these 2 Men are Impostors

Coyle and Sharpe | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 8, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 4
• Label: sharpeworld
• ASIN: B000HEYTHE
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #325,145 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. KGO Show Open

2. Grevenz

3. Welcome To New Year's Eve

4. Burn Your Bag

5. Run Over Hand

6. King Of The Sun

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Daring But Dead

2. Human Leech

3. Mr. Rodent

4. Crawfish Boat Shirt

5. Aqumaniac

6. Druggist

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Armored Attack

2. 114 Noises

3. Live In Elevator Shaft

4. Yiddish Reindeer

5. C&S Get Arrested, Part 1

6. C&S Get Arrested, Part 2

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

From the Artist

Legendary radio personality, musician and humorist, Mal Sharpe has edited and compiled a new 3-CD & DVD set, Coyle & Sharpe: These 2 Men Are Impostors, featuring never-before-heard recordings and unseen TV footage of the revolutionary broadcasting duo of Jim Coyle and Mal Sharpe. Coyle and Sharpe were the early masters of street pranks and puts-ons. Using hidden microphones, they clandestinely recorded their bizarre encounters with unsuspecting citizens on the streets of San Francisco in the 1960’s. The package also contains the re-issue of the 1995 set, Coyle and Sharpe on the Loose, compiled by Mal’s daughter Jennifer Sharpe and Henry Rollins. Perhaps 40 years ahead of their time, Coyle and Sharpe defined what is now commonplace on radio and TV with shows such as Howard Stern, Da Ali G. Show, Cash Cab, and more.

Product Description

Box set. This is the collecition Coyle and Sharpe fans have been waiting for. 3CDs and I DVD. They are the early masters of the prank and put-on. Disc 1. The Best of '63 Recorded off the radio in Mal's Telegraph Hill apartment on New Year's Eve 1963 Disc 2. Coyle and Sharpe on the Loose. Reissue of out of print CD produced by Henry Rollins and Jennifer Sharpe. Disc 3. The Arrest Plus Odds 'n Ends-Early unedited and recently discovered tapes from 1962 Disc 4. DVD. The Impostors TV Pilot 1965 with Host George Fenneman. (Groucho's sidekick on Your Bet Your LIfe.)

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Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars an effortless razor sharp blend of social criticism, surrealism and utter hilarity, October 3, 2006

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This review is from: these 2 Men are Impostors (Audio CD)

Hallelujah!!! All of you folks already well-versed in the much-more-than-comedy duo of Jim Coyle and Mal Sharpe, you know this is the one you've been waiting for! If you've not yet gotten your introductory dose of their genius antics, this is a perfect place to commence your schooling. For a brief spell in the early '60s -- waaay back before everyone and his mother became acclimatized to guerrilla 'man on the street' style pranks -- these two sharp dressed gents were wreaking havoc in and around SF, blindsiding pedestrians along Market Street. Their unflinchingly methodical mischief was an effortless razor sharp blend of social criticism, surrealism and utter hilarity. Often their verbal interrogation would take on somewhat sinister and/or downright subversive undertones. Indeed, theirs was a much more refined and thought provoking mind-boggle than the recent parade of heavy on the obnoxious, gross out factor peeps such as the Jerky Boys or Jackass crew. Sure much of Coyle and Sharpe's antics may seem tame by today's standards, but simply put, their perfect balance of lightning quick wit and stoic straight-facedness has seldom been matched, let alone bested.

Released on the Sharpeworld label run by Mal Sharpe's daughter Jennifer, this fantastic four disc set comes pretty much straight from the horse's mouth... well, at least one of the two horses' mouths. Sadly Jim Coyle passed away in 1993, but in the years since his passing his cohort Mal Sharpe and their legions of diehard fans (including one Henry Rollins) have kept the Coyle & Sharpe magic alive. Sharpe compiled the proceedings here which include a Best of '63 collection recorded off the radio on New Year's Eve '63, a reissue of Coyle & Sharpe On The Loose (originally released in 1995 on Rollins' 213 label), a third cd of recently unearthed raw recording odds'n'ends with their earliest known recording from '61 plus 'Coyle & Sharpe Get Arrested' (yes, really!), and finally a dvd of the pair's 1965 pilot TV show The Imposters (the socialite dinner party and employee evaluation segments are particular viewing treats). This is truly a case of that old truism "they don't make 'em like they used to"! These 2 Men Are Imposters is a genuine treasure trove. Highly recommended!!