Keith Richards’ ‘Main Offender’ Solo Album Set For Deluxe Edition

On March 18th, Keith Richards will celebrate the 30th anniversary of his second album backed by the X-Pensive Winos with the deluxe release of 1992's Main Offender. NME reported the new collection — featuring a bonus live disc, Winos Live In London '92, will see release for the first time.

The set will be available on CD and vinyl in limited red, black, and smoke-colored LP's. The new collection features "an 88-page leather-bound book featuring notes and exclusive photos."

The X-Pensive Winos featured drummer Steve Jordan, guitarist Waddy Wachtel, bassist Charley Drayton, keyboardist Ivan Neville, singer Sarah Dash, and backing vocalists Bernard Fowler and Babi Floyd.

Keith Richards looked back at 'Main Offender' in a statement, which reads:

This is the second time around & the Winos are kind of developing — and if I can keep those guys together for as long as I can, it’s one of the best bands in the world. It's a very intriguing band and the potential is only just starting to show itself. If I hadn't have taken the Winos on the road, this record would probably have been totally different than it is.

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, 'I know what he’s saying don’t do this, do that.'

If you’re a musician, silence is your canvas and you never want to fill-in the whole thing because then you’ve just covered it all. . . One of the most interesting parts about music is where you don't play.

Mick Jagger believes that Keith Richards ultimately following his lead by starting his own solo career in the late-1980's, made him a better musician and record producer: ["I think the experience with making his own records has made him more disciplined than he would've like to be. (Laughs) He's forced to be!"] SOUNDCUE (:08 OC: . . . forced to be)

Guitar aficionados have always asked Keith Richards about the various tunings and tricks he's used on his Rolling Stones classics. He told us, it's really the last thing anyone should be worrying about: [“Guitars and tunings, hey, that’s for us to know and other people to wonder about. What does it matter whether you’ve got five or six strings? It’s. . . are you getting out of that thing what you’re hearing in your head? And is it coming out the right way? The rest of it’s. . .  a dark secret (laughter).”] SOUNDCUE (:19 OC: . . . a dark secret (laughter))

The tracklist to the deluxe version of Keith Richards' 'Main Offender':

Main Offender – original album

"999"
"Wicked As It Seems"
"Eileen"
"Words Of Wonder"
"Yap Yap"
"Bodytalks"
"Hate It When You Leave"
"Runnin’ Too Deep"
"Will But You Won’t"
"Demon"

Winos Live In London '92

"Take It So Hard"
"999"
"Wicked As It Seems"
"How I Wish"
"Gimme Shelter"
"Hate It When You Leave"
"Before They Make Me Run"
"Eileen"
"Will But You Won’t"
"Bodytalks"
"Happy"
"Whip It Up"