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back catalogue

British

noun

the recordings that a musician has made in the past, as distinct from his or her current recording

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While "Gugusse and the Automaton" was known to be in Melies' back catalogue, no one had seen it until McFarland delivered it to the library in his Toyota sedan last September.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

But he doesn't rule out the possibility entirely, especially as Sega has form for re-releasing titles from the character's back catalogue.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

The rapper's been performing his latest release Eat It Up - a collab with Skepsis - and says fans approaching him to discuss memories of his back catalogue was also inspiring for him.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2025

With plenty of gold in his back catalogue to draw on, the setlist was an all-timer, from the new wave synths of Young Turks to the beautiful folk melodies of Maggie May and Sailing.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2025

Stravinsky had mischievous fun pillaging music’s dusty back catalogue with the ballet Pulcinella for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company in 1920.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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