Bert's Blockbusters

Songs from	Sesame Street
Released	1974
Format	LP
Label	Sesame Street Records
Cat no.	CTW 22051

Bert's Blockbusters is one in a series of character-centered Sesame Street albums released in 1974. Although some of the material comes from the earlier Columbia and Warner Bros. albums, some tracks appear here for the first time, including three classic Ernie and Bert sketches. This album was later released as part of the 2-LP set Bert and Ernie: Side by Side.

Track listing

Side One

1. La, La, La - Bert and Ernie
   Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
   from The Muppet Alphabet Album
2. The National Association of "W" Lovers - Bert
   (Raposo-Juhl)
   from The Muppet Alphabet Album
3. Doin' the Pigeon - Bert
   Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
4. The R Machine - Bert and Ernie
   Written by Jim Henson
   from The Muppet Alphabet Album
5. Stop! - Bert
   (Raposo-Moss)
6. Bert's Nap - Bert and Ernie
7. Loud and Soft - Bert and Farley
   Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo

Side Two

1. Clink, Clank - Bert and Ernie
   Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
   from Havin' Fun with Ernie & Bert
2. Pat Pat Patty Pat - Bert, Herbert Birdsfoot, Big Bird, Oscar, Prairie Dawn, Grover, and Ernie
   (Raposo-Juhl)
   from Havin' Fun with Ernie & Bert
3. High, Middle, Low - Bert, Ernie, and Herbert Birdsfoot
   Music by Jeff Moss, Lyrics by Emily Kaplin
   from The Official Sesame Street 2 Book-and-Record Album
4. I Want to Hold Your Ear - Bert
   Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
5. The Bath Story - Bert and Ernie
6. Bert is Sick - Bert and Ernie

Other releases

Cassette1974
Sesame Street Records
C 5051

8-track1974
Sesame Street Records
8T 5051

International releases

LPAustralia
Axis Records
AXIS 6281

CassetteAustralia
Axis Records
TC-AXIS 6281

LPAustralia
Summit Records
8010

CassetteAustralia
Summit Records
8010

Cast

• Jim Henson as Ernie
• Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch
• Frank Oz as Grover and Bert
• Jerry Nelson as Herbert Birdsfoot and Farley
• Fran Brill as Prairie Dawn

Production Credits

Album Produced by

Joe Raposo

Project Supervisor

Arthur Shimkin

Words and Music Mostly by

Jeffrey Moss and Joe Raposo

Additional material written by the Sesame Street writers:

Jeffrey Moss, Jon Stone, Joseph A. Bailey, Jerry Juhl, Emily Perl Kingsley, Nina Link, Robert Oksner, Ray Sipherd, Norman Stiles and Daniel Wilcox

See also

• Sesame Street discography