Condello - Phase I (Reissue) (1968/2007)

The leader of this team from Arizona and part-time its producer was Mike Kondello. Mike was born in New York, but spent most of his life in Phoenix - the capital of Arizona. He began his professional music career in 1962 in a children's program on the local TV, The Wallace & Ladmo Show. For her, he wrote and performed various songs, supported mainly by Wallace (Bill Thompson) and Ladmo (Ladimir Kwiatkowski). In 1964, Condello became a member of the comic group Hub Kapp & The Wheels, which performed on Wallace & Ladmo and found modest success, releasing three 45-ki and appearing on The Steve Allen Show. In 1967, he formed the parodic ensemble Commodore Condello’s Salt River Navy Band, which recorded two EPs in addition to performing on the Wallace & Ladmo. In 1968, Condello decided to become more serious and brought psychedelia into his music by releasing the album Phase 1. In 1969, he also released two 45s under the nickname “Condello”. Kondello continued to work on Wallace & Ladmo until 1971, after which he left the show in order to devote more time to the work of the session musician. During the 70s, Mike played with several well-known performers, including Jackson Brown, Newton Juice, and The Tubes. He also sang some guitar parts on Kita Moon’s 1975 solo album, Two Sides Of The Moon.