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{{album|image=MuppAlphabetLPOrig.jpg|soundtrack=''[[Sesame Street]]''|date=[[1971]]|format=LP|label=[[Columbia Records]]|catalogue=CC 25503}}
[[Image:MuppAlphabetLPOrig.jpg|frame|1971 first edition album cover.]]
 
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[[File:1971 Muppet Alphabet Album ad.jpg|thumb|300px|1971 magazine ad.]]
{{album|soundtrack=''[[Sesame Street]]''|date=[[1971]]|format=LP|label=[[Columbia Records]]|catalogue=CC 25503}}
 
   
'''''The Muppet Alphabet Album''''' was the first ''[[Sesame Street]]'' album that was hosted solely by the Muppets without assistance from the human cast. It was originally packaged in a gatefold sleeve, featuring visualizations of each letter of the alphabet by [[Michael Smollin|Smollin Associates]]. The original package contained 26 small punch-out [[:Image:SSAlphabetSinglesBooks.jpg|letter-shaped books]] illustrating the songs, plus a letter-shaping pipe cleaner, a blackboard and chalk. The songs from this album were also released on [[Sesame Street Singles#1971abcd|seven consecutively numbered 45-rpm, 7-inch records]]. The album was also released simultaneously on a "Carry About" [[Sesame Street 45 RPM Boxed Sets#The Muppet Alphabet Carry About|boxed set]] of 45s. The LP edition reached #189 on <i>Billboard</i>'s Top LP's chart in early [[1972]]. The album was also nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] for Best Recording for Children, but it lost to the cast album from ''[[The Electric Company]]''.
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'''''The Muppet Alphabet Album''''' was the first ''[[Sesame Street]]'' album that was hosted solely by the Muppets without assistance from the human cast. It was originally packaged in a gatefold sleeve, featuring visualizations of each letter of the alphabet by [[Michael Smollin|Smollin Associates]]. The original package contained 26 small punch-out [[:Image:SSAlphabetSinglesBooks.jpg|letter-shaped books]] illustrating the songs, plus a letter-shaping pipe cleaner, a blackboard and chalk. The songs from this album were also released on [[Sesame Street singles#1971abcd|seven consecutively numbered 45-rpm, 7-inch records]]. The album was also released simultaneously on a "Carry About" [[Sesame Street 45 RPM sets#The Muppet Alphabet Carry About|boxed set]] of 45s. The LP edition reached #189 on ''[[Billboard]]'s'' Top LP's chart in early 1972. The album was also nominated for a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] for Best Recording for Children, but it lost to the cast album from ''[[The Electric Company]]''.
   
The [[1976]] reissue dropped the inserts, and the gatefold contained new "Learn Your Letters" artwork which did not directly correspond to the content of the songs. In [[1977]], the album was reissued as part of the 3-LP boxed set, ''[[Letters, Numbers and Signs]]''.
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The 1976 reissue dropped the inserts, and the gatefold contained new "Learn Your Letters" artwork which did not directly correspond to the content of the songs. In 1977, the album was reissued as part of the 3-LP boxed set, ''[[Letters, Numbers and Signs]]''.
   
This album was reissued many times over the years on records, cassettes and 8-tracks, sometimes with slight title changes. More recently, a new CD and cassette edition was released, under the title ''Sing the Alphabet'', with some minor changes (see below for details).
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This album was reissued many times over the years on records, cassettes and 8-tracks, sometimes with slight title changes. In 1996, a new CD and cassette edition was released, under the title ''Sing the Alphabet'', with some minor changes (see below for details).
   
 
==Track listing==
 
==Track listing==
 
'''Side One'''
 
'''Side One'''
 
#The Opening - Cast
 
#The Opening - Cast
#[[The Sound of the Letter A|The Sound of the Letter '''A''']] * - [[Big Bird]]<br /><small>Music and Lyrics by [[Jeff Moss]]</small>
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#[[The Sound of the Letter A|The Sound of the Letter '''A''']] * - [[Big Bird]]<br><small>Music and Lyrics by [[Jeff Moss]]</small>
#[[Oscar's B Sandwich|Oscar's '''B''' Sandwich]] - [[Oscar the Grouch|Oscar]]<br /><small>Music by [[Joe Raposo]], Lyrics by [[Jerry Juhl]]</small>
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#[[Oscar's B Sandwich|Oscar's '''B''' Sandwich]] - [[Oscar the Grouch|Oscar]]<br><small>Music by [[Joe Raposo]], Lyrics by [[Jerry Juhl]]</small>
#[[C is for Cookie (song)|'''C''' Is for Cookie]] * - [[Cookie Monster]]<br /><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo </small>
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#[[C is for Cookie (song)|'''C''' Is for Cookie]] * - [[Cookie Monster]]<br><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo </small>
#[[Dee, Dee, Dee|'''D'''ee, Dee, Dee]] * - [[Ernie]]<br /><small>Music and Lyrics by [[Jeff Moss]]</small>
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#[[Dee, Dee, Dee|'''D'''ee, Dee, Dee]] * - [[Ernie]]<br><small>Music and Lyrics by [[Jeff Moss]]</small>
#[[What's My Letter|'''E''' What's My Letter]] * - [[Guy Smiley]] and [[Prairie Dawn]]<br /><small>Written by Jerry Juhl, Music by Joe Raposo</small>
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#[[What's My Letter|'''E''' What's My Letter]] * - [[Guy Smiley]] and [[Prairie Dawn]]<br><small>Written by Jerry Juhl, Music by Joe Raposo</small>
#[[Four Furry Friends|'''F'''our Furry Friends]] - [[Grover]], [[Herry Monster]], Oscar the Grouch and Cookie Monster<br /><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo</small>
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#[[Four Furry Friends|'''F'''our Furry Friends]] - [[Grover]], [[Herry Monster]], Oscar the Grouch and Cookie Monster<br><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo</small>
#[[Two G Sounds|Two '''G''' Sounds]] * - Grover and [[George]]<br /><small>Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss</small>
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#[[Two G Sounds|Two '''G''' Sounds]] * - Grover and [[George (Sesame Street)|George]]<br><small>Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss</small>
#[[Ha Ha (song)|'''H'''a Ha]] - [[Harvey Kneeslapper]], Herry Monster and Big Bird<br /><small>Music by Joe Raposo, Lyrics by Jerry Juhl</small>
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#[[Ha Ha (song)|'''H'''a Ha]] - [[Harvey Kneeslapper]], Herry Monster and Big Bird<br><small>Music by Joe Raposo, Lyrics by Jerry Juhl</small>
#[[I Stand Up Straight and Tall|'''I''' Stand Up Straight and Tall]] * - Grover<br /><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo</small>
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#[[I Stand Up Straight and Tall|'''I''' Stand Up Straight and Tall]] * - Grover<br><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo</small>
#[[J Friends|'''J''' Friends]] * - [[Anything Muppets|The Anything Muppets]]<br /><small>Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss</small>
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#[[J Friends|'''J''' Friends]] * - [[Anything Muppets|The Anything Muppets]]<br><small>Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss</small>
#[[Herbert's Silly Poem|'''K''' Herbert's Silly Poem]] - [[Herbert Birdsfoot]]<br /><small>Written by Jerry Juhl, Music by Joe Raposo</small>
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#[[Herbert's Silly Poem|'''K''' Herbert's Silly Poem]] - [[Herbert Birdsfoot]]<br><small>Written by Jerry Juhl, Music by Joe Raposo</small>
#[[La, La, La|'''L'''a, La, La]] * - [[Bert]] and Ernie<br /><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo</small>
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#[[La, La, La|'''L'''a, La, La]] * - [[Bert]] and Ernie<br><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo</small>
#[[M-M-M Monster Meal|'''M'''-M-M Monster Meal]] * - Herry Monster and Cookie Monster<br /><small>Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss</small>
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#[[M-M-M Monster Meal|'''M'''-M-M Monster Meal]] * - Herry Monster and Cookie Monster<br><small>Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss</small>
#[[The Noodle Story|The '''N'''oodle Story]] - Big Bird and Oscar<br /><small>Written by Jerry Juhl, Music by Joe Raposo</small>
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#[[The Noodle Story|The '''N'''oodle Story]] - Big Bird and Oscar<br><small>Written by Jerry Juhl, Music by Joe Raposo</small>
   
 
'''Side Two'''
 
'''Side Two'''
#[[Would You Like to Buy an O?|Would You Like to Buy an '''O'''?]] * - [[Lefty the Salesman]] and Ernie<br /><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo</small>
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#[[Would You Like to Buy an O?|Would You Like to Buy an '''O'''?]] * - [[Lefty the Salesman]] and Ernie<br><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo</small>
#[[My Favorite Letter|'''P''' My Favorite Letter]] * - The Anything Muppets<br /><small>Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss</small>
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#[[My Favorite Letter|'''P''' My Favorite Letter]] * - The Anything Muppets<br><small>Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss</small>
#[[The Question Song|The '''Q'''uestion Song]] * - Grover and a [[Lavender|Little Girl]]<br /><small>Music by Jeff Moss, Lyrics by Jerry Juhl</small>
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#[[The Question Song|The '''Q'''uestion Song]] * - Grover and a [[Lavender|Little Girl]]<br><small>Music by Jeff Moss, Lyrics by Jerry Juhl</small>
#[[The R Machine|The '''R''' Machine]] - Ernie and Bert<br /><small>Written by [[Jim Henson]]</small>
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#[[The R Machine|The '''R''' Machine]] - Ernie and Bert<br><small>Written by [[Jim Henson]]</small>
#[[Sammy the Snake (song)|'''S'''ammy the Snake]] * - [[Sammy the Snake|Sammy]]<br /><small>Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss </small>
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#[[Sammy the Snake (song)|'''S'''ammy the Snake]] * - [[Sammy the Snake|Sammy]]<br><small>Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss </small>
#[[The Tale of Tom Tattertall Tuttletut|The '''T'''ale of Tom Tattertall Tuttletut]] - Herbert Birdsfoot and the Anything Muppets<br /><small>Written by Jerry Juhl, Muisc by Joe Raposo</small>
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#[[The Tale of Tom Tattertall Tuttletut|The '''T'''ale of Tom Tattertall Tuttletut]] - Herbert Birdsfoot and the Anything Muppets<br><small>Written by Jerry Juhl, Music by Joe Raposo</small>
#[[U Lecture|'''U''' Lecture]] - [[Professor Hastings]]<br /><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo</small>
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#[[U Lecture|'''U''' Lecture]] - [[Professor Hastings]]<br><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo</small>
#[[Very, Very Special Letter|'''V'''ery, Very Special Letter]] - Big Bird<br /><small>Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss</small>
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#[[Very, Very Special Letter|'''V'''ery, Very Special Letter]] - Big Bird<br><small>Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss</small>
#[[The National Association of "W" Lovers|The National Association of '''W''' Lovers]] * - Bert<br /><small>Music by Joe Raposo, Lyrics by Jerry Juhl</small>
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#[[The National Association of "W" Lovers|The National Association of '''W''' Lovers]] * - Bert<br><small>Music by Joe Raposo, Lyrics by Jerry Juhl</small>
#[[X Marks the Spot!|'''X''' Marks the Spot!]] * - [[Sherlock Hemlock]]<br /><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo</small>
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#[[X Marks the Spot!|'''X''' Marks the Spot!]] * - [[Sherlock Hemlock]]<br><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo</small>
#[[Just Because (Grover)|'''Y''' Just Because]]* - Grover and a Little Girl<br /><small>Written by Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl, Music by Joe Raposo</small>
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#[[Just Because (Grover)|'''Y''' Just Because]] - Grover and a Little Girl<br><small>Written by Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl, Music by Joe Raposo</small>
#[[The Zizzy Zoomers|The '''Z'''izzy Zoomers]] * - the Anything Muppets<br /><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo</small>
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#[[The Zizzy Zoomers|The '''Z'''izzy Zoomers]] * - the Anything Muppets<br><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo</small>
 
#The Closing - Cast
 
#The Closing - Cast
   
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File:AxisAlphabetAlbum.jpg|{{GNH|LP}}[[Australia]]<br>[[Axis Records]]<br>AXIS 6322
 
File:AxisAlphabetAlbum.jpg|{{GNH|LP}}[[Australia]]<br>[[Axis Records]]<br>AXIS 6322
 
Image:Noimage-big.png|{{GNH|Cassette}}Australia<br>Axis Records<br>TC-AXIS 6322
 
Image:Noimage-big.png|{{GNH|Cassette}}Australia<br>Axis Records<br>TC-AXIS 6322
Image:Noimage-big.png|{{GNH|LP}}Australia<br>[[Summit Records]]<br>8002
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File:MuppetAlphabetAlbumSummitAustralia.jpg|{{GNH|LP}}Australia<br>[[Summit Records]]<br>8002
 
Image:Noimage-big.png|{{GNH|Cassette}}Australia<br>Summit Records<br>8002
 
Image:Noimage-big.png|{{GNH|Cassette}}Australia<br>Summit Records<br>8002
 
File:Sesalpha.jpg|{{GNH|CD}}[[Japan]], 1991<br>Sony Records<br>SRCS 5451<br>''Sesame Street Alphabet Album'' (reissue title)
 
File:Sesalpha.jpg|{{GNH|CD}}[[Japan]], 1991<br>Sony Records<br>SRCS 5451<br>''Sesame Street Alphabet Album'' (reissue title)
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==''Sing the Alphabet''==
 
==''Sing the Alphabet''==
 
[[Image:Sing the Alphabet (CD).jpeg|thumb|300px]]
 
[[Image:Sing the Alphabet (CD).jpeg|thumb|300px]]
{{album|soundtrack=''[[Sesame Street]]''|date=[[1996]]|format=CD|label=[[Sony Wonder]]|catalogue=LK 67747<br>LK 67748}}
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{{album|image=|soundtrack=''[[Sesame Street]]''|date=[[1996]]|format=CD|label=[[Sony Wonder]]|catalogue=LK 67747<br>LK 67748}}
Released in [[1996]], '''''Sing the Alphabet''''' is a retitled CD and cassette reissue of ''The Muppet Alphabet Album''. The opening and closing dialogue tracks from the original album are included. The opening is combined with "The Sound of the Letter A", and the closing, which is combined with "The Zizzy Zoomers," omits some dialogue mentioning that this is a record album (see "Edits" section above). This version of the album opens with a new recording of [[ABC-DEF-GHI]], sung by [[Elmo]], and includes a lyric booklet.
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Released in 1996, '''''Sing the Alphabet''''' is a retitled CD and cassette reissue of ''The Muppet Alphabet Album''. The opening and closing dialogue tracks from the original album are included. The opening is combined with "The Sound of the Letter A", and the closing, which is combined with "The Zizzy Zoomers," omits some dialogue mentioning that this is a record album (see "Edits" section above). This version of the album opens with a remake of [[ABC-DEF-GHI]], sung by [[Elmo]], and includes a lyric booklet.
   
This album was reissued on CD by [[Koch Records]] on March 4, [[2008]]. The re-released album included the same track listing; however, it featured new cover art.
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This album was reissued on CD by [[Koch Records]] on March 4, 2008. The re-released album included the same track listing; however, it featured new cover art.
   
 
==Credits==
 
==Credits==
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*Written by [[Joe Raposo]], [[Jeff Moss]] and [[Jerry Juhl]]
 
*Written by [[Joe Raposo]], [[Jeff Moss]] and [[Jerry Juhl]]
 
*With the talents of [[Frank Oz]], [[Caroll Spinney]], [[Jerry Nelson]], [[Fran Brill]] and Jim Henson
 
*With the talents of [[Frank Oz]], [[Caroll Spinney]], [[Jerry Nelson]], [[Fran Brill]] and Jim Henson
*Original Concept and Design by [[Arthur Shimkin]]
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*Original Concept and Design by [[Arthur Shimkin]], Producer
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*Studio control and editing by [[Jim Timmens]]
 
*Visuals by [[Michael Smollin|Smollin Associates]]
 
*Visuals by [[Michael Smollin|Smollin Associates]]
   
 
==Cast==
 
==Cast==
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*[[Frank Oz]] as [[Bert]], [[Cookie Monster]], [[Grover]], [[Harvey Kneeslapper]], [[Professor Hastings]], and [[Lefty the Salesman|The Salesman]]
*[[Caroll Spinney]] as [[Big Bird]] and [[Oscar the Grouch|Oscar]]
 
*[[Kevin Clash]] as [[Elmo]] (''Sing the Alphabet'' versions only)
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*[[Caroll Spinney]] as [[Big Bird]] and [[Oscar the Grouch]]
*[[Frank Oz]] as [[Bert]], [[Cookie Monster]], [[Grover]] and [[Harvey Kneeslapper]]
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*[[Jerry Nelson]] as [[George (Sesame Street)|George]], [[Herbert Birdsfoot]], [[Herry Monster]], [[Sammy the Snake]], and [[Sherlock Hemlock]]
 
*[[Fran Brill]] as [[Prairie Dawn]] and A Little Girl
*[[Jerry Nelson]] as [[Herbert Birdsfoot]], [[Sherlock Hemlock]], [[Herry Monster]], [[Sammy the Snake]] and [[George (Sesame Street)|George]]
 
*[[Fran Brill]] as [[Prairie Dawn]] and various Little Girls
 
 
*[[Jim Henson]] as [[Ernie]] and [[Guy Smiley]]
 
*[[Jim Henson]] as [[Ernie]] and [[Guy Smiley]]
''Uncredited''
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;Uncredited
*[[Jerry Juhl]] as the Queen, with [[Jeff Moss]] and [[Joe Raposo]] as background characters
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*[[Jerry Juhl]] as the Queen, with [[Jeff Moss]] and [[Joe Raposo]] as background voices
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;''Sing the Alphabet'' only
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*[[Kevin Clash]] as [[Elmo]]
   
 
==Other releases==
 
==Other releases==
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Image:Noimage-big.png|{{GNH|CD}}Australia<br>EMI<br>72435 31857 2
 
Image:Noimage-big.png|{{GNH|CD}}Australia<br>EMI<br>72435 31857 2
 
Image:Noimage-big.png|{{GNH|Cassette}}Australia<br>EMI<br>72435 31857 4
 
Image:Noimage-big.png|{{GNH|Cassette}}Australia<br>EMI<br>72435 31857 4
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File:ABC2013SingtheAlphabetAustralia.jpg|{{GNH|CD}}Australia, 2013<br/>ABC Music
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
*[[Sesame Street Discography]]
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*[[Sesame Street discography]]
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[[Category:Sesame Street Albums|Muppet Alphabet Album]]
 
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==External links==
[[Category:Alphabet|Muppet Alphabet Album]]
 
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*"[http://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/2012/09/20/920-241971/ Jim Henson's Red Book]" entry, 9/20-24/1971 – 'Recording Alphabet album at night.'
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__NOWYSIWYG__
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Muppet Alphabet Album, The}}
 
[[Category:Sesame Street Albums]]
 
[[Category:Alphabet]]

Revision as of 00:42, 27 July 2019

MuppAlphabetLPOrig
Songs from Sesame Street
Released 1971
Format LP
Label Columbia Records
Cat no. CC 25503
1971 Muppet Alphabet Album ad

1971 magazine ad.

The Muppet Alphabet Album was the first Sesame Street album that was hosted solely by the Muppets without assistance from the human cast. It was originally packaged in a gatefold sleeve, featuring visualizations of each letter of the alphabet by Smollin Associates. The original package contained 26 small punch-out letter-shaped books illustrating the songs, plus a letter-shaping pipe cleaner, a blackboard and chalk. The songs from this album were also released on seven consecutively numbered 45-rpm, 7-inch records. The album was also released simultaneously on a "Carry About" boxed set of 45s. The LP edition reached #189 on Billboard's Top LP's chart in early 1972. The album was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Recording for Children, but it lost to the cast album from The Electric Company.

The 1976 reissue dropped the inserts, and the gatefold contained new "Learn Your Letters" artwork which did not directly correspond to the content of the songs. In 1977, the album was reissued as part of the 3-LP boxed set, Letters, Numbers and Signs.

This album was reissued many times over the years on records, cassettes and 8-tracks, sometimes with slight title changes. In 1996, a new CD and cassette edition was released, under the title Sing the Alphabet, with some minor changes (see below for details).

Track listing

Side One

  1. The Opening - Cast
  2. The Sound of the Letter A * - Big Bird
    Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
  3. Oscar's B Sandwich - Oscar
    Music by Joe Raposo, Lyrics by Jerry Juhl
  4. C Is for Cookie * - Cookie Monster
    Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
  5. Dee, Dee, Dee * - Ernie
    Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
  6. E What's My Letter * - Guy Smiley and Prairie Dawn
    Written by Jerry Juhl, Music by Joe Raposo
  7. Four Furry Friends - Grover, Herry Monster, Oscar the Grouch and Cookie Monster
    Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
  8. Two G Sounds * - Grover and George
    Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
  9. Ha Ha - Harvey Kneeslapper, Herry Monster and Big Bird
    Music by Joe Raposo, Lyrics by Jerry Juhl
  10. I Stand Up Straight and Tall * - Grover
    Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
  11. J Friends * - The Anything Muppets
    Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
  12. K Herbert's Silly Poem - Herbert Birdsfoot
    Written by Jerry Juhl, Music by Joe Raposo
  13. La, La, La * - Bert and Ernie
    Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
  14. M-M-M Monster Meal * - Herry Monster and Cookie Monster
    Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
  15. The Noodle Story - Big Bird and Oscar
    Written by Jerry Juhl, Music by Joe Raposo

Side Two

  1. Would You Like to Buy an O? * - Lefty the Salesman and Ernie
    Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
  2. P My Favorite Letter * - The Anything Muppets
    Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
  3. The Question Song * - Grover and a Little Girl
    Music by Jeff Moss, Lyrics by Jerry Juhl
  4. The R Machine - Ernie and Bert
    Written by Jim Henson
  5. Sammy the Snake * - Sammy
    Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
  6. The Tale of Tom Tattertall Tuttletut - Herbert Birdsfoot and the Anything Muppets
    Written by Jerry Juhl, Music by Joe Raposo
  7. U Lecture - Professor Hastings
    Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
  8. Very, Very Special Letter - Big Bird
    Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
  9. The National Association of W Lovers * - Bert
    Music by Joe Raposo, Lyrics by Jerry Juhl
  10. X Marks the Spot! * - Sherlock Hemlock
    Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
  11. Y Just Because - Grover and a Little Girl
    Written by Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl, Music by Joe Raposo
  12. The Zizzy Zoomers * - the Anything Muppets
    Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
  13. The Closing - Cast
* this track is known to have been performed on the show

Edits

On some later non-record editions of this album, the following section of dialogue has been cut from the end of side 2, after Big Bird says, "What's the alphabet?" and everybody groans:

Bert: Well, don't just sit there. Turn the record over and let's start again.
Big Bird: Hey, if they turn the record over, won't we all fall off?

Then the closing music plays, on all versions.

Other releases

International releases

Sing the Alphabet

Sing the Alphabet (CD)
[[Image:|center|280px]]
Songs from Sesame Street
Released 1996
Format CD
Label Sony Wonder
Cat no. LK 67747
LK 67748

Released in 1996, Sing the Alphabet is a retitled CD and cassette reissue of The Muppet Alphabet Album. The opening and closing dialogue tracks from the original album are included. The opening is combined with "The Sound of the Letter A", and the closing, which is combined with "The Zizzy Zoomers," omits some dialogue mentioning that this is a record album (see "Edits" section above). This version of the album opens with a remake of ABC-DEF-GHI, sung by Elmo, and includes a lyric booklet.

This album was reissued on CD by Koch Records on March 4, 2008. The re-released album included the same track listing; however, it featured new cover art.

Credits

Cast

Uncredited
Sing the Alphabet only

Other releases

International releases

See also

External links