Commodore Condello's Salt River Navy Band

Commodore Condello's Salt River Navy Band

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About Commodore Condello's Salt River Navy Band

Commodore Condello's Salt River Navy Band From: Phoenix, AZ, USA This pseudo-fictitious band was the inspiration of Bill Thompson who played the character of Wallace Snead on the popular Phoenix local children's TV program 'The Wallace & Ladmo Show'. Commodore Condello was actually musician Mike Condello who had joined the show in 1962 as a regular. The Salt River Navy Band was made up of various session musicians and performers on the show, including Ladimir "Ladmo" Kwiatkowski himself. They released two EPs in 1967, the first titled 'The Blossom Kids Review Plus Selected Shorts', which featured parodies of Beatles tunes ('With A Little Help From His Horse', 'When He's Sixty Four', 'Ladmo In The Sky With Almonds', etc.) and even credited John Lennon on the back of the record jacket. The second EP titled 'Make A Come-Back!' continued with comedic tunes like 'Soggy Cereal', but also included the very catchy and quite psychedelic 'The Time Machine'. Some of these songs were also performed on their television show. Mike Condello continued to appear on "Wallace & Ladmo" until 1972. In 1968, he issued a more serious and psychedelic LP under the group name Condello.

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