Phase II was co-founded in 1978 by Mark Andrews and Nicholas Tesluk in a mid-sized prairie town in northern Colorado. Formed as an acoustic duo, Mark and Nicholas performed their original music in concert halls and Renaissance events throughout the area, culminating in the October 14 airing of a conceptual radio program on public radio station KUNC-FM entitled CANDLE IN THE NIGHT.

By 1979, their music had entered a more progressive level. A drummer (the first of four) was brought in, Nicholas's trademar…