13 Baltimore, MD | 70s [Pt. 2]

Our second trip through Mobtown’s swinging 70s focuses on the town’s storied dance and hard rock scenes, including raucous disco platters (She-Devil, Curtis Anderson), post-Sabbath and -Nuge heavyocity (Pegasus, Pen Lucy, Kashmir), metric tons of funkadelia (Sound Experience, Madhouse, Man’s Theory, Pockets, Contraband), some punk-adjacent smirk (Poobah, Dirty Work, Raisinets), a few local institutions (Edith Massey, Crack the Sky, Benny Johnson), and a pair of archetypal folk duos (Klender & Winchester, John Seay and Alan Dawson). A couple groovy 60s refugees (Ulysses, Maypole) round out the set.

01 Cities & Signs Radio – “Intro”

02 Pegasus – “The Sorcerer” (“The Sorcerer”/“Ready to Rave” single, 1972)

03 Pen Lucy – “Shower Cap” (Pen Lucy EP – Fervor Records, 1922)

04 Dirty Work – “Never Give An Inch” (“Never Give An Inch”/“The Lady Likes Cocaine” single, 1979)

05 Maypole – “Dozy World” (Maypole LP – Colossus, 1979)

06 Edith Massey – “Punks, Get Off the Grass” (“Big Girls Don’t Cry”/“Punks, Get Off The Grass” – Egg Records, 1982)

07 Sound Experience – “40 Acres and a Mule” (“40 Acres and a Mule”/“Blow Your Mind” single – Philly Soulville Records, 1971)

08 Contraband – “Get Your Share (of Contraband)” (“Get Your Share”/“Day After Day” single – Magic Mountain Records, 1977)

09 Ulysses – “Rock and Roll Woman” (“Broken-Hearted Man”/“Rock and Roll Woman” single – Buddah Records, 1970)

10 Klender & Winchester – “The Sea is Burning” (This Is My Life… This Is My Soul LP – Klender/Winchester Productions, 1974)

11 Poobah – “Poison” (The Best of Baltimore’s Buried comp – Balto Weird Records, 1979)

12 Kashmir – “Texas City” (The 98 Rock Album comp – 98 Rock Baltimore, 1978)

13 Crack the Sky – “Surf City” (Crack the Sky LP – Lifesong, 1975)

14 Man’s Theory – “You Talks a Good Talk” (Just Before Dawn LP – MCA, 1977)

15 Pockets – “Come Go With Me” (Come Go With Us LP – Columbia, 1977)

16 John Seay and Alan Dawson – “One Way Tickets” (WKTK 105 FM Presents Baltimore’s Best Rock: Something Special Under the Sun comp – Key Broadcasting Corp., 1978) 

17 Benny Johnson – “I Just Got to Know” (Visions of Paradise LP – Today Records, 1973)

18 She Devil – “She Devil” (“She Devil” single – Charm City Records, date unknown)

19 Madhouse – “Get Some of This” (Serve ‘Em LP – Today Records, 1972)

20 The Raisinets – “Whatman” (More Fun To Play Than To Listen To EP – Chocolate Covered Muse Inc., 1979)

21 Curtis Anderson – “How Can I Tell Her (Extended 12” Mix)” (“How Can I Tell Her”/“I Remember” single, 1979)