as they did so, a permanent line-up of local musicians started to coalesce into a band that would be able to play the album live. the result was an lp with a blaxploitation soundtrack feel converted into a contemporary sound. by the time stoned woman was released the band were a touring outfit, and the album's cuts such as riot on 103rd street and stoned woman had already become live favourites.