Mother Love Bone

The 3-LP or 3-CD/1-DVD release On Earth As It Is: The Complete Works is the definitive collection from Mother Love Bone, the first band of Seattle’s burgeoning late ’80s/early ’90s rock scene to secure a major label deal. The members of the quintet all kicked around said scene for much of the late ’80s, with guitarists Bruce Fairweather and Stone Gossard and bassist Jeff Ament coming from proto-grunge group Green River, drummer Greg Gilmore playing in punk outfits 10 Minute Warning (where he played alongside Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan) and Skin Yard (where he replaced future Soundgarden/Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron), and frontman Andrew Wood hailing from Malfunkshun, one of the scene’s leading groups.  The 3-CD/1-DVD set has a further 23 rare and unreleased tracks, including demos, vinyl-only gems and a live performance of “Stardog Champion” by Pearl Jam and Chris Cornell at the PJ20 Tour kickoff in 2011. The DVD is the first release of documentary VHS The Love Bone Earth Affair in a digital format, alongside three bonus videos and live cuts.