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+ | [[File:1971 Muppet Alphabet Album ad.jpg|thumb|300px|1971 magazine ad.]] |
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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. |
+ | '''''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 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. |
+ | 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. |
+ | 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). |
==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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'''Side One''' |
'''Side One''' |
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#The Opening - Cast |
#The Opening - Cast |
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− | #[[The Sound of the Letter A| |
+ | #[[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> |
#[[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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#[[C is for Cookie (song)|'''C''' Is for Cookie]] * - [[Cookie Monster]]<br /><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo </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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#[[The Noodle Story|The '''N'''oodle Story]] - Big Bird and Oscar<br /><small>Written by Jerry Juhl, Music by Joe Raposo</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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− | '''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> |
#[[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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#[[My Favorite Letter|'''P''' My Favorite Letter]] * - The Anything Muppets<br /><small>Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss</small> |
#[[My Favorite Letter|'''P''' My Favorite Letter]] * - The Anything Muppets<br /><small>Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss</small> |
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#[[The R Machine|The '''R''' Machine]] - Ernie and Bert<br /><small>Written by [[Jim Henson]]</small> |
#[[The R Machine|The '''R''' Machine]] - Ernie and Bert<br /><small>Written by [[Jim Henson]]</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> |
#[[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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− | #[[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, |
+ | #[[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> |
#[[U Lecture|'''U''' Lecture]] - [[Professor Hastings]]<br /><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo</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> |
#[[Very, Very Special Letter|'''V'''ery, Very Special Letter]] - Big Bird<br /><small>Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss</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> |
+ | #[[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> |
#[[X Marks the Spot!|'''X''' Marks the Spot!]] * - [[Sherlock Hemlock]]<br /><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo</small> |
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− | #[[Just Because (Grover)|'''Y''' Just Because]] |
+ | #[[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> |
#[[The Zizzy Zoomers|The '''Z'''izzy Zoomers]] * - the Anything Muppets<br /><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo</small> |
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#The Closing - Cast |
#The Closing - Cast |
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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: |
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: |
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− | :Bert: Well, don't just sit there. |
+ | :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? |
:Big Bird: Hey, if they turn the record over, won't we all fall off? |
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<gallery> |
<gallery> |
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Image:AlphabetAlbumLP.jpg|{{GNH|LP}}1976<br>[[Sesame Street Records (label)|Sesame Street Records]]<br>CC 25503<br>(reissue cover) |
Image:AlphabetAlbumLP.jpg|{{GNH|LP}}1976<br>[[Sesame Street Records (label)|Sesame Street Records]]<br>CC 25503<br>(reissue cover) |
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+ | Image:Noimage-big.png|{{GNH|Cassette}}Sesame Street Records<br>C 5003 |
Image:MuppetAlphabetAlbum8track.JPG|{{GNH|8-track}}Sesame Street Records<br>T 5003 |
Image:MuppetAlphabetAlbum8track.JPG|{{GNH|8-track}}Sesame Street Records<br>T 5003 |
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+ | Image:Noimage-big.png|{{GNH|Cassette}}Sesame Street Records<br>C 79010<br>''The Muppet Alphabet Cassette'' (reissue title) |
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+ | Image:Noimage-big.png|{{GNH|Cassette}}[[Sight & Sound]]<br>GNL-206 |
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Image:MuppAlphabetAlbumCassette.jpg|{{GNH|Cassette}}Sight & Sound<br>62229 |
Image:MuppAlphabetAlbumCassette.jpg|{{GNH|Cassette}}Sight & Sound<br>62229 |
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Image:MuppetAlphabetAlbumSingAlongPack.jpg|{{GNH|Cassette}}1987<br>MPI Production<br>Sing-Along Pack |
Image:MuppetAlphabetAlbumSingAlongPack.jpg|{{GNH|Cassette}}1987<br>MPI Production<br>Sing-Along Pack |
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Image:GoldenSSAlphabetTape.jpg|{{GNH|Cassette}}1990<br>[[Golden Music]]<br>4107<br>''The Sesame Street Alphabet Album'' (reissue title) |
Image:GoldenSSAlphabetTape.jpg|{{GNH|Cassette}}1990<br>[[Golden Music]]<br>4107<br>''The Sesame Street Alphabet Album'' (reissue title) |
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+ | </gallery> |
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+ | ==International releases== |
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+ | <gallery> |
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+ | File:AxisAlphabetAlbum.jpg|{{GNH|LP}}[[Australia]]<br>[[Axis Records]]<br>AXIS 6322 |
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+ | File:MuppetAlphabetAlbumSummitAustralia.jpg|{{GNH|LP}}Australia<br>[[Summit Records]]<br>8002 |
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+ | Image:Noimage-big.png|{{GNH|CD}}Japan, 1997<br>Sony Records<br>SRCL 4060<br>''Sesame Street Alphabet Album'' (reissue title) |
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+ | Image:Noimage-big.png|{{GNH|CD}}Japan, 1999<br>Sony Records<br>SVWC 4004<br>''Sesame Street Alphabet Album'' (reissue title) |
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</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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==''Sing the Alphabet''== |
==''Sing the Alphabet''== |
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[[Image:Sing the Alphabet (CD).jpeg|thumb|300px]] |
[[Image:Sing the Alphabet (CD).jpeg|thumb|300px]] |
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− | {{album|soundtrack=''[[Sesame Street]]''|date=[[1996]]|format=CD|label=[[Sony Wonder]]|catalogue=LK 67747<br>LK 67748}} |
+ | {{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''. |
+ | 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]]. |
+ | 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]] |
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*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 |
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− | *Original Concept and Design by [[Arthur Shimkin]] |
+ | *Original Concept and Design by [[Arthur Shimkin]], Producer |
+ | *Studio control and editing by [[Jim Timmens]] |
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*Visuals by [[Michael Smollin|Smollin Associates]] |
*Visuals by [[Michael Smollin|Smollin Associates]] |
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*[[Fran Brill]] as [[Prairie Dawn]] and various Little Girls |
*[[Fran Brill]] as [[Prairie Dawn]] and various Little Girls |
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*[[Jim Henson]] as [[Ernie]] and [[Guy Smiley]] |
*[[Jim Henson]] as [[Ernie]] and [[Guy Smiley]] |
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+ | ''Uncredited'' |
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+ | *[[Jerry Juhl]] as the Queen, with [[Jeff Moss]] and [[Joe Raposo]] as background characters |
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==Other releases== |
==Other releases== |
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Image:SingAlphabet.JPG|{{GNH|Cassette}}1996<br>Sony Wonder<br>LT 67747<br>LT 67748 |
Image:SingAlphabet.JPG|{{GNH|Cassette}}1996<br>Sony Wonder<br>LT 67747<br>LT 67748 |
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Image:KochSingTheAlphabet.jpg|{{GNH|CD}}2008<br>Koch Records<br>KOC-CD-4475 |
Image:KochSingTheAlphabet.jpg|{{GNH|CD}}2008<br>Koch Records<br>KOC-CD-4475 |
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+ | </gallery> |
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+ | ==International releases== |
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+ | <gallery> |
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+ | File:ABC2013SingtheAlphabetAustralia.jpg|{{GNH|CD}}Australia, 2013<br/>ABC Music |
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</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Sesame Street Discography]] |
*[[Sesame Street Discography]] |
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− | *[http://sesamestreem.com/muppet_alphabet_album.html Listen to The Muppet Alphabet Album] |
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+ | ==External links== |
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+ | *[http://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/2012/09/20/920-241971/ Jim Henson's Red Book Entry] |
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[[Category:Sesame Street Albums|Muppet Alphabet Album]] |
[[Category:Sesame Street Albums|Muppet Alphabet Album]] |
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[[Category:Alphabet|Muppet Alphabet Album]] |
[[Category:Alphabet|Muppet Alphabet Album]] |
Revision as of 04:37, 11 January 2016
Songs from | Sesame Street |
Released | 1971 |
Format | LP |
Label | Columbia Records |
Cat no. | 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 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. More recently, 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
- The Opening - Cast
- The Sound of the Letter A * - Big Bird
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss - Oscar's B Sandwich - Oscar
Music by Joe Raposo, Lyrics by Jerry Juhl - C Is for Cookie * - Cookie Monster
Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo - Dee, Dee, Dee * - Ernie
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss - E What's My Letter * - Guy Smiley and Prairie Dawn
Written by Jerry Juhl, Music by Joe Raposo - Four Furry Friends - Grover, Herry Monster, Oscar the Grouch and Cookie Monster
Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo - Two G Sounds * - Grover and George
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss - Ha Ha - Harvey Kneeslapper, Herry Monster and Big Bird
Music by Joe Raposo, Lyrics by Jerry Juhl - I Stand Up Straight and Tall * - Grover
Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo - J Friends * - The Anything Muppets
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss - K Herbert's Silly Poem - Herbert Birdsfoot
Written by Jerry Juhl, Music by Joe Raposo - La, La, La * - Bert and Ernie
Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo - M-M-M Monster Meal * - Herry Monster and Cookie Monster
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss - The Noodle Story - Big Bird and Oscar
Written by Jerry Juhl, Music by Joe Raposo
Side Two
- Would You Like to Buy an O? * - Lefty the Salesman and Ernie
Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo - P My Favorite Letter * - The Anything Muppets
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss - The Question Song * - Grover and a Little Girl
Music by Jeff Moss, Lyrics by Jerry Juhl - The R Machine - Ernie and Bert
Written by Jim Henson - Sammy the Snake * - Sammy
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss - The Tale of Tom Tattertall Tuttletut - Herbert Birdsfoot and the Anything Muppets
Written by Jerry Juhl, Music by Joe Raposo - U Lecture - Professor Hastings
Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo - Very, Very Special Letter - Big Bird
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss - The National Association of W Lovers * - Bert
Music by Joe Raposo, Lyrics by Jerry Juhl - X Marks the Spot! * - Sherlock Hemlock
Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo - Y Just Because - Grover and a Little Girl
Written by Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl, Music by Joe Raposo - The Zizzy Zoomers * - the Anything Muppets
Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo - 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
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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
- Produced by Jim Henson
- Associate Producer for the Muppets: Diana Birkenfield
- Written by Joe Raposo, Jeff Moss and Jerry Juhl
- With the talents of Frank Oz, Caroll Spinney, Jerry Nelson, Fran Brill and Jim Henson
- Original Concept and Design by Arthur Shimkin, Producer
- Studio control and editing by Jim Timmens
- Visuals by Smollin Associates
Cast
- Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar
- Kevin Clash as Elmo (Sing the Alphabet versions only)
- Frank Oz as Bert, Cookie Monster, Grover and Harvey Kneeslapper
- Jerry Nelson as Herbert Birdsfoot, Sherlock Hemlock, Herry Monster, Sammy the Snake and George
- Fran Brill as Prairie Dawn and various Little Girls
- Jim Henson as Ernie and Guy Smiley
Uncredited
- Jerry Juhl as the Queen, with Jeff Moss and Joe Raposo as background characters