I have no clue as to why I bought this record. But does one really need an explanation to get down with the Cookie Monster?

I've been meaning to rip this record to mp3 for years, and now I can finally share it. My copy is a 2003 re-release from Ninja Tune, but the original tracks were released as a promo 12" on Sesame Street's Children's Records of America label in 1978 to accompany the Sesame Street Fever LP. There are two versions of C is for Cookie – the track posted below is the 'Funky Version' – and it was Larry Levan's first mix. Ever. How random is that??!! 

The flip side of the Ninja Tune release is The Pointer Sister's Pinball Number Count. A true children's television classic. The track is actually a composite of numbers 2 thru 12 of the Pinball Number Count animations (number 1 was never created for some odd reason) and had never been released before. 

Memory Lane here we come.

C is for Cookie - Funky Version (Special Disco Mix by Larry Levan) / Cookie Monster and The Girls - EXPIRED

Pinball Number Count (DJ Food Re-edit) / The Pointer Sisters - EXPIRED

In the Beginning

For those readers who actually know me (all 13 of you that visit this blog) you've probably noticed I've been on a disco kick this summer. I just can't get enough of the music and the culture that surrounded it. A scene like downtown NYC circa '78 just blows my mind. At the center of this scene was the Paradise Garage. The Garage has been credited for its influence on the development of the modern dance club as it is today. Unlike other clubs at the time, the Paradise Garage was focused on dancing rather than social interaction; and it was one of the first to put the DJ at the center of attention. Basically all the clubs we go to now are in some way trying to emulate what went on there. And failing miserably.

Ok. Enough of the Nancy Negative. Let's get onto some music.

The Zebras / Paradise Garage (zshare) - EXPIRED

Loose Joints / Is It All Over My Face? (Larry Levan remix) zshare - EXPIRED

By the way, HUGE disco points for naming the lead singer of The Zebras...