Sesame Street discography 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 so that " Sesame Street " music could be enjoyed just for its own sake . The Early Albums . The first six albums were released by Columbia Records and Warner Bros . Records , both well - established major labels . 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 . Other 1970s Albums . During the summer of 1970 , as " The Sesame Street Book & Record " became a best seller , Bob McGrath and Loretta Long also released their own children ' s albums . While not part of the Sesame Street canon ( even though they both mention " Sesame Street " on their covers ) , they also became well - known albums because of the show ' s huge popularity . In 1975 , K - Tel Records , known for their mail - order records of hits by various artists , became the first outside label to release an LP of songs from " Sesame Street " , drawn from previous albums . Sesame Street Records . 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 . Sight & Sound . Sometime after the Sesame Street Records label closed , 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 1990s . Golden Music . 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 . Sony Wonder . 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 was not reissued on CD by Sony Wonder , the third 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 also contained a detailed booklet about the history of the show , written by Christopher Cerf . It was the first time " Sesame Street " had received the boxed - set treatment from a major label , although several multi - LP boxed sets had been released over the years on Sesame Street Records . Sony Wonder continued to release new titles until 2004 . Koch Records . In 2007 , Koch Records announced that it would begin distributing " Sesame Street " titles . The first titles began to appear in 2008 , with reissues of albums that had previously been released on Sony Wonder . In 2010 , Koch Records , now renamed E1 Music , finally reissued " The Sesame Street Book & Record " as part of " " , a collection of long - out - of - print early " Sesame Street " albums . Download - only Albums . Beginning in 2010 , Sesame Street began to offer their back catalog of albums as downloads through Amazon . com and The iTunes Store . They also released the following compilations . Other 2010s albums . In addition to the main library of Sesame Street music , over the years , original cast albums have been sold at the " Sesame Street Live " shows . See Sesame Street Live Discography for a chronological list of titles .