The Official Sesame Street 2 Book-and-Record Album

 The   Official   SESAME STREET  2| 2   Book - & - Record   Album  was the second record album of  SESAME STREET  song s to be released. It was originally pack age d in a gate fold sleeve that contained a 2 4 - page book featuring illustration s done in comic book style by Michael J . Smollin , as well as lyric s to all of the song s ( also done in comic book style ). The pack age also include d a sheet of sticker s depict in g various character s  &  song  title s on the album, & a sheet of  SESAME STREET  sign s that could be punched out. The album was simultaneously issue d as a boxed set  of 4 extended play 4 5 s, which included smaller version s of the book , sticker s & sign s. The album peak ed at # 7 8 on  B ill b oar d  ’ s Top L P s chart in early 1 9 7 2. It was also nominate d for a Grammy Award  for Best Record in g for C h i l d r e n, but it lost to the cast album from  The  Electric  Company . It was subsequently reissue d with out the book, sticker s , or sign s , first as  SESAME STREET  2| 2 :   Original   Cast  , & then as a part of the  1 9 77   SESAME   STREET   GOLD  !  limited - ed it i on 2| 2  - record set , which also feature d  the first original cast record in g  from  1 9 7 0.

Only the front cover has the long version of the album ’ s title. The spine simply say s "  SESAME STREET  2| 2 / Original Cast . " T he actual label say s "  SESAME STREET  2| 2 , " with a picture of the  SESAME STREET  sign on a regular  Warner Bro s .   label.

T rack list in g
 Side  1| 1 
 * 1)  SESAME STREET  Theme  -  The K i d s
 * P lay A l on g -  Gordon ,  Susan  ,  OSCAR THE GROUCH  ,  BIG BIRD  ,  ERNIE  , &  BERT 
 * E v e r y o n e Make s M is take s -  BIG BIRD 
 * The Garden -  Susan  &  OSCAR THE GROUCH 
 * High, Middle , Low -  Herbert Bird s foot  ,  ERNIE  , &  BERT 
 * T h e Word Family S o n g -  Gor d o n ,  Susan  ,  Susan  ,  M r . Hooper  , &  OSCAR THE GROUCH 
 * What Do  I  D o When  I  ’ m Alone ? -  GROVER 
 * H as An y body See n  My  Dog ? -  Marty  &  GROVER 

 Side  1| 1 
 * Sing -  The K i d s
 * 1)  MAD  - Little Jerry  &amp;  the Mo no ton e s
 * Picture a World -  Susan  &  Gordon
 * 1) The  G R O U C H  Song  -  OSCAR THE GROUCH 
 * Stop ! -  Gor d o n
 * I ’ m Pretty - A Baby Seal
 * Circle s -  COOKIE MONSTER  &  Herr y Monster 
 * Over, Under , A round & Through -  GROVER 
 * So me day, Little C h i l d r e n -  Susan

Cast

 * Matt Rob in s on as  Gordon
 * Loretta Long as  Susan
 * Will Lee as  M r . Hooper
 *  JIM HE N S ON  as  ERNIE 
 *  FRANK OZ  as  BERT ,  COOKIE MONSTER  &  GROVER 
 *  JERRY NEL S ON  as  Herbert Bird s foot ,  Herr y Monster  , Farley  ,  Marty  &  Little Jerry
 *  CAROLL SPINNEY  as  BIG BIRD  &  OSCAR THE GROUCH 
 * The voice s of the k i d s  : Mario Figueroa, Lois Winter , Ana Isa Otis , Clyde Otis Jr . , Althea Jackson , Todd Graff , Tom Spiro , Andrea Giglio , Christine Winter
 * Joe Raposo as the Baby Seal ( uncredited )

Credit s

 * Produce d by  JEFF MOSS  & Joe Raposo
 * Word s & Music by  JEFF MOSS  & Joe Raposo
 * Illustration s by Mike Smollin  & Associate s
 * Project Direct or  :  Christopher Cerf
 * Musical Direct or  :  Joe Raposo
 * Music coordinator : Danny Epstein
 * Album Designed by Mike Smollin
 * Art Direct or  : Ole Risom
 * With special thank s to Stan Cornyn