Sour Mash (album)

Sour Mash is the second album by Australian alternative rock band Beasts of Bourbon which was recorded in 1988 and originally released on the Red Eye label.[1][2]

Sour Mash
Studio album by
The Beasts of Bourbon
Released1988
Recorded1988
StudioElectric Avenue Studios, Sydney Australia
GenreAlternative rock, blues rock
Length43:48
LabelRed Eye
RED LP 5
ProducerPhil Punch and The Beasts
Beasts of Bourbon chronology
The Axeman's Jazz
(1984)		 Sour Mash
(1988)		 Black Milk
(1990)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

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".[3]

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