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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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

A section of Pitbull's setlist is dedicated to his favourite Spanish language songs and those from his own back catalogue.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025

But even in his back catalogue, there has never been anything quite like the case of the cursed First Lady statue.

From BBC • May 16, 2025

That I Pagliacci was only fifteen years old when Caruso popularised it on record - young in relation to opera’s extensive back catalogue - is, with the benefit of hindsight, strangely significant.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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