Rock fans have been betting for decades that Keith Richards would join the angels. It’s finally happened.

Yesterday, the disc Wingless Angels II came out, featuring Richards as impresario and occasional guitarist, bassist and singer for the Wingless Angels band.

Recorded at Richards’ home and studio in Jamaica, the Wingless Angels are an aggregation of fishermen, neighbors, relatives and friends of the late, pioneering ska singer Justin Hinds, who makes his last appearances on the CD. Hinds, who died in March 2005, was the leader of the Dominoes, who scored the number one Jamaican hit “Carry Go Bring Home” in 1963. The song and the heavenly voiced Hinds were both major influences on reggae legend Bob Marley.

A double-CD of the first Wingless Angels album paired with the new disc is being released in a special edition that includes original drawings by Richards and extensive liner notes. Richards will also sign a limited number of copies.