They reformed in 1987 and issued a second album, Sour Mash, in December 1988 on Red Eye Records. The group disbanded by mid-1985 and each member pursued other musical projects. Their debut single, 'Psycho', was a cover version of the Leon Payne original, and was the best selling Australian alternative rock single for that year.
Their debut album, The Axeman's Jazz (July 1984), was the best selling Australian alternative rock album of 1984. Except for mainstays Jones and Perkins, the line-up changed over time as the group splintered and reformed several times. Jones on guitar ( The Johnnys), Tex Perkins on vocals (Dum Dums), Kim Salmon on guitar and Boris Sujdovic on bass guitar (both ex- The Scientists). The Scientists, Salamander Jim, Hoodoo Gurus, The Johnnys, The James Baker Experience, The Cruel Sea, Kim Salmon and the Surrealistsīeasts of Bourbon were an Australian alternative rock/ blues rock band formed in August 1983, with James Baker on drums (ex- Hoodoo Gurus, The Scientists), Spencer P. Green/Big Time, Red Eye, Polydor, Universal, Spooky, Alberts, Bang!
