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Vegetable Soup - Theme Song of the classic American educational children’s television program produced by the New York State Education Department that originally ran on PBS from September 22, 1975 to December 14, 1978
Vegetable Soup - “Outerscope”
This is a segment from the TV series I thought I was naming the group after; because, my memory failed me instead the group was name “Alphabet Soup”
Vegetable Soup was
About a bunch of neighbor kids (actually puppets) who build a rocketship (called, naturally enough, “Outerscope”) out of wooden planks and pilot it into outer space. They visit a whole bunch of allegorical, surreal worlds in which they learn about tolerance, multiculteralism, the value of a good education, and other assorted “valuable lessons” that mid-70s PBS shows specialized in.
What was uniquely disturbing about “Outerscope” was that the kids were puppets, but with real human hands. The puppeteers would stick their adult-sized hands out the sides of the kid-sized puppet-bodies. Only their hands, mind you, not their arms. So these puppet-kids had giant hands & wrists jutting from their sides, but no arms.
It was like watching a puppet show about kids with thalidomide birth defects. Via
Alphabet Soup - Sunny Day In Harlem, second week on the chart at, #3 on London’s Kiss 100 FM, Top 20, Rap Chart (Jan. 20, 1992)
SDIH in its first week charted at #3
The #3 slot is a repeat from previous week’s placement
Full chart
Alphabet Soup - Sunny Day In Harlem #1 on London’s Kiss 100 FM, Top 20, Rap Chart (Jan. 27, 1992)
SDIH was on Kiss 100 FM Top 20 Rap Chart for ~16-weeks
Alphabet Soup - Sunny Day In Harlem
I remember, well, initially conjoining the samples for this single.
Eventually, I’ll relay this story involved in creating this treasured single.
Jaz's Mixtapes f. Alphabet Soup & More Soup For Your Meal
Thank you, Jaz for continuing to share my music.
Hip-Hop Classic #2 Alphabet Soup – Sunny Day In Harlem EP
Without question one of my all time favourite records. Another one that only the hard-core heads seem to know of its existence. If you like the sound of New York in the early 90s, ie, Leaders of the New School, De La Soul, Prince Paul, Organized Konfusion, Future Sound, KMD, then you really NEED this record. Straight-up drum breaks, the choicest samples & a rough rugged pure vibe that evokes. having fun. I’ve never had to look for it so I’m not sure what it goes for, but if I heard it & didn’t have it, I’d drop major coin on it in a flash. It’s that damn good. Anyone says any different, they are kidding themselves.
