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Songs from	Sesame Street
Released	1971
Format	LP
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Cat no.	BS 2569

The Official Sesame Street 2 Book-and-Record Album was the second record album of Sesame Street songs to be released. It was originally packaged in a gatefold sleeve that contained a 24-page book featuring illustrations done in comic book style by Michael Smollin, as well as lyrics to all of the songs (also done in comic book style). The package also included a sheet of stickers depicting various characters and song titles on the album, and a sheet of Sesame Street signs that could be punched out. The album was simultaneously issued as a boxed set of four extended play 45s, which included smaller versions of the book, stickers and signs. This album peaked at #78 on Billboard's Top LPs chart in early 1972. It was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Recording for Children, but it lost to the cast album from The Electric Company. It was subsequently reissued without the book, stickers, or signs, first as Sesame Street 2: Original Cast, and then as a part of the 1977 Sesame Street Gold! limited-edition 2-record set, which also featured the first original cast recording from 1970.

Only the front cover has the long version of the album's title. The spine simply says "Sesame Street 2/Original Cast." The actual label says, "Sesame Street 2," with a picture of the Sesame Street sign on a regular Warner Bros. label.

Track listing

Side One

Sesame Street - The Kids
Play Along - Gordon, Susan, Oscar, Big Bird, Ernie, and Bert
Everyone Makes Mistakes - Big Bird
The Garden - Susan and Oscar
High, Middle, Low - Herbert Birdsfoot, Ernie, and Bert
The Word Family Song - Gordon, Susan, Mr. Hooper, and Oscar
What Do I Do When I'm Alone? - Grover
Has Anybody Seen My Dog? - Marty and Grover

Side Two

Sing - The Kids
Mad! - Little Jerry and the Monotones
Picture a World - Susan and Gordon
The Grouch Song - Oscar
Stop! - Gordon
I'm Pretty - A Baby Seal
Circles - Cookie Monster and Herry Monster
Over, Under, Around and Through - Grover
Someday, Little Children - Susan

Inserts

Cast

Matt Robinson as Gordon
Loretta Long as Susan
Will Lee as Mr. Hooper
Frank Oz as Bert, Cookie Monster and Grover
Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch
Jerry Nelson as Herbert Birdsfoot, Herry Monster, Farley, Marty and Little Jerry
Jim Henson as Ernie
The Voices of the Kids: Mario Figueroa, Andrea Giglio, Ana Iza Guerrero, Todd Graff, Althea Jackson, Clyde Otis, Tom Spiro, Christine Winter, Lois Winter

Credits

Produced by Joe Raposo and Jeffrey Moss
Words and Music by Joe Raposo and Jeffrey Moss
Project Director: Christopher Cerf
Album Designed by Mike Smollin
Illustrations by Mike Smollin and Associates

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-'''''The Official Sesame Street 2 Book-and-Record Album''''' is the second record album of ''[[Sesame Street]]'' songs.  It was originally packaged in a gatefold sleeve that contained a 24-page book featuring illustrations by [[Michael Smollin]], as well as lyrics to all of the songs. The package also included a sheet of stickers depicting various characters and song titles on the album, and a sheet of Sesame Street signs that could be punched out. The album was simultaneously issued as a [[Sesame Street 45 RPM Boxed Sets#The Official Sesame Street 2 Book-and-Records Tote Box|boxed set]] of four extended play 45s, which included smaller versions of the book, stickers and signs.  This album peaked at #78 on <i>Billboard</i>'s Top LPs chart in early [[1972]]. It was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] for Best Recording for Children, but it lost to the cast album from ''[[The Electric Company]]''. It was subsequently reissued without the book, first as ''Sesame Street 2: Original Cast'', and then as a part of the [[1977]] ''[[Sesame Street Gold!]]'' limited-edition 2-record set, which also featured [[The Sesame Street Book & Record|the first original cast recording]] from [[1970]].
+'''''The Official Sesame Street 2 Book-and-Record Album''''' was the second record album of ''[[Sesame Street]]'' songs to be released. It was originally packaged in a gatefold sleeve that contained a 24-page book featuring illustrations done in comic book style by [[Michael Smollin]], as well as lyrics to all of the songs (also done in comic book style). The package also included a sheet of stickers depicting various characters and song titles on the album, and a sheet of Sesame Street signs that could be punched out. The album was simultaneously issued as a [[Sesame Street 45 RPM Sets#The Official Sesame Street 2 Book-and-Records Tote Box|boxed set]] of four extended play 45s, which included smaller versions of the book, stickers and signs. This album peaked at #78 on <i>Billboard</i>'s Top LPs chart in early [[1972]]. It was also nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] for Best Recording for Children, but it lost to the cast album from ''[[The Electric Company]]''. It was subsequently reissued without the book, stickers, or signs, first as ''Sesame Street 2: Original Cast'', and then as a part of the [[1977]] ''[[Sesame Street Gold!]]'' limited-edition 2-record set, which also featured [[The Sesame Street Book & Record|the first original cast recording]] from [[1970]].
-Only the front cover has the long version of the album's title. The spine simply says "Sesame Street 2/Original Cast." The actual label says, "Sesame Street 2," with a picture of the ''Sesame Street'' sign on a regular Warner Bros. label, circa 1971.
+Only the front cover has the long version of the album's title. The spine simply says "Sesame Street 2/Original Cast." The actual label says, "Sesame Street 2," with a picture of the ''Sesame Street'' sign on a regular Warner Bros. label.
 ==Track listing==
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 #[[Has Anybody Seen My Dog?]] - [[Marty]] and Grover
 '''Side Two'''
 #[[Sing]] - The Kids
 #[[Mad (song)|Mad!]] - [[Little Jerry and the Monotones]]
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 Image:SS2BookRecord8track.jpg|{{GNH|8-track}}1971<br>Warner Bros. Records<br>M8 2569
 Image:SS2WB82569.jpg|{{GNH|8-track}}1971<br>Warner Bros. Records<br>M8 2569
-Image:Sesamestreet2.jpg|{{GNH|LP}}1977<br>[[Sesame Street Records (label)|Sesame Street Records]]<br>CTW 22074
+Image:Sesamestreet2.jpg|{{GNH|LP}}No book, 1977<br>[[Sesame Street Records (label)|Sesame Street Records]]<br>CTW 22074
 </gallery>
 ==International releases==
 <gallery>
-Image:Noimage.png|{{GNH|LP}}Australia<br>[[Summit Records]]<br>8024
+Image:Noimage-big.png|{{GNH|LP}}Australia<br>[[Summit Records]]<br>8024
-Image:Noimage.png|{{GNH|Cassette}}Australia<br>Summit Records<br>8024
+Image:Noimage-big.png|{{GNH|Cassette}}Australia<br>Summit Records<br>8024
 </gallery>
 ==See also==
 *[[Sesame Street Discography]]
 [[Category:Sesame Street Albums|Official Sesame Street 2 Book-and-Record Album]]

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Changes: The Official Sesame Street 2 Book-and-Record Album

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Contents

Track listing

Inserts

Cast

Credits

Other releases

International releases

See also