Sesame Street Records (label)

 SESAME STREET   Record s  was a custom label create d in 1 9 7 4  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 1 9 7 4  t o  1 9 7 6 , title s were manufacture d & 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 77  t o  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 i n 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 h e label. F o r a complete listing o f t h e 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 o f the label w as an olive  green   SESAME STREET  sign, with white letter ing , & outline d i n blue. This version of the label was use d from 1 9 7 4  to  1 9 7 6.

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, wit h white lettering & out lining. This version of the label was use d from 1 9 77  to  1 9 84. Al l title s originally release d between 1 9 7 4  &  1 9 7 6  were also re issue 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 design. ( See a bove . )

Album disc o graph y
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.

2 2  0  5  0  SER IES :
 * C T W  2  2  0  5  1  -  Bert  ’ s Block bust er s  (  1 9 7 4  )
 * C T W  2  2  0  5  2  -  The Electric Company  ( abridged reissue o f  Warner Bros .  B| B S| S  2  6 3| 3  6  ) (  1 9 74  )
 * C T W  2  2  0  5 3| 3  - ( n o t issue d - was t o have been  Bob   &   Susan   Sing   Songs   from   SESAME STREET  )
 * C T W  2  2  0  5  4  - ( n o t issue d - was to have been  T u M e Gustas ( I Li k e Y o u  ) )
 * C T W  2  2  0  5  5  -  Letter s ... &amp; Number s, Too !  ( re issue d as  Letter s & Numb er s  ) (  1 9 7 4  )
 * C T W  2  2  0  5  6  -  Ernie  ’ s H it s  (  1 9 7 4  )
 * C T W  2  2  0  5  7  -  Sing the Hit Song s of  SESAME   STREET  (  1 9 7 4  )
 * C T W  2  2  0  5  8  -  C is for Cookie  (  1 9 7 4  )
 * C T W  2  2  0  5 9| 9  -  BIG   BIRD  Sing s !  (  1 9 7 4  )
 * C T W  2  2  0  6  0  -  Some body Come &amp; Play  ( re issue d as  Play - Along Son g s  ) (  1 9 7 4  )
 * C T W  2  2  0  6  1  -  Let a  FROWN  Be You r Umbrella  (  1 9 7 4  )
 * C T W  2  2  0  6  2  -  Pete Seeger &amp; Brother Kirk Visit  SESAME   STREET  (  1 9 7 4  )
 * C T W  2  2  0  6 3| 3  - ( not issue d - was t o have been  SESAME   STREET  Story Time  )
 * C T W  2  2  0  6  4  -  SESAME   STREET  1 - Original Cast  ( re issue o f Columbia  C S| S   1  0  6 9| 9  ) (  1 9 7 4  )
 * C T W  2  2  0  6  5  - ( not issue d - w a s to have been  SESAME   STREET  Zoo  )
 * C T W  2  2  0  6  6  -  Grover  Sin g s the Blue s  (  1 9 7 4  )
 * C T W  2  2  0  6  7  -  My  Name Is  Roosevelt   Franklin  ( reissue o f Columbia  C  3| 3  0 3| 3  8  7  ) (  1 9 7 4  )
 * CT W  2  2  0  6  8  -  Bert  &amp;  Ernie  Sing - A long  (  1 9 7 5  )
 * C T W  2  2  0  6 9| 9  -  The   Count   Count  s  (  1 9 75  )
 * C T W  2  2  0  7  0  - ( number possibly no t use d )
 * C T W  2  2  0  7  1  -  T he  SESAME   STREET  M o n s t e r s !  (  1 9 7 5  )
 * C T W  2  2  0  7  2  -  The  FROG  Prince  ( re issue o f Columbia  C  C  2 3| 3  5 3| 3  0  ) (  1 9 7 6  )
 * C T W  2  2  0  7 3| 3  -  The Muppet Musician s of Bremen  ( re issue o f Columbia  C  C   2  4  5  2  1  ) (  1 9 7 6  )
 * C T W  2  2  0  7  4  -  SESAME   STREET  2 - Original Cast  ( re issue of  Warn e r Bro s .  B| B S| S   2  5  6 9| 9  ) (  1 9 77  )
 * C T W  2  2  0  7  5  -  Concert o n Stage - Live !  ( re issue of Columbia  K   C  3| 3  2 3| 3  4 3| 3  ) (  1 9 77  )
 * C T W  2  2  0  7  6  -  Let Y our Feeling s S h ow !  (  1 9 77  )
 * C T W  2  2  0  7  7  -  Sig n s !  (  1 9 77  )
 * C T W  2  2  0  7  8  -  Happy Birth day from  SESAME   STREET  (  1 9 77  )
 * C T W  2  2  0  7 9| 9  -  Numb er s !  (  1 9 77  )
 * C T W  2  2  0  8  0  -  BIG   BIRD  Lead s the Band  (  1 9 77  )
 * C T W  2  2  0  8  1  -  The  SESAME   STREET  Fairy Tale Album  (  1 9 77  )
 * C T W  2  2  0  8  2  -  Sleep y time  BIRD  (  1 9 77  )
 * C T W 2| 2 2| 2 0| 0 8| 8 3| 3  -  Are n ' t You G l a d You ' r e Y o u ?  (  1 9 77  )
 * C T W  2  2  0  8  4  -  Bob Sing s !  (  1 9 7 7  )
 * C T W  2  2  0  8  5  - ( number possibly not used )
 * C T W  2  2  0  8  6  -  SESAME   STREET  Story Ti me  (  1 9 7 8  )
 * C T W  2  2  0  8  7  -  On the  STREET  Where We Live - B lock Part y !  (  1 9 7 8  )
 * C T W  2  2  0  8  8  -  Fair Is Fair  (  1 9 7 8  )
 * C T W  2  2  0  8 9| 9  -  At Home wit h  Ernie  &amp;  Bert  (  1 9 7 9  )
 * C T W  2  2  0 9| 9  0  -  Ever y Body ' s Re cord  (  1 9 7 9  )
 * C T W  2  2  0 9| 9  1  -  Welcome !  ( reissue of  C T W   2  5  5  0  7  ) (  1 9 79  )
 * C T W  2  2  0 9| 9  2  -  The People in Your Neighborhood  (  1 9 8 0  )
 * C T W  2  2  0 9| 9  4  -  L o ve  (  1 9 8 0  )
 * C T W  2  2  0 9| 9  5  -  BIG   BIRD  Discovers the Orchestra  (  1 9 8 1  )
 * C T W  2  2  0 9| 9  6  -  G r in &amp; Giggle wit h  BIG   BIRD  (  1 9 8 1  )
 * C T W  2  2  0 9| 9  7  -  For t he 1 s t Time  (  1 9 8 2  )
 * C T W  2  2  0 9| 9  8  -  SESAME   STREET  Sing - Along !  (  1 9 8 2  )
 * C T W  2  2  0 9| 9 9| 9  - ( number possibly no t use d )
 * C T W  2  2  1  0  0  - ( number possibly no t use d )
 * C T W  2  2  1  0  1  -  Su r prise ! ( album )  (  1 9 8 3  )
 * C T W  2  2  1  0  2  -  The Gang ' s All Here !  (  1 9 8 3  )
 * C T W  2  2  1  0 3| 3  -  My Record  (  1 9 8 3  )
 * C T W  2  2  1  0  4  -  Born to Add : Great Rock &amp; Roll  (  1 9 8 3  )
 * C T W  2  2  1  0  5  -  The  BEST  of  Cookie   Monster  (  1 9 8 3  )
 * C T W  2  2  1  0  6  -  The  BEST  of  Ernie  (  1 9 8 3  )
 * C T W  2  2  1  0  7  -  The  BEST  of  Bert  (  1 9 8 3  )
 * C T W  2  2  1  0  8  -  T h e  BEST  of  BIG   BIRD  (  1 9 8 3  )
 * C T W  2  2  1  0 9| 9  -  The  BEST  of  Grover  (  1 9 8 3  )
 * C T W  2  2  1  1  0  -  T h e  BEST  of  the   Count  (  1 9 8 3  )
 * C T W  2  2  1  1  1  -  The  BEST  of  OSCAR   THE   GROUCH  (  1 9 8 3  )
 * C T W  2  2  1  1  2  -  SESAME   STREET  Christ mas Sin g - A long  (  1 9 8 4  )

2 2  5  5  0  SER IES :
 * C T W  2  2  5  5  0  -  ¡  SESAME  M uc h o !  (  1 9 7 4  ) ( cover text targeted for Spanish - speaking  U S  market ; same content s as  CTW   2  5  5  0  7  )

2 2  5  5  0  S E R IE S :
 * C C   2  2  5  5 3| 3  -  The Muppet Alphabet Album  ( re issue o f Columbia  C  C   2  2  5  5 3| 3  ) (  1 9 7 6  )
 * C C   2  2  5  5  6  -  Havin ' Fun w i t h  Ernie  &amp;  Bert  ( re issue o f Columbia  C  C   2  2  5  5  6  ) (  1 9 7 6  )
 * C T W 2| 2 5| 5 5| 5 0| 0 7| 7  -  ¡  SESAME  M u cho !  (  1 9 7 4  ) ( cover text targeted for Spanish - speaking  U S  market ; same content s as  C T W   2  2  5  5  0  )
 * C T W  2  2  5  1  6  -  Merry  Chris t  mas from  SESAME   STREET  (  1 9 7 5  )
 * C T W  2  2  5  1  7  -  What Time Is It o n  SESAME   STREET  ?  (  1 9 77  )
 * C T W  2  2  5  1  8  -  David, Day dream in ' o n a  RAINY  Day  (  1 9 7 8  )
 * C T W  2  2  5  1 9| 9  - ( number possibly unused ; some albums list this as  I ' ve Got a Song - Dinah Visit s  SESAME STREET  , which later became  CTW   7 9| 9  0  0 9| 9  )
 * C T W  2  2  5  2  0  -  Sin g, Sang , Song Sing along  (  1 9 78  )

7 9| 9 0  0  0  S E R I E S :
 * C T W  7 9| 9  0  0  1  -  SESAME   STREET  Go ld !  (  2  - L| L P| P  reissue o f Columbia C| C S| S  1| 1 0| 0 6| 6 9| 9  &  Warn er Bro s .  B| B S| S   2  5  6 9| 9  ) (  1 9 77  )
 * C TW  7 9| 9  0  0  2  -  T he Anniversary Album  (  1 9 7 8  )
 * C T W  7 9| 9  0  0 3| 3  - ( number possibly not use d )
 * C T W  7 9| 9  0  0  4  - ( number possibly not use d )
 * C T W  7 9| 9  0  0  5  -  SESAME   STREET  Fever  (  1 9 7 8  )
 * C T W  7 9| 9  0  0  6  -  Anne Murray Sing s f or t he  SESAME   STREET  Generation  (  1 9 7 9  )
 * C T W  7 9| 9  0  0  7  -  The Star s Come Out on  SESAME   STREET  (  1 9 7 9  )
 * C T W 7| 7 9| 9  0 0| 0 8| 8  -  SESAME  D is c o !  (  1 9 7 9  )
 * C T W  7 9| 9  0  0 9| 9  -  Di nah ! I ' ve Got a Song  (  1 9 7 9  )
 * C T W  7 9| 9  0  1 0  - (  C   7 9| 9  0  10  was use d for cassette version of  C  C   2  5  5  0 3| 3  )
 * C T W  7 9| 9  0  11  - (  C   7 9| 9  0  11  was use d for cassette version of  C  C   2  5  5  0  6  )
 * C T W  7 9| 9  0  1 2  - (  C   7 9| 9  0  12  was used for cassette version of  C  C   2  5  5  1 7  )
 * C T W  7 9| 9  0  1 3  - (  C   7 9| 9  0  13  was use d for cassette version of  C  C   2  5  5  1 6  )
 * C T W  7 9| 9  0  1 4  -  Getting Read y f o r School  (  1 9 8 1  )
 * C T W  7 9| 9  0  1 5  -  BIG   BIRD  present s Hans Christian Andersen  (  1 9 8 2  )
 * C T W  7 9| 9  0  1 6  -  Ex er c is e !  (  1 9 8 2  )

8 9| 9 0  0  0  S E R IE S :
 * CT W  8 9| 9  0  0  1  -  Merry Christ mas from  SESAME   STREET  (  1 9 7 5  )
 * CT W  8 9| 9  0  0  2  -  The Anniversary Album  (  2  -  L  P  se t ; re issue of  C T W   7 9| 9  0  0  2  ) (  1 9 8 1  )
 * CT W  8 9| 9  0  0 3| 3  -  SESAME  Country  (  1 9 8 1  )
 * CT W  8 9| 9  0  0  4  -  Bert  &amp;  Ernie  : Side By Side  (  2  -  L  P  set ; alter ed reissue of  C T W   2  2  0  5  1  &  C T W   2  2  0  5  6  ) (  1 9 8 1  )
 * C T W  8 9| 9  0  0  5  -  The   Count  Presents Numbers  (  2  -  L  P  s et ; re issue o f  C T W   2  2  0  6 9| 9  &  C T W   2  2  0  7 9| 9  ) (  1 9 8 1  )
 * C T W  8 9| 9  0  0  6  -  SESAME   STREET  Gold !  ( reissue of  CTW   7 9| 9  0  1  ; this version release d in either  1 9 8 1  o r  1 9 8 2 , but copy right s o n cover & label s say  1 9 77  )
 * C T W  8 9| 9  0  0  7  -  Just t h e 2 of Us  (  2  -  L  P  set ; altered re issue of  C T W   2  2  0  5  8  &  C T W   2  2  0  6  6  ) (  1 9 8 2  )
 * C T W  8 9| 9  0  0  8  -  Just Friends  (  2  -  L  P  s et ; altered re issue of  C T W   2  2  0  5  8  &  C T W   2  2  0  6  1  ) (  1 9 82  )

1 0  0  S E R I E S :
 * CT W  1  6  0  - B| B  -  Letter s, Number s &amp; Sign s  ( 3| 3  -  L  P  set ; reissue of  C  C   2  5  5  0 3| 3  ,  C T W   2  2  0  7  7  &  C T W   2  2  0  7 9| 9  ) (  1 9 77  )
 * CT W  1  6  1  - B| B  -  Muppet Masquerade  ( 3| 3  -  L  P  se t ) (  1 9 7 8  )
 * CT W  1  8  2  - B| B  -  Somebody Come &amp; Play o n a  RAINY   Day  ( 3| 3  -  L  P  s et ; reissue of  C T W   2  2  0  6  0 ,  C T W   2  5  5  1  8  &  C T W   2  5  5  2  0  ) (  1 9 7 9  )

OTHER :
 * J C  P  3| 3  2  0   L  9| 9 9| 9   2  -  5  2  7  2   F   A   60 Favorite Songs from  SESAME   STREET  (  5  -  L  P  se t ) (  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 B| B T  prefix.


 * B| B R  0  0  0  0  1  -  How to Be a  GROUCH  (  1 9 8 1  )
 * B| B R  0  0  0  0  2  -  Any body Can Play  (  1 9 8 1  )
 * B| B R  0  0  0  0 3| 3  -  BIG   BIRD  Read s t h e Sign s  (  1 9 8 1  )
 * B| B R  0  0  0  0  4  -  The  SESAME   STREET  Pet Show  (  1 9 8 1  )
 * B| B R  0  0  0  0  5  -  OSCAR  -  THE  -  GROUCH  ’ s Alpha bet o f  TRASH  (  1 9 8 1  )
 * B| B R  0  0  0  0  6  -  The Case of the Missing  Duckie  (  1 9 8 1  )
 * B| B R  0  0  0  0  7  -  The   Count   Count s  a Party  (  1 9 8 1  )
 * B| B R  0  0  0  0  8  -  Twiddlebug s a t Work  (  1 9 8 1  )
 * B| B R  0  0  0  0 9| 9  -  OSCAR  ’ s Book  (  1 9 8 1  )
 * B| B R  0  0  0  0  1 0  -  Cookie   Monster  &amp; t he Cookie Tr e e  (  1 9 8 1  )
 * B| B R  0  0  0  0  11  -  Grover  Goes t o School  (  1 9 8 3  )
 * B| B R  0  0  0  0  1 2  -  W h at Did  YOU  Bring ?  (  1 9 8 3  )
 * B| B R  0  0  0  0  1 3  -  Vege table Soup  (  1 9 8 3  )
 * B| B R  0  0  0  0  1 4  -  W hen Is Saturday ?  (  1 9 8 3  )
 * B| B R  0  0  0  0  1 5  -  Early  BIRD  on  SESAME   STREET  (  1 9 8 3  )
 * B| B R  0  0  0  0  1 6  -  DON ’ T  Forget the Oatmeal !  (  1 9 8 3  )
 * B| B R  0  0  0  0  17  -  T he Little Red Hen  (  1 9 8 3  )
 * B| B R  0  0  0  0  1 8  -  DON ' T  Cry,  BIG   BIRD  (  1 9 8 3  )
 * B| B R  0  0  0  0  1 9  -  Ernie  ’ s Little Lie  (  1 9 8 3  )
 * B| B R  0  0  0  0  2 0  -  Show &amp; Tell  (  1 9 8 3  )
 * B| B R  0  0  0  0  2 1  -  N o body Care s A bout  ME  !  (  1 9 8 3  )
 * B| B R  0  0  0  0  22  -  Look W h a t I Found !  (  1 9 8 3  )
 * B| B R  0  0  0  0  2 3  -  OSCAR  ’ s  ROTTEN  B i r t h day  (  1 9 8 3  )
 * B| B R  0  0  0  0  2 4  -  Ernie  ’ s  BIG   M ESS  (  1 9 8 3  )