The Nebulas Live at Ralph’s Diner, 1982

The Nebulas* were born in 1979, when Deb Penta and I started co-writing songs. The band was active in the Worcester/Boston area from 1980 to 1984, a great time and place for bands doing original material to play frequent shows and get radio airplay. One of the venues we played frequently was Ralph’s Diner in Worcester; I recorded this 7/25/82 set on my Sony Walkman cassette recorder. The sound quality leaves a lot to be desired, but I think the energy still comes across. Deb Penta, vocals; Charlie Blaum, guitar; Milton Gentry, bass; Tony Serrato, drums.


*Not to be confused with the excellent (and current) surf/garage band of the same name from Rhode Island.

The Nebulas – Studio Recordings 1981–1983

The Nebulas* recorded a bunch of songs in professional studios, between 1981 and 1983; here are the best of them. Unfortunately I had only cassette copies to work with, but using demix/remix and other tools I was able to clean them up.

Deb Penta, vocal (1-9)
Charlie Blaum, guitar (1-9), melodica (8)
Milton Gentry, bass (2, 4-9), vocal (9)
Dave Jacques, bass (1, 3)
Tony Serrato, drums (1-4, 6-9)
Glen Orsi, drums (5)

 

*Not to be confused with the excellent (and current) surf/garage band of the same name from Rhode Island.