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

The evening was light on special guests, which could have been an obstacle for the performer, who boasts a back catalogue with a large number of feature artists.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

It has leaned hard into its Netflix-style Game Pass, also available on PC, which allows players to download brand new and back catalogue titles for a monthly fee.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

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

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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