Sour Mash (album)

Sour Mash is the second album by Australian blues rock band Beasts of Bourbon which was recorded in 1988 and originally released on the Red Eye label.^[2][3]

Sour Mash
Studio album by The Beasts of Bourbon
Released	1988
Recorded	1988
Studio	Electric Avenue Studios, Sydney Australia
Genre	Blues rock[1] post-punk[1]
Length	43:48
Label	Red Eye RED LP 5
Producer	Phil Punch and The Beasts
Beasts of Bourbon chronology
The Axeman's Jazz (1984) Sour Mash (1988) Black Milk (1990)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

In the review on Allmusic, Skip Jansen states "With The Johnnys and Scientists both calling it a day just prior to Sour Mash, the collective creative forces were pooled to make the Beasts of Bourbon's landmark in which remains their prime document. A raw blues-rock album with post-punk afflictions ... With the enigmatic Tex Perkins, who could be one of rock & roll's last great frontmen, and the blistering slide-guitar-driven sound, the band does a fine job of re-creating the sound of a twisted night out at the pub".^[1]

Track listing

All songs by Kim Salmon and Tex Perkins except where noted

1. "Hard Work Drivin' Man" (Jack Nitzsche, Ry Cooder, Paul Schrader, Tex Perkins, Beasts of Bourbon) – 3:22
2. "Hard for You" (Perkins, Beasts of Bourbon) – 3:30
3. "Watch Your Step" – 2:00
4. "Playground" (Salmon) – 3:58
5. "Door to Your Soul" – 3:37
6. "These Are the Good Old Days" (Spencer P. Jones, Salmon, Perkins) – 3:00
7. "The Hate Inside" (Jones, Perkins) – 3:27
8. "Pig" (Jones, Perkins) – 4:33
9. "Driver Man" (Traditional) – 4:03
10. "Today I Started Loving You Again" (Merle Haggard, Bonnie Owens) – 4:20
11. "Flathead (The Fugitive)" (Salmon) – 2:00
12. "This Ol' Shit" (Perkins) – 2:40
13. "Sun Gods" (Perkins) – 3:18

Personnel

Beasts of Bourbon

• Tex Perkins – vocals, siren, guitar, drum
• Spencer P. Jones – guitar, clock guitar
• Kim Salmon – guitar, slide guitar, wild boar guitar, harmonica, tambourine, conductor
• Boris Sudjovic – bass, tambourine, foot stomping, handclaps
• James Baker – drums, cymbal, handclaps

with:

• Adrian Hornblower – tuba, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone (tracks 6, 8 & 9)

Production

• Phil Punch – engineer
• Phil Punch and The Beasts – producer

References

1. Jansen, Skip. Beasts of Bourbon – Sour Mash: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
2. Tex Perkins discography accessed January 14, 2019
3. Walker, C. The Ugliest Band on Earth, Preface from Beasts of Bourbon: Ten Years Behind Bars (Music Sales, 1993), accessed January 14, 2019