Mental Jewelry is the second studio album by the band Live—but their first under this name; they had previously released the album The Death of a Dictionary under the name Public Affection, under which it also released the EP Divided Mind, Divided Planet. Released on December 31, 1991, it is also the band's major label debut. Many of the songs on Mental Jewelry are based on the writings of Indian philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti.[3] A music video was filmed for "Operation Spirit". The video was filmed when the band were still calling themselves Public Affection.