KEITH RICHARDS Main Offender (30th Anniversary Edition) Special Deluxe Box Set of 2nd Solo Album Out March 18th via BMG
25th January 2022Keith Richards releases a limited edition super-deluxe boxset of his acclaimed, second solo album Main Offender, on March 18th via BMG, featuring a host of previously unreleased gems from the âWinos Live In London â92â performance recorded at the Town & Country Club, Kentish Town.
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This collection also includes an 88-page book with never-before-seen photos, reproductions of handwritten lyrics, reprinted essays from the albumâs release, and more, plus an archival envelope containing exact replicas of promotional and tour materials from Keithâs archive.
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Main Offender is the latest treasure trove of Keith Richards material to be released and follows last yearâs Live At The Hollywood Palladium and the 2019 unveiling of his now legendary, first solo album Talk Is Cheap.
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The album was originally released in October 1992, four years after Talk Is Cheap and features the much-loved X-Pensive Winos: drummer and long-time collaborator Steve Jordan (who recently drummed with the Rolling Stones on their 2021 No Filter Tour of the US), guitarist Waddy Wachtel, bassist Charley Drayton, keyboard player Ivan Neville, singer Sarah Dash and backing vocalistâs Bernard Fowler and Babi Floyd.
The captivating 10-tracks on Main Offender include the electric singles âWicked As It Seemsâ, âEileenâ and âHate It When You Leaveâ. The album was produced by Keith Richards, Waddy Wachtel and Steve Jordan. The bonus live album was mixed and produced by Jordan as well.
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Keith says:
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âThis is the second time around & the Winos are kind of developingâand if I can keep those guys together for as long as I can, itâs one of the best bands in the world. Itâs a very intriguing band and the potential is only just starting to show itself.
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If I hadnât have taken the Winos on the road, this record would probably have been totally different than it is.
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I tried to avoid making too much sense on this record because to me that ambiguity and mystery, and a little provocation to make you think, is something far more powerful and more important than just wagging your finger and saying, âI know what heâs saying donât do this, do that.â If youâre a musician, silence is your canvas and you never want to fill-in the whole thing because then youâve just covered it allâŚ
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One of the most interesting parts about music is where you donât play.â
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The new, super-deluxe Main Offender boxset includes an exclusive collectorâs case, housing a removable, hand-numbered print of the original, uncropped album cover portrait. Inside is a unique Art-Book with the album pressed on Smoke-Coloured vinyl.
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The Main Offender LP & CD are newly remastered under the supervision of original producer & X-Pensive Wino, Steve Jordan. The exclusive Winos Live in London â92 album puts you right in the pit at the show with previously unreleased versions of âEileenâ, âHate It When you Leaveâ, âHappyâ, and more.
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Package contains:
- 180g Smoke Colored LP & CD of the fully remastered Main Offender album
- Previously unreleased Winos Live In London â92 on 180g double LP & CD
- All audio remastering overseen by original producer and X-Pensive Wino Steve Jordan
- 88-page, leather-bound book with never-before-seen photos and Keithâs handwritten lyrics
- Main Offender tour guitar pick, bumper sticker, promotional posters, & more!
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Also available in 2CD Mediabook, Limited 1LP Red 180g Vinyl, 1LP Black 180g Vinyl, 1CD Digipak and digital formats.
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Available to Pre-Order here: https://keithrichardsBMG.lnk.to/mo30PR
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âMain Offenderâ Tracklisting
1. Â Â Â 999
2. Â Â Â Wicked As It Seems
3. Â Â Â Eileen
4. Â Â Â Words Of Wonder
5. Â Â Â Yap Yap
6. Â Â Â Bodytalks
7. Â Â Â Hate It When You Leave
8. Â Â Â Runninâ Too Deep
9. Â Â Â Will But You Wonât
10. Â Demon
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âWinos Live In London â92â Tracklisting
1. Take It So Hard
2. 999
3. Wicked As It Seems
4. How I Wish
5. Gimme Shelter
6. Hate It When You Leave
7. Before They Make Me Run
8. Eileen
9. Will But You Wonât
10. Bodytalks
11. Happy
12. Whip It Up
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