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Band splits, abortive sessions, abandoned songs and a tag under siege all contributed to the triumph that was Mother Earth's third LP, You Have Been Watching. Never the most cohesive of units, the 1994 classic People Tree had been hailed, but it's two year recording process had seen the band lose two members, and almost sink the record tag as it was recorded in expensive studios throughout the UK. It's follow up was meant to be recorded quickly as an antidote, but the first sessions - without a producer - delivered nothing, after which band front man Matt Deighton went off and recorded his solo album with his new wife. It could have been the end of Mother Earth. Instead, refreshed from the break they reconvened at Acid Jazz studios and finished the album in a couple of weeks. Mixing Stax soul, dub and space rock, it was released in the late summer to great success. Tracks such as InchTo WarInch, InchCompare YourselfInch and InchGet AlongInch, quickly became live favorites, whilst InchPosterInch and InchHold On To Your HeadInch show some of Deighton's most sensitive writing. Acid Jazz is reissuing the album in a facsimile of the original gatefold sleeve, on lilac vinyl that matches the LP artwork. Album Tracks 1. (Never Gonna Get) to War! 2. Get Along 3. Wham Bam Thank You Mam 4. Freethinker 5. Non Corporealness 6. Very Together 7. Compare Yourself 8. Hold on to Your Head 9. Poster 10. The Desired Effect 11. The Life Eternity
