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From its earliest planning stages, Sesame Street was designed to be a show that would use music and singing as a part of the material being taught. So it was only natural to release the musical content on records, not only to reinforce the curriculum lessons for children when they weren't watching the show, but also because Sesame Street music is enjoyable just for its own sake.
The first few albums were released by Columbia Records and Warner Bros. Records, both major labels with many years of experience. These were deluxe albums, issued in colorful gatefold covers, usually with bonus material such as posters, lyric booklets, and photos and drawings of the show's characters. This arrangement lasted for the first five years of the show.
In 1974, Sesame Street created its own series of records, on an independent label that was called Sesame Street Records, with a custom record label logo of the Sesame Street sign. These albums were manufactured by Children's Records of America from 1974 to 1976, and by Distinguished Productions from 1977 to 1984. Over 70 titles were produced over the ten-year run of the label. The catalog included reissues of all of the previous Columbia and Warner Bros. albums, although in less lavish packages than their original editions. At first, titles were only issued on vinyl, but over the years, they were also produced on cassettes and 8-track tapes.
The Sesame Street Records label was shut down around 1984. Soon after, many Sesame Street titles began to be reissued on cassettes by an educational company called Sight & Sound. While some tapes used the original cover pictures, others had new cover pictures. An important historical footnote during this period is that in 1987, the very first Sesame Street CD was produced, called The Best of Sesame Street, and it would be the only CD produced until the early 1990's. In 1990, titles began to appear on Golden Music, which was the music division of Golden Books. A mix of new titles appeared, beginning with tributes to Jim Henson and Joe Raposo, along with reissues of older titles. Golden's license lasted until 1994.
In 1995, Sony Wonder began issuing a new series of titles. This was looked on with interest by some Sesame collectors, since Sony owns the back catalog of Columbia Records, who put out the very first Sesame Street LP in 1970. While that album has not yet been reissued on CD in its entirety, the second Columbia album, The Muppet Alphabet Album, was reissued as Sing the Alphabet. However, one section of dialogue was cut which referred to turning the record over, which wouldn't make any sense to CD listeners.
The Sony Wonder years culminated with Songs from the Street, an elaborate 3-CD boxed set produced in association with Sony Music's Legacy Recordings. This set was full of classic and rare tracks both from records and from live performances on the show. It was the first time Sesame Street had received the boxed-set treatment.
In 2007, Koch Records announced that it would begin distributing Sesame Street titles. The first titles began to appear in early 2008, with reissues of four albums that had previously been released on Sony Wonder.
| Cover | Date | Title | Label
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| 1970
| The Sesame Street Book & Record
LP
| Columbia Records
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| 1970
| Bob McGrath from Sesame Street
LP
| Affinity Records
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| 1970
| Susan Sings Songs from Sesame Street
LP
| Scepter Records
|
|
| 1971
| The Muppet Alphabet Album
LP
| Columbia Records
|
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| 1971
| The Official Sesame Street 2 Book-and-Record Album
LP
| Warner Bros. Records
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| 1971
| The Year of Roosevelt Franklin
LP
| Columbia Records
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| 1972
| Havin' Fun with Ernie & Bert
LP
| Columbia Records
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| 1973
| Sesame Street LIVE!
LP
| Columbia Records
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| 1974
| Bert's Blockbusters
LP
| Sesame Street Records
|
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| 1974
| Big Bird Sings!
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1974
| C is for Cookie
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1974
| Ernie's Hits
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1974
| Grover Sings the Blues
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1974
| Let a Frown Be Your Umbrella
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1974
| Letters ...and Numbers, Too!
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1974
| My Name is Roosevelt Franklin
LP, reissue of The Year of Roosevelt Franklin (1971)
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1974
| Pete Seeger and Brother Kirk Visit Sesame Street
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1974
| Sesame Street 1
LP, reissue of The Sesame Street Book & Record (1970)
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1974
| ¡Sesame Mucho!
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1974
| Sing the Hit Songs of Sesame Street
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1974
| Somebody Come and Play
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1975
| 25 Greatest Hits
LP
| K-Tel
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| 1975
| Bert & Ernie Sing-Along
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1975
| The Count Counts
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1975
| Merry Christmas from Sesame Street
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1975
| The Sesame Street Monsters!
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1975
| Sesame Street 2: Original Cast Album
LP, reissue of The Official Sesame Street 2 Book-and-Record Album (1971)
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1975
| 60 Favorite Songs from Sesame Street
5 LP set
| CRA
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| 1976
| The Muppet Alphabet Album
LP, reissue of The Muppet Alphabet Album (1971)
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1977
| Aren't You Glad You're You?
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1977
| Big Bird Leads the Band
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1977
| Bob Sings!
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1977
| Concert On Stage - Live!
LP, reissue of Sesame Street LIVE! (1973)
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1977
| Happy Birthday from Sesame Street
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1977
| Let Your Feelings Show!
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1977
| Letters, Numbers and Signs
LP, reissue of The Muppet Alphabet Album (1971), Numbers! (1977) and Signs! (1977)
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1977
| Numbers!
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1977
| The Sesame Street Fairy Tale Album
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1977
| Sesame Street Gold!
LP, reissue of The Sesame Street Book & Record (1970) and The Official Sesame Street 2 Book-and-Record Album (1971)
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1977
| Signs!
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1977
| Sleepytime Bird
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1977
| What Time Is It on Sesame Street?
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1978
| 10th Anniversary Album
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1978
| David, Daydreamin' on a Rainy Day
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1978
| Fair Is Fair
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1978
| Muppet Masquerade
3-LP set
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1978
| On the Street Where We Live - Block Party!
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1978
| Sesame Street Fever
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1978
| Sesame Street Story Time
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1978
| Sing, Sang, Song Singalong
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1979
| Anne Murray Sings for the Sesame Street Generation
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1979
| At Home with Ernie and Bert
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1979
| Dinah! I've Got a Song
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1979
| Every Body's Record
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1979
| Sesame Disco!
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1979
| Somebody Come and Play on a Rainy Day
3 LP set
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1979
| The Stars Come Out on Sesame Street
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1979
| Welcome!
LP, reissue of ¡Sesame Mucho! (1974)
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1980
| Big Bird's Birdtime Stories
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1980
| In Harmony: A Sesame Street Record
LP
| Warner Bros. Records
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| 1980
| Love
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1980
| The People in Your Neighborhood
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1980
| Sesame Street Treasury
LP
| Columbia House
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| 1981
| Bert & Ernie: Side By Side
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1981
| Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch: Camping in Canada
LP
| Golden Music
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| 1981
| Big Bird Discovers the Orchestra
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1981
| The Count Presents Numbers
LP, reissue of The Count Counts (1975) and Numbers! (1977)
| Sesame Street Records]
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| 1981
| Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1981
| Getting Ready for School
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1981
| Grin & Giggle with Big Bird
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1981
| Sesame Country
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1982
| Big Bird presents Hans Christian Andersen
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1982
| Exercise!
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1982
| For the First Time
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1982
| Just Friends
LP, reissue of Big Bird Sings! (1974) and Let a Frown Be Your Umbrella (1974)
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1982
| Just the Two of Us
LP, reissue of C is for Cookie (1974) and Grover Sings the Blues (1974)
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1982
| Sesame Street Sing-Along!
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1983
| The Best of Bert
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1983
| The Best of Big Bird
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1983
| The Best of Cookie Monster
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1983
| The Best of the Count
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1983
| The Best of Ernie
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1983
| The Best of Grover
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1983
| The Best of Oscar the Grouch
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1983
| Born to Add
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1983
| The Gang's All Here!
LP
| Sesame Street Records]
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| 1983
| My Record
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1983
| Surprise!
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1984
| Sesame Street Christmas Sing-Along
LP
| Sesame Street Records
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| 1985
| Follow That Bird
LP
| RCA Records
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| 1986
| Christmas on Sesame Street
cassette
| CBS Special Products
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| 1986
| Favorite Songs From Jim Henson's Muppets
LP
| Magic Video Publishing Company
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| 1987
| The Best of Sesame Street
LP
| Sight & Sound
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| 1990
| Bert & Ernie: Side By Side
Cassette, reissue of Bert & Ernie: Side by Side (1981)
| Golden Music
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| 1990
| The Best of Big Bird
Cassette, reissue of The Best of Big Bird (1983)
| Golden Music
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| 1990
| The Best of Sesame Street
Cassette, reissue of The Best of Sesame Street (1987)
| Golden Music
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| 1990
| Cookie Monster and Grover: True Blue
Cassette
| Golden Music
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| 1990
| Put Down the Duckie!
Cassette
| Golden Music
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| 1990
| Sleepytime on Sesame Street
Cassette, reissue of Sleepytime Bird (1977)
| Golden Music
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| 1990
| The Best of Ernie
Cassette, reissue of The Best of Ernie (1983)
| Golden Music
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| 1991
| Bob's Favorite Street Songs
CD, cassette
| A&M/PolyGram Records
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| 1991
| Jim Henson: A Sesame Street Celebration
CD, cassette
| Golden Music
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| 1992
| Happy Birthday from Sesame Street
Cassette, reissue of Happy Birthday from Sesame Street (1977)
| Golden Music
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| 1992
| Sesame Country
CD, cassette, reissue of Sesame Country (1981)
| Golden Music
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| 1992
| Sing: Songs of Joe Raposo
CD, cassette
| Golden Music
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| 1993
| Elmo's Favorite Sing-Alongs
Cassette
| Golden Music
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| 1993
| Merry Christmas: A Sesame Street Sing-Along
Cassette, reissue of Sesame Street Christmas Sing-Along (1984)
| Golden Music
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| 1993
| Sesame Road
Cassette
| Golden Music
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| 1993
| A Sesame Street Sing-Along
Cassette, reissue of Sesame Street Sing-Along! (1982)
| Golden Music
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| 1993
| We Are All Earthlings
Cassette
| Golden Music
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| 1994
| Cheep Thrills
Cassette
| Golden Music
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| 1994
| Sesame Street Celebrates!
Cassette
| Golden Music
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| 1995
| The Bird is the Word!
CD, cassette
| Sony Wonder
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| 1995
| Born to Add
CD, cassette, reissue of Born to Add (1983)
| Sony Wonder
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| 1995
| "C" Is for Cookie: Cookie's Favorite Songs
CD, cassette
| Sony Wonder
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| 1995
| Numbers
CD, cassette, reissue of Numbers! (1977)
| Sony Wonder
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| 1995
| Elmo's Favorite Sing-Alongs
CD, cassette
| Sony Wonder
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| 1995
| Platinum All-Time Favorites
CD, cassette
| Sony Wonder
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| 1995
| Sesame Road
CD, cassette, reissue of Sesame Road (1993)
| Sony Wonder
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| 1995
| A Sesame Street Christmas
CD, cassette
| Sony Wonder
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| 1995
| Splish Splash: Bath Time Fun
CD, cassette
| Sony Wonder
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| 1996
| Bert and Ernie's Greatest Hits
CD, cassette
| Sony Wonder
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| 1996
| Dreamytime Songs
CD, cassette
| Sony Wonder
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| 1996
| Monster Melodies
CD, cassette, edited reissue of The Sesame Street Monsters! (1975)
| Sony Wonder
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| 1996
| Silly Songs
CD, cassette
| Sony Wonder
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| 1996
| Sing the Alphabet
CD, cassette, edited reissue of The Muppet Alphabet Album (1971)
| Sony Wonder
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| 1996
| Sing-Along Travel Songs
CD, cassette
| Sony Wonder
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| 1997
| The Best of Elmo
CD, cassette
| Sony Wonder
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| 1997
| The Count's Countdown
CD, cassette
| Sony Wonder
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| 1997
| Hot! Hot! Hot! Dance Songs
CD, cassette
| Sony Wonder
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| 1997
| Kids' Favorite Songs
CD, cassette
| Sony Wonder
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| 1997
| Oscar's Trashy Songs
CD, cassette
| Sony Wonder
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| 1997
| Platinum Too
CD, cassette
| Sony Wonder
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| 1997
| Sesame Street Best
CD
| Razor & Tie
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| 1998
| Elmo Saves Christmas: Holiday Favorites
CD, cassette
| Sony Wonder
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| 1998
| Elmo Says BOO!
CD, cassette
| Sony Wonder
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| 1998
| Elmopalooza!
CD, cassette
| Sony Wonder
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| 1998
| Elmo's Lowdown Hoedown
CD, cassette
| Sony Wonder
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| 1998
| Fiesta Songs!
CD, cassette
| Sony Wonder
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| 1999
| The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
CD
| Sony Wonder
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| 2000
| CinderElmo
CD
| Sony Wonder
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| 2001
| Elmo and the Orchestra
CD
| Sony Wonder
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| 2001
| Kids' Favorite Songs 2
CD, cassette
| Sony Wonder
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| 2003
| Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music
CD
| Legacy/Sony Wonder
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| 2004
| Are We There Yet?
CD
| Sony Special Products
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| 2004
| A Celebration of Me, Grover
CD, cassette
| Sony Wonder
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| 2004
| Happy Birthday from Sesame Street
CD, cassette, reissue of Happy Birthday from Sesame Street (1977)
| Sony Wonder
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| 2008
| Elmopalooza!
CD, reissue of Elmopalooza! (1998)
| Koch Records
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| 2008
| Kids' Favorite Songs
CD, reissue of Kids' Favorite Songs (1997)
| Koch Records
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| 2008
| Platinum All-Time Favorites
CD, reissue of Platinum All-Time Favorites (1995)
| Koch Records
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| 2008
| Sing the Alphabet
CD, reissue of Sing the Alphabet (1996)
| Koch Records
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