NEW BOURBON 10" LP's

There is at least one, perhaps two, and possibly more unusual , probably vanity pressed 10" LP's by Bourbon. The photos on both of these covers are similar to those on the UTC albums­namely UTC 2 and 6­and it may be these, rather than (or in addition to) the UTC LP's that were mastered by Fernando Vargas at Variety Recording Studios in New York.

Yes, It Is Ray Bourbon (New Bourbon Records V-5387-1/-2)

Pressed in red vinyl, this rare disc is known in two versions. In one, both sides of a blank label are hand-signed by Bourbon and feature a "before" or "after" cartoon­presumably also by Bourbon­of male and female genitalia. (While this visual pun suggests that it was made around the time of his 1956 sex-change stunt, references on the LP itself suggest a date of ca. 1953.) The second version is labeled NEW BOURBON RECORDS with A side "Ray Bourbon in The First Show", matrix number V- 5387-1 and B side "Ray Bourbon in The Second Show", matrix number V-5387-2. The record contains a live performance with versions of "Gigolo", "New Neighbor", "Horse Opera" and "Ugh!". The title and cover photo suggest that UTC 2 (which is subtitled "It's Me Again") was intended as a sequel of sorts, although they are stylistically quite dissimilar.



Mid-Nite With Ray Bourbon

Also extant is the cover sleeve only of a 10" record­which may have contained a 78 rpm, but more likely a 10" LP­entitled "Mid-Nite With Ray Bourbon". The single known cover is autographed (as is one known copy of "Yes, It Is Ray Bourbon") and does appear to have actually contained a record, rather than being some sort of "test" cover. Whether it was an alternate cover to the above, some other known record, or something else entirely, remains a mystery.