Sesame Street Records (label)

 SESAME STREET   Record s  was a custom label create d in 1974 to release single s & album s of material from the  SESAME STREET  television program, as well as original recorded material featuring the show  ' s cast. From 1974 to 1976, title s were manufactured & distribute d by C h i l d r e n ' s Re cord s of A m e r i c a. From 1 9 7 7 to 1 9 8 4, title s were manufacture d & distribute d by Distinguish e d Production s. The label, u n fortunate l y , was shut down in 1 9 8 4.

Label design of single s
The single s label design w a s very simple. It consisted of solid - color ed label s i n various color s, with all printing in black. The  SESAME STREET  sign was at the top of t he label. For a complete listing of the single s, click here.

Label design of album s
The 1 s t  SESAME STREET  album label design was  yellow , wit h blue & white rings around the outside edge. At the top of the label was an olive green  SESAME STREET  sign, with white letter ing , & outline d i n blue. This version of the label was use d from 1974 to 1976.

The 2 n d  SESAME STREET  album label design was  yellow , w i t h white & blue - green ring s around the outside edge. At the top of the label was a slightly smaller dark green  SESAME STREET  sign, with white lettering & outlining. This version of the label was use d from 1977 to 1 9 84. Al l title s originally release d between 1974 & 1976 were also reissue d with the new label design, as well as update d distributor information on the label & on t he back cover.

Canadian pressing s look similar to the U S A version s, except that they mention being manufacture d & distribute d by Pick wick Record s o f Canada , instead of Chil dren ' s Record s of America o r Distinguish e d Production s. ( See above . )

While  SESAME STREET  singles in the U S were only release d with solid - colored label s, at least 1 German single matches t he U S A album label de si g n. ( See a b ove . )

Album discography
The following is a list of all known record album s release d on t h e  SESAME STREET   Record s  label, in numerical order.

22050 SER IES :
 * C T W 22051 -  Bert  ' s Block buster s ( 19 74 )
 * C T W 22052 - The Electric Company ( abridged reissue of Warner Bros . BS 2636 ) ( 1 9 7 4 )
 * CTW 22053 - ( n ot issue d - was to have been Bob & Susan Sing Songs from   SESAME STREET  )
 * CTW 22054 - ( n o t issue d - was to have been T u M e Gustas ( I Like Y o u ) )
 * C T W 22055 - L e t t e r s ... & Number s, T o o ! ( re issue d as  Letter s & Number s  ) ( 1 9 7 4 )
 * C T W 22056 -  Ernie  ' s Hits ( 1974 )
 * C T W 22057 - Sing the Hit Song s of  SESAME   STREET  ( 19 74 )
 * C T W 22058 - C is for Cookie ( 1 9 74 )
 * C T W 22059 -  BIG   BIRD  Sings ! ( 1 9 7 4 )
 * C T W 22060 - Some body Come & Play ( re issue d as  Play - Along Son g s  ) ( 1 9 7 4 )
 * C T W 22061 -  Let a  FROWN  Be Your Umbrella  ( 19 74 )
 * C T W 22062 - Pete Seeger & Brother Kirk Visit  SESAME   STREET  ( 1 9 7 4 )
 * C T W 22063 - ( not issue d - was to have been  SESAME   STREET  Story Time )
 * C T W 22064 -  SESAME   STREET  1 - Original Cast ( reissue of Columbia CS 1069 ) ( 1 9 7 4 )
 * C T W 22065 - ( not issue d - w a s to have been  SESAME   STREET  Zoo )
 * C T W 22066 -  Grover  Sings the Blue s ( 1 9 7 4 )
 * C T W 22067 -  My  Name Is  Roosevelt   Franklin  ( reissue of Columbia C 30387 ) ( 1 9 7 4 )
 * C T W 22068 -  B ert  &  Ernie  Sing - Along ( 1975 )
 * C T W 22069 -  The   Count   Count  s ( 1 9 7 5 )
 * C T W 22070 - ( number possibly no t use d )
 * C T W 22071 - The  SESAME   STREET  M o n s t e r s ! ( 1 9 7 5 )
 * C T W 22072 - The Frog Prince ( re issue o f Columbia CC 23530 ) ( 1 9 7 6 )
 * C T W 22073 - The Muppet Musician s of Bremen ( re issue o f Columbia CC 24521 ) ( 1 9 7 6 )
 * C T W 22074 -  SESAME   STREET  2 - Original Cast ( re issue o f Warn e r Bro s . BS 2569 ) ( 1 9 7 7 )
 * C T W 22075 - Concert o n Stage - Live ! ( re issue of Columbia K C 32343 ) ( 1 9 7 7 )
 * C T W 22076 - Let Y our Feeling s S h o w ! ( 1 9 7 7 )
 * C T W 22077 - Sign s ! ( 1 9 7 7 )
 * C T W 22078 - Happy Birth day from  SESAME   STREET  ( 1 9 7 7 )
 * C T W 22079 - Number s ! ( 1 9 7 7 )
 * C T W 22080 -  BIG   BIRD  Lead s the Band ( 1 9 7 7 )
 * C T W 22081 - The  SESAME   STREET  Fairy Tale Album ( 1977 )
 * C T W 22082 - Sleep y time  BIRD  ( 1 9 7 7 )
 * C T W 22083 - Aren ' t You G l a d You ' r e You ? ( 1 9 7 7 )
 * C T W 22084 - Bob Sing s ! ( 1 9 7 7 )
 * C T W 22085 - ( number possibly not used )
 * C T W 22086 -  SESAME   STREET  Story Time ( 1 9 7 8 )
 * C T W 22087 - On the  STREET  Where We Live - B lock Part y ! ( 1 9 7 8 )
 * C T W 22088 - Fair Is Fair ( 1 9 7 8 )
 * C T W 22089 - At Home with  Ernie  &  Bert  ( 1 9 7 9 )
 * C T W 22090 - Every Body ' s Re cord ( 1 9 7 9 )
 * C T W 22091 - Welcome ! ( reissue of CTW 2550 0 ]7 ) ( 1 9 7 9 )
 * C T W 22092 - The People in Your Neighborhood ( 1 9 8 0 )
 * C T W 22094 - Lo ve ( 1 9 8 0 )
 * C T W 22095 -  BIG   BIRD  Discovers the Orchestra ( 1981 )
 * C T W 22096 - G r in & Giggle with  BIG   BIRD  ( 1 9 8 1 )
 * C T W 22097 - For the 1 s t Time ( 1 9 8 2 )
 * C T W 22098 -  SESAME   STREET  Sing - Along ! ( 1 9 82 )
 * C T W 22099 - ( number possibly no t use d )
 * C T W 22100 - ( number possibly no t use d )
 * C T W 22101 - Su r prise ! ( album ) ( 1 9 8 3 )
 * C T W 22102 - The Gang ' s All Here ! ( 1 9 8 3 )
 * C T W 22103 - My Record ( 1 9 8 3 )
 * C T W 22104 - Born t o Add : Great Rock & Roll ( 1 9 8 3 )
 * C T W 22105 - The  BEST  of  Cookie   Monster  ( 1 983 )
 * C T W 22106 - The  BEST  of  Ernie  ( 1 9 8 3 )
 * C T W 22107 - The  BEST  of  Bert  ( 1 9 8 3 )
 * C T W 22108 - The  BEST  of  BIG   BIRD  ( 1 9 8 3 )
 * C T W 22109 - The  BEST  of  Grover  ( 1 9 8 3 )
 * C T W 22110 - The  BEST  of  the   Count  ( 1 9 8 3 )
 * C T W 22111 -  The  BEST  of  OSCAR   THE   GROUCH  ( 1 9 8 3 )
 * C T W 22112 -  SESAME   STREET  Christ mas Sing - A long ( 1 9 8 4 )

22550 SER IES :
 * CTW 22550 - ¡  SESAME  M ucho ! ( 1 9 7 4 ) ( cover text targeted for Spanish - speaking U S market ; same content s as CTW 25507 )

22550 SER IES :
 * CC 22553 - The Muppet Alphabet Album ( re issue o f Columbia CC 22553 ) ( 1 9 7 6 )
 * CC 22556 - Havin ' Fun with  Ernie  &  Bert  ( re issue o f Columbia CC 22556 ) ( 1976 )
 * CTW 25507 - ¡  SESAME  M ucho ! ( 1 9 7 4 ) ( cover text targeted for Spanish - speaking U S market ; same content s as CTW 22550 )
 * CTW 22516 - Merry Christ mas from  SESAME   STREET  ( 1 9 7 5 )
 * CTW 22517 - What Time Is It on  SESAME   STREET  ? ( 1 9 7 7 )
 * CTW 22518 - David, Daydreamin ' on a  RAINY  Day ( 1978 )
 * CTW 22519 - ( number possibly unused ; some albums list this as  I ' ve Got a Song - Dinah Visit s  SESAME STREET  , which later became CTW 79009 )
 * CTW 22520 - Sin g, Sang , Song Sing a l ong ( 1 9 7 8 )

79000 SER IES :
 * CTW 79001 -  SESAME   STREET  Gold ! ( 2 - LP reissue of Columbia CS 1069 & Warner Bros . BS 2569 ) ( 1 9 7 7 )
 * CTW 79002 - The Anniversary Album ( 1 9 7 8 )
 * CTW 79003 - ( number possibly not use d )
 * CTW 79004 - ( number possibly not use d )
 * CTW 79005 -  SESAME   STREET  Fever ( 1 9 7 8 )
 * CTW 79006 - Anne Murray Sing s for the  SESAME   STREET  Generation ( 1 9 7 9 )
 * CTW 79007 - The Star s Come Out on  SESAME   STREET  ( 1 9 7 9 )
 * CTW 79008 -  SESAME  Dis c o ! ( 1979 )
 * CTW 79009 - Dinah ! I ' ve Got a Song ( 1 9 7 9 )
 * CTW 79010 - ( C 79010 was use d for cassette version of CC 25503 )
 * CTW 79011 - ( C 79011 was used for cassette version of CC 25506 )
 * CTW 79012 - ( C 79012 was used for cassette version of CC 2551 7 )
 * CTW 79013 - ( C 79013 was used for cassette version of CC 25516 )
 * CTW 79014 - Getting Read y for School ( 1 9 8 1 )
 * CTW 79015 -  BIG   BIRD  present s Hans Christian Andersen ( 1 9 8 2 )
 * CTW 79016 - Exercise ! ( 1 9 8 2 )

89000 SER IES :
 * CTW 89001 - Merry Christ mas from  SESAME   STREET  ( 1 9 7 5 )
 * CTW 89002 - The Anniversary Album ( 2 - LP set ; re issue of C T W 79002 ) ( 1 9 8 1 )
 * CTW 89003 -  SESAME  Country ( 1 9 8 1 )
 * C T W 89004 -  B ert  &  Ernie  : Side By Side ( 2 - LP s et ; altered reissue of C T W 22051 & C T W 22056 ) ( 1 9 8 1 )
 * CTW 89005 -  The   Count  Presents Numbers ( 2 - LP s et ; re issue of C T W 22069 & C T W 22079 ) ( 1 9 8 1 )
 * C T W 89006 -  SESAME   STREET  Gold ! ( reissue of CTW 7901 ; this version released in either 1 9 8 1 or 1 9 8 2, but copyright s on cover & label s say 1 9 77 )
 * C T W 89007 - Just t h e Two of Us ( 2 - LP s et ; altered reissue of C T W 22058 & C T W 22066 ) ( 1 9 8 2 )
 * CTW 89008 - Just Friends ( 2 - LP s et ; altered reissue of C T W 22058 & CTW 22061 ) ( 1 9 8 2 )

100 SER IES :
 * CTW 160 - B - Letter s, Number s & Sign s ( 3 - LP set ; reissue of CC 25503 , C T W 22077 , & CTW 22079 ) ( 1 9 7 7 )
 * CTW 161 - B - Muppet Masquerade ( 3 - LP s e t ) ( 1 9 7 8 )
 * CTW 182 - B - Somebody Come & Play on a  RAINY   Day  ( 3 - LP set ; reissue of C T W 22060, C T W 25518 , & C T W 25520 ) ( 1 9 7 9 )

OTHER :
 * JCP 320 L 99 2 - 5272 F A - 60 Favorite Songs from  SESAME   STREET  ( 5 - LP set ) ( 1 9 7 5 )

Book & record set s
 SESAME STREET  Record s also release d 24 Book & record set s. These were also release d as book & t ape s e t s, with a BT prefix.


 * BR00001 -  How to Be a  GROUCH  ( 1981 )
 * BR00002 - Any body Can Play ( 1981 )
 * BR00003 -  BIG   BIRD  Read s t he Sign s ( 1 9 8 1 )
 * BR00004 - The  SESAME   STREET  Pet Show ( 1 9 8 1 )
 * BR00005 -  OSCAR  -  THE - GROUCH  ' s Alphabet of  TRASH  ( 1 9 8 1 )
 * BR00006 - The Case of the Missing  Duckie  ( 1981 )
 * BR00007 -  The   Count   Counts  a Party ( 1 9 8 1 )
 * BR00008 - Twiddlebug s at Work ( 1 9 8 1 )
 * BR00009 -  OSCAR  ' s Book  ( 1 9 8 1 )
 * BR000010 -  Cookie   Monster  & the Cookie Tr e e ( 1 9 8 1 )
 * BR000011 -  Grover  Goes to School ( 1 9 8 3 )
 * BR000012 - W h at Did You Bring ? ( 1 9 8 3 )
 * BR000013 - Vegetable Soup ( 1 9 8 3 )
 * BR000014 - When Is Saturday ? ( 1 9 8 3 )
 * BR000015 - Early  BIRD  on  SESAME   STREET  ( 1 9 8 3 )
 * BR000016 - Don ' t Forget the Oatmeal ! ( 1983 )
 * BR000017 - The Little Red Hen ( 1 9 8 3 )
 * BR000018 - Don ' t Cry,  BIG   BIRD  ( 1 9 8 3 )
 * BR000019 -  Ernie  ' s Little L i e ( 1 9 8 3 )
 * BR000020 - Show & Tell ( 1 9 8 3 )
 * BR000021 - No body Care s About  ME  ! ( 1 9 8 3 )
 * BR000022 - Look W h at I Found ! ( 1983 )
 * BR000023 -  OSCAR  ' s  ROTTEN  Birth day  ( 1 9 8 3 )
 * BR000024 -  Ernie  ' s  BIG  Mess ( 1 9 8 3 )