As if his new memoir wasn't exciting enough, Keith Richards has also got a compilation of his greatest solo material due out next week.
Vintage Vinos (or Winos - Amazon and Keith's official site say Vinos but that just seems odd) compiles tracks from Richards' two solo albums for Virgin Records as well as a live album recorded with backing band The X-Pensive Winos (which included session luminaries Waddy Wachtel and Steve Jordan). It adds one rare track, an acoustic song called "Hurricane." The set will be a nice opportunity to rediscover the acclaimed solo output of Richards, released at a time when The Rolling Stones were in a bit of a critical slump and Richards was semi-estranged from Mick Jagger.
Read the track list after the jump. (Thanks to Pause & Play for pointing this set out!)
Keith Richards, Vintage Vinos (Mindless Records, 2010)
- Take It So Hard
- Big Enough
- You Don't Move Me
- Struggle
- Make No Mistake
- Too Rude (Live)
- Time is on My Side (Live)
- Happy (Live)
- Connection (Live)
- Wicked As It Seems
- Eileen
- Hate It When You Leave
- Locked Away
- Hurricane (Acoustic)
Tracks 1-5 and 13 from Talk is Cheap (Virgin, 1988)
Tracks 6-9 from Live at the Hollywood Palladium, December 15, 1988 (Virgin, 1989)
Tracks 10-12 from Main Offender (Virgin, 1992)
Track 14 given to fans who donated to Hurricane Katrina relief during the most recent Rolling Stones tour. Previously unreleased on CD
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IIRC, the "Hurricane" single was released as a Rolling Stones song, despite the lack of Mick and Charlie. A tough CD to find, however. It is a shame that this can't include other Keith rarities, such as the "Run Rudolph Run"/"Pressure Drop" single, or any of the four live cuts on the "Eileen" CD single.