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{{album|image=Bertsblockbusters.jpg|soundtrack=''[[Sesame Street]]''|date=[[1974]]|format=LP|label=[[Sesame Street Records (label)|Sesame Street Records]]|catalogue=CTW 22051}}
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[[Image:Bertsblockbusters.jpg|300px|thumb|''Bert's Blockbusters'' LP cover.]]
  
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'''''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 Records|Columbia]] and [[Warner Brothers Records|Warner Brothers]] 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]]''.
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{{album|soundtrack=''[[Sesame Street]]''|date=[[1974]]|format=LP|label=Sesame Street Records|catalogue=CTW 22051}}
  
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[[Image:Bertsblockbusters8track.jpg|300px|thumb|Also available on 8-track.]]
  
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'''''Bert's Blockbusters''''' was one of a series of character-centered ''[[Sesame Street]]'' albums released in [[1974]].
  
   
 
==Track listing==
  
==Track listing==
 
'''Side One'''
  
'''Side One'''
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#[[La, La, La]] - [[Bert]] and [[Ernie]]<br>(Raposo)
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#[[La, La, La]] - [[Bert]] and [[Ernie]]<br><small>Music and Lyrics by [[Joe Raposo]] </small><br><small>from ''[[The Muppet Alphabet Album]]''</small>
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#[[The National Association of "W" Lovers]] - Bert<br>(Raposo-Juhl)
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#[[The National Association of "W" Lovers]] - Bert<br>(Raposo-Juhl)<br><small>from ''The Muppet Alphabet Album''</small>
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#[[Doin' The Pigeon]] - Bert<br>(Raposo)
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#[[Doin' the Pigeon]] - Bert<br><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo</small>
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#[[The R Machine]] - Bert and Ernie<br>(Henson)
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#[[The R Machine]] - Bert and Ernie<br><small>Written by [[Jim Henson]]</small><br><small>from ''The Muppet Alphabet Album''</small>
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#[[Stop]] - Bert<br>(Raposo-Moss)
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#[[Stop]] - Bert<br><small>(Raposo-Moss)</small>
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#[[Ernie and Bert Sketches: Nighttime#bertsnap|Bert's Nap]] - Bert and Ernie
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#[[Ernie and Bert Sketches: Apartment#bertsnap|Bert's Nap]] - Bert and Ernie
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#[[Loud and Soft]] - Bert and [[Farley]]<br>(Raposo)
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#[[Loud and Soft]] - Bert and [[Farley]]<br><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo</small>
   
 
'''Side Two'''
  
'''Side Two'''
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#[[Clink Clank]] - Bert and Ernie<br>(Raposo)
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#[[Clink, Clank]] - Bert and Ernie<br><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo</small><br><small>from ''[[Havin' Fun with Ernie & Bert]]''</small>
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#[[Pat Pat Patty Pat]] - Bert, [[Herbert Birdsfoot]], [[Big Bird]], [[Oscar the Grouch|Oscar]], [[Prairie Dawn]], [[Grover]], and Ernie<br>(Raposo-Juhl)
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#[[Pat Pat Patty Pat]] - Bert, [[Herbert Birdsfoot]], [[Big Bird]], [[Oscar the Grouch|Oscar]], [[Prairie Dawn]], [[Grover]], and Ernie<br><small>(Raposo-Juhl)</small><br><small>from ''Havin' Fun with Ernie & Bert''</small>
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#[[High, Middle, Low]] - Bert, Ernie, and Herbert Birdsfoot<br>(Moss-Kingsley)
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#[[High, Middle, Low]] - Bert, Ernie, and Herbert Birdsfoot<br><small>Music by [[Jeff Moss]], Lyrics by [[Emily Perl Kingsley|Emily Kaplin]]</small><br><small>from ''[[The Official Sesame Street 2 Book-and-Record Album]]''</small>
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#[[I Want to Hold Your Ear]] - Bert <br>(Moss)
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#[[I Want to Hold Your Ear]] - Bert <br><small>Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss</small>
 
#[[Ernie and Bert Sketches: Bathroom#rosie|The Bath Story]] - Bert and Ernie
 
#[[Ernie and Bert Sketches: Bathroom#rosie|The Bath Story]] - Bert and Ernie
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#[[Ernie and Bert Sketches: Nighttime#bertissick|Bert is Sick]] - Bert and Ernie
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#[[Ernie and Bert Sketches: Apartment#bertissick|Bert is Sick]] - Bert and Ernie
   
 
==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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==Other releases==
  
==Other releases==
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<gallery>
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*C 5051 (Sesame Street cassette)
  
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Image:noimage-big.png|{{GNH|Cassette}}1974<br>Sesame Street Records<br>C 5051
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*T 5051 (Sesame Street 8-track tape)
  
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Image:Bertsblockbusters8track.jpg|{{GNH|8-track}}1974<br>Sesame Street Records<br>8T 5051
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</gallery>
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==International releases==
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<gallery>
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Image:noimage-big.png|{{GNH|LP}}[[Australia]]<br>[[Axis Records]]<br>AXIS 6281
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Image:noimage-big.png|{{GNH|Cassette}}Australia<br>Axis Records<br>TC-AXIS 6281
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Image:noimage-big.png|{{GNH|LP}}Australia<br>[[Summit Records]]<br>8010
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Image:noimage-big.png|{{GNH|Cassette}}Australia<br>Summit Records<br>8010
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</gallery>
   
 
==Cast==
  
==Cast==
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*[[Caroll Spinney]] as [[Big Bird]] and [[Oscar the Grouch|Oscar]]
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*[[Jim Henson]] as [[Ernie]]
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*[[Caroll Spinney]] as [[Big Bird]] and [[Oscar the Grouch]]
 
*[[Frank Oz]] as [[Grover]] and [[Bert]]
  
*[[Frank Oz]] as [[Grover]] and [[Bert]]
 
*[[Jerry Nelson]] as [[Herbert Birdsfoot]] and [[Farley]]
 
*[[Jerry Nelson]] as [[Herbert Birdsfoot]] and [[Farley]]
 
*[[Fran Brill]] as [[Prairie Dawn]]
  
*[[Fran Brill]] as [[Prairie Dawn]]
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*[[Jim Henson]] as [[Ernie]]
  
   
 
==Production Credits==
  
==Production Credits==
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::[[Arthur Shimkin]]
  
::[[Arthur Shimkin]]
 
:'''Words and Music Mostly by'''
  
:'''Words and Music Mostly by'''
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::[[Jeffrey Moss]] and Joe Raposo
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::[[Jeff Moss|Jeffrey Moss]] and Joe Raposo
 
:'''Additional material written by the Sesame Street writers:'''
  
:'''Additional material written by the Sesame Street writers:'''
 
::Jeffrey Moss, [[Jon Stone]], [[Joseph A. Bailey]], [[Jerry Juhl]], [[Emily Perl Kingsley]], [[Nina B. Link|Nina Link]], [[Robert Oksner]], [[Ray Sipherd]], [[Norman Stiles]] and [[Daniel Wilcox]]
  
::Jeffrey Moss, [[Jon Stone]], [[Joseph A. Bailey]], [[Jerry Juhl]], [[Emily Perl Kingsley]], [[Nina B. Link|Nina Link]], [[Robert Oksner]], [[Ray Sipherd]], [[Norman Stiles]] and [[Daniel Wilcox]]
   
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==See Also==
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==See also==
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*[[Sesame Street Discography]]
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*[[Sesame Street discography]]
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[[Category:Sesame Street Albums]]
  
[[Category:Sesame Street Albums]]

Revision as of 04:15, 8 January 2019

Bertsblockbusters
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 Brothers 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

Trivia

Other releases

International releases

Cast

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

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