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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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The closest relative in her back catalogue, I think, is 1993's Erotica, which was similarly inspired by underground house music, while tackling themes of upheaval and loss in the midst of the Aids crisis.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

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

It is also the first studio album Swift has released since she announced her engagement to NFL star Travis Kelce in August and revealed in May that she had regained control over her back catalogue.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2025

Much of her songwriting and back catalogue has been about her previous relationships, with fans poring over the lyrics to try and guess who the subjects of her songs are.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 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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