EARLY MASTERS OF THE
STREET PRANK
AND PUT-ON

“The Absurd Imposters” (1963)
rereleased and remastered

COMING JUNE 2025

Album cover for Coyle & Sharpe's 'The Absurd Imposters' showing a black-and-white photo of two men interviewing a man, with a torn paper graphic and album title at the top. Text at the bottom mentions wild interviews with a hidden tape recorder.
A black and white military identification card for Coyle and Sharpe, from Los Angeles Invasion Army, featuring photos of two men, Jim Coyle and Mal Sharpe, with a quote about swimming poolism, smog, neonism, and sunglasses.

Why this website is coming back to life

As of 2025, we are excited to announce that we have finally regained ownership of Coyle & Sharpe’s digital body of work, which got stolen in 2012. We mark our reactivation with the upcoming reissues of Coyle & Sharpe’s original LP and CD catalog, beginning with their 1963 debut, The Absurd Imposters. Please stay tuned as we excavate and explore previously unreleased audio, video, and newly declassified documents in our new blog, Project 1965.