The Plagues – “To Wander” / “Cherry Pie” (Ron Records 1,000) April 1966
My latest New England Teen Scene heroes are a group of high school musicians calling themselves The Plagues. During their brief existence in the mid-sixties they hung around long enough to make an imprint on the rock and roll history of Taunton, MA.
The Plagues were very popular and for a time the house band at the Cotillion Ballroom in Taunton, but playing throughout Eastern Massachusetts.
In 1965 they recorded two songs at a Boston studio resulting in a self-financed but sadly one-off 45 on Ronald Records.
New England Teen Scene | To Wander
“To Wander” is a mournful, funeral-paced, jangle lament. The lovelorn vocals sound like they’re emanating from a death bed while the melancholic organ and subtle drums add more woeful textures. A classic!!
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line-up:
Eddie Costa (keyboards)
David Rose (bass)
Kenny Leanues (guitar)
Ray Palazzi (guitar)
Charlie Flannagan (drums)
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