The Muppets – The Muppet Show

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Label:	Pye Records – NSPH19, Pye Records – NSPH 19
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Mono, Gatefold
Country:	UK
Released:	May 1977
Genre:	Rock, Non-Music, Children's, Stage & Screen
Style:	Rock & Roll, Comedy, Doo Wop

Tracklist

A1		The Muppet Show Theme Performer – The Entire Cast* Written-By – Henson, Pottle
A2		Mississippi Mud Written-By – Barris, Cavanaugh
A3		Mah Na Mah Na (With "Lullaby Of Birdland") Written-By [Lullaby Of Birdland] – Forster, Shearing Written-By [Mah Na Mah Na] – Umiliani*
A4		The Great Gonzo Eats A Rubber Tyre To The Flight Of The Bumble Bee Written-By – R. Korsakov*
A5		Mr. Bassman Vocals – Floyd (9), Scooter (18) Written-By – J. Cymbal*
A6		Cottleston Pie Vocals – Rowlf Written-By – A. A. Milne, Haynie*
A7a		The Amazing Marvin Suggs And His Muppaphone Play Lady Of Spain Written-By – D. Scott*
A7b		Lady of Spain Written-By – E. Reaves, T. Evans
A8		Pachalafaka Written-By – I. Taylor*
A9		Lydia The Tattooed Lady Vocals – Kermit* Written-By – Harburg, Arlen
A10		Halfway Down The Stairs Vocals – Kermit's Nephew, Robin* Written-By – A. A. Milne, F. Simson*
B1		Tenderly Performer – Dr. Teeth And The Electric Mayhem* Written-By – Lawrence, Gross
B2		I'm In Love With A Big Blue Frog Vocals – Fran Brill Written-By – Braunstein*
B3		Tit Willow Performer – Rowlf, Sam The Eagle Written-By – Gilbert, Sullivan*
B4		Veterinarian's Hospital - Soap Opera Written-By – D. Scott*
B5		Simon Smith And His Amazing Dancing Bear Tap Dance [Dancing] – Fozzie* Vocals – Scooter (18) Written-By – Newman*
B6		What Now My Love Vocals – Miss Piggy Written-By – Sigman, Becaud, Delanoe*
B7		A Monologue By Fozzie Bear Performer – Fozzie Bear Voice [With The Assistance Of] – Kermit* Written-By – D. Scott*
B8		Hugga Wugga (With "You Are My Sunshine") Written-By [Hugga Wugga] – Henson, Raposo Written-By [You Are My Sunshine] – Mitchell, Davis
B9		Trees Vocals – Wayne And Wanda Written-By – Kilmer, Rasbach
B10		Sax And Violence Saxophone – Zoot (5) Written-By – Henson*
B11		Bein' Green Vocals – Kermit* Written-By – J. Raposo*

Companies, etc.

Lacquer Cut At – Pye Studios
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Pye Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Pye Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Henson Associates Inc.
Marketed By – Pye Records (Sales) Ltd.
Distributed By – Pye Records (Sales) Ltd.
Printed By – Howards Printers (Slough) Ltd.
Made By – Howards Printers (Slough) Ltd.
Published By – ATV Music
Published By – Campbell Connelly & Co.
Published By – Lorna Music
Published By – Good Music
Published By – Jewel Music
Published By – WDP (Carlin) Ltd.
Published By – Peter Maurice Music
Published By – Warner Bros. Music
Published By – Big Three Music
Published By – Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew Ltd.
Published By – Chappell Morris
Published By – A. Schroeder Music
Published By – Standard Music
Published By – Southern Music
Published By – Chappell & Co.
Pressed By – Tranco Limited

Credits

Co-producer [With The Help Of] – Peter Harris
Conductor [Orchestra] – Jack Parnell
Design [Album] – Henson Associates*, Paul Chave/Tactics*
Engineer [Audio] – Roger Knight (2), Ted Scott (2)
Executive-Producer – Jim Henson
Executive-Producer [Henson Associates] – David Lazer
Lacquer Cut By – G*
Music Consultant – Larry Grossman
Musical Assistance [Musical Associate] – Derek Scott
Producer – Jack Burns, Jim Henson
Producer [For Pye Records] – Jed Kearse
Remix – Larry Bartlett
Vocals [Crazy Harry, Nigel] – John Lovelady
Vocals [Floyd, Robin, Country Trio, Uncle Deadly] – Jerry Nelson
Vocals [Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Animal, Sam The Eagle, Marvin Suggs, Others] – Frank Oz
Vocals [Hilda, Wanda, Janice] – Eren Ozker
Vocals [Kermit, Dr. Teeth, Rowlf, Swedish Chef, Waldorf, Newsman] – Jim Henson
Vocals [Scooter, Sweetums, Statler, Wayne, Mildred] – Richard Hunt (2)
Vocals [The Great Gonzo, Zoot, Bunsen Honeydew, Muppy] – Dave Goelz
Written-By [Writers] – Jack Burns, Jerry Juhl, Jim Henson, Marc London

Notes

Made in England

All tracks are stereo except A4, A6, B3, B4, B7 which are mono.

A3 written as "Mahna Mahna" on back cover
A4 written as "Flight Of The Bumble Bee" on A-side label
A5 written as "Mr. Bass Man" on A-side label
A7a written as "Muppaphones (Chords)" on the A-side label
B4 written as "Soap Opera (Veterinarian's Hospital)" on B-side label
B5 written as "Simon Smith And The Amazing Dancing Bear" on B-side label
B7 written as "Fozzie Monologue" on the B-side label
B8 written as "Hugga Wugga" on back cover
B9 written as "Being Green" on back cover.

On sleeve 'Vocals' written as 'As sung by'

Vinyl has a slightly translucent purple colour when held up to light (typical of Tranco pressings)

Runout matrices are etched.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: MCPS / BRITICO
Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): ✝NSPH 19-A✝
Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): ✝NSPH 19-B✝
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): NSPH 19 A-2▵G. AK 2
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): NSPH 19 B-3◊G. BX 2
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): NSPH 19 A-2▵G. 3A AX
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): NSPH 19 B-3◊G. 7 ∆E
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): NSPH 19 A-2∆ G 2A AH
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): NSPH 19 B-3◊G 1A AJ
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): NSPH 19 A-2∆G 3 M
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): NSPH 19 B-2∆G 3 C
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 5): NSPH 19 A-2∆G 3 C
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 5): NSPH 19 B-1∆G 2 C
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 6): NSPH 19 A-2∆G 3A F
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 6): NSPH 19 B3◊G 4 BD
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 7): NSPH 19 A-3◊G 1 B
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 7): NSPH 19 B-3◊G 4 J
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 8): NSPH 19 A-2◊G 2A F
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 8): NSPH 19 B-3◊G 6 V

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Muppet Show (LP, Gatefold)	Pye Records, Pye Records	PYA. 20297, PYA. 20.297	France	1977
	The Muppet Show (LP, Album, Santa Maria Pressing)	Arista	AB 4152	US	1977
Recently Edited	The Muppet Show (LP, Album)	Astor	SPLP-1502	Australia	1977
New Submission	The Muppet Show (LP)	Arista	AB 4152	Canada	1977
New Submission	The Muppet Show (Deutsche Originalaufnahmen) (LP, Album, Stereo, Mono)	Pye Records	25 743 XOT	Germany	1977

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Reviews

Adam_A Dec 28, 2020
Very good fun! Like many Sesame Street albums, Henson & co don't just put together tracks from the show but manage to make a listening experience, taking full advantage of the medium to make the record as entertaining to listen to as the show is to watch. Everything is weaved together nicely. It's almost like listening to a Muppets radio show. So many classics from the show are represented here, but there are extra little gags here and there that you'll find just on the album. It's a brilliant listen! Strangely enough, the American release has fewer tracks than the UK one. (It's missing "Pachalafaka" and "Hugga Wugga".)
chunky66 Oct 19, 2020
how can i add an irish release to the list?
mjlgrd Oct 3, 2015
My version of this is UK but with gatefold sleeve?
dancematrix Jul 1, 2014
This is a classic, funny album I have loved since I was a kid. A mixture of sketches and songs that still stand up today.
PAULCHAVE Mar 10, 2014
Album Design: Paul Chave