| Live at the Hollywood Palladium, December 15, 1988 | ||||
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| Live album by Keith Richards and The X-Pensive Winos | ||||
| Released | 10 December 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 15 December 1988 | |||
| Venue | Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, California, United States | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 67:30 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
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| Keith Richards chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | [2] |
Live at the Hollywood Palladium, December 15, 1988 is a live album by Keith Richards and was released on 10 December 1991 in the United States, and 24 February 1992 in the United Kingdom. Recorded during a brief American tour, the only leg of shows, in support of Talk Is Cheap in late 1988, Richards is supported by a set of musicians and friends dubbed "The X-Pensive Winos". The Winos included Waddy Wachtel, Steve Jordan, Charley Drayton, Ivan Neville, and Sarah Dash. Longtime Rolling Stones contributor Bobby Keys also plays saxophone.
At the end of the opening song that the Palladium's "a stage I've been thrown off many times"; Richards was referring to Chuck Berry's concert there on January 21, 1972, when he tried to perform with his idol, but was purportedly kicked off for playing too loudly, though Berry later claimed he had not recognized Richards.[3]
Richards' set during the tour was composed primarily of material from his solo debut album – he played nine of the eleven songs from the record – and also included many of his Rolling Stones lead vocal appearances, with "Too Rude", "Happy", and "Connection", along with "Time Is on My Side" featuring Sarah Dash on lead vocals. "Before They Make Me Run" and "Little T&A" turned up on bootlegs such as L.A. Connection.
Live at the Hollywood Palladium, December 15, 1988 was recorded, videotaped, and ultimately released as an album at the suggestion of Jane Rose, Richards tenured manager. Officially credited as executive producer, she encouraged Richards to consider the official release after showing the reluctant star bootlegs of inferior audio quality.[4] The album was released in North America during the Christmas season, in the wake of the Stones live album Flashpoint, and before the recording of Richards' second solo studio album Main Offender.
- ^ "Live at the Hollywood Palladium (December 15, 1988) - Keith Richards & the X-Pensive Winos, Keith Richards | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ Wawzenek, Bryan. "When Chuck Berry Kicked Keith Richards Off His Stage". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ Loder, Kurt. "Liner Notes". Live at the Hollywood Palladium, December 15, 1988. Virgin Records. 1991.