the fall of 1977, the collective formalized their work into more tangible pieces as they began producing handmade tracts consisting of collage art, drawings, paintings, and prints. The initial set of zines and booklets carried the name Science Holiday (a moniker inherited from Hollywood artist Skot Armstrong, who was also known for work in xeroxed collage and mail art). As they began producing these physical works, the group formed the imprint of World Imitation Productions as the originator/distributor of their printed matter. Notable work from this period includes the books and zines Tesla-Rama, Hula Dance, Glow in the Dark, Afraid of Modern Living, Walkie-Talkie, Computer Buddy, and Really Twins. Their zine work was primarily self-distributed to boutiques, record stores, and curiosity shops in the Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco areas. However, they also sent out magazines as part of a mail-art network with other artists, including Mark Mothersbaugh of DEVO, Genesis P. Orridge of Throbbing Gristle, Daniel Miller, Irene Dogmatic, and other bands/artists. Their art was also featured as spreads in the culturally significant WET Magazine ("The Magazine of Gourmet Bathing"). On October 21, 1978, WImP presented an extravagant introduction to the larger art world—the World Imitation Products Exhibition, held in Mary Jones and Joe Clower's 4th Street Gallery, a sprawling loft on Los Angeles's Skid Row. There, WImP exhibited a collection of curiosities and media, featuring Uhlenkott's 20-ft. mural of the human circulatory system (with parakeets) and walls filled with large paste-up pages from the magazines, as well as Jeffrey Vallance's black-lit Ronald McDonald doll wall and Thomsen's plastic atomic workmen model, along with his homage to Nikola Tesla. The Uhlenkott family living room, an installation of family furniture, photos, knickknacks, and ephemera, provided a restful nook for the bewildered guests. That evening, the collective, dressed in formal wear, cut a wedding cake to serve to the crowd. WImP expanded into musical production (both related to and beyond the scope of their eventual formation of a musical act) in 1979, launching the World Imitation record label. The label became the vehicle by which they released their own work and also a platform to serve similarly nascent outsider musical acts. WImP produced and released the debut EP of the Arizona mega-punk band the Meat Puppets, In a Car, in 1981 and recorded the Meat Puppets' debut LP, which they handed off to Spot for remixing, to be released