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Released | 19 October 1992 | |||
Recorded | 18 March – 6 September 1992 | |||
Studio | Master Sound Astoria (Astoria, New York)
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Length | 49:53 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
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Main Offender is the second studio album by Keith Richards, released in 1992 between the Rolling Stones' Steel Wheels and Voodoo Lounge projects.
Richards teamed with Talk Is Cheap collaborator Steve Jordan and added Waddy Wachtel to the mix both in composing and producing Main Offender. Sessions with Richards' group of musician friends known as "The X-Pensive Winos" took place in California and New York City from March to September 1992, with touring in Europe's autumn and early 1993 in North America.
Main Offender was released in October 1992 to generally positive reviews. However, it failed to match the commercial success of Talk Is Cheap, reaching No. 45 in the UK, and No. 99 in the US. After the Main Offender tour, Richards returned to recording exclusively with the Rolling Stones and did not release another solo album until Crosseyed Heart in 2015. In 2022 the album was reissued to mark its 30th anniversary.[1] The reissue featured the previously unreleased concert album Winos Live in London ’92.[2]
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Entertainment Weekly | B+[5] |
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