Largest discography ever?
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Topic: Largest discography ever?
Posted By: Guests
Subject: Largest discography ever?
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 17:52
| Which Prog band\artist has the largest discography? |
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 17:54
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Tangerine Dream
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Posted By: ClemofNazareth
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 17:54
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Probably Rick Wakeman ------------- "Peace is the only battle worth waging." Albert Camus |
Posted By: Angelo
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 18:00
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Tangerine Dream is probably the most valid answer, but let's not forget the Legendary Pink Dots (or was that the most incomprehensible discography?).
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Posted By: Yorkie X
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 18:00
| Zappa must come close |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 18:02
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I think so, but so many compilations and all have been released posthumously, I want to rule them out. It seems weird.
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Posted By: sean
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 18:10
| Zappa and Wakeman have to be up there. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 18:12
| And Vangelis? |
Posted By: laplace
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 18:16
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It'll probably be the Acid Mothers by around 2010
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 18:16
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Peter Hammill also has a lot, but not as many as Zappa, I don't believe. Non-prog: Sun Ra -------------   
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Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 18:18
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Whoever's in the lead, http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=2572 - Acid Mother Temple will soon catch up with them.
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 18:23
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Finnish band Circle also have a reasonably big discography. Other non-prog bands: Nurse With Wound Current 93 -------------
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Posted By: Kapitan_Mrok
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 18:27
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I Think Zappa and Tangarine Dream... And Klaus Shulze ------------- Terra Tegit Terram |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 18:46
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How about Steven Wilson if you count all his projects: Porcupine Tree, No-Man, Bass Communion, IEM, Blackfield, am I missing any?
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Posted By: ClemofNazareth
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 18:48
If you consider all projects then I'd say take another look at Wakeman. 110 studio albums, 21 DVDs, 12 compilation albums, plus what he did with Yes and the Strawbs. ------------- "Peace is the only battle worth waging." Albert Camus |
Slartibartfast wrote:Posted By: Atkingani
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 19:11
Include HAWKWIND in the top... 
EDIT: the band OMEGA, from Hungary have a large discography too. ------------- Guigo ~~~~~~ |
Posted By: Avantgardehead
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 19:46
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Zappa Zappa Zappa
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 19:55
As an old Wakeman fan, I just have to say, holy crap!, you added all that up?!? ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 19:56
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Wakeman, Zappa, King Crimson, John Wetton. ------------- Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour) |
Posted By: SirPsycho388
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 21:06
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Maybe Fripp??? Definately Zappa
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Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 21:54
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I guess TDream (I own 33 selections), Hawkwind, Oldfield, the Dots, Tull,Camel,Yes+ Wakeman is huge. ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: allan Duul II
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 22:44
:D I love Acid Mothers Temple, 25+ albums between 2000-04 that is awesome in the truest sense of the word haha. How many are they on now then, its gotta be between 40-50 at least, I have 29 on my computer   Awesome band, I ordered their Acid Mothers Gong 2 live albums with Daevid Allen and Gilly Smyth and the one where they do Master builder for like 50 mins the other day Best show up soon! |
Posted By: Apsalar
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 22:48
| not prog, but DJ Screw released near 500 discs/tapes before dying at the tender age of 29. |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 23:01
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Peter Hammill has a huge discography too
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 23:37
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John Zorn's deserves mention. Probably not the largest, but he is adding to it often. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: literal biscuit
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 23:53
| wolf eyes (including side projects) is up there |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: January 27 2008 at 00:45
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Wakeman, Zappa and TD i whuld gues. Bigest and most quality is no doubt Zappa and Hammill. ------------- 
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Posted By: ProgBagel
Date Posted: January 27 2008 at 00:54
| I'll just add to the Zappa vote, he has a lot. |
Posted By: Thandrus
Date Posted: January 27 2008 at 05:53
| I think PETE NAMLOOK is the clear winner... His discography (or at least what my friend owns in mp3 format) strike up to 300 albums, not including all compilations. |
Posted By: Hatters
Date Posted: January 27 2008 at 06:14
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Prog: Gotta be Tangerine Dream most likely. Non-Prog: Maybe Merzbow or Wolf Eyes. There are a lot of composers who do music for films which rack up loads of recordings. -------------  http://www.last.fm/user/SHatters/?chartstyle=basic10"> 
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Posted By: Philip
Date Posted: January 27 2008 at 07:41
| Rick Wakeman or Frank Zappa. |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: January 27 2008 at 07:44
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By what I know, Pete Namlook, Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze, John Zorn, Rick Wakeman have humongous discographies.
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: January 27 2008 at 07:45
nah, just 150, average. -------------
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Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: January 27 2008 at 08:08
| Perhaps it would be useful to define the criteria. Original studio albums only, or include live albums, compilations, singles, re-releases, repackagings (with new titles) etc.? |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: January 27 2008 at 10:36
I swear, sometimes you admin types just have no respect for the value of anarchy. Would it help if it were floating? ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: January 27 2008 at 13:04
| Including Studio, Live and compilations Zappa has well over a 100 albums. In fact he could probably make 100 excluding compilations. |
Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: January 27 2008 at 13:52
 I'm sure sure Jody, Jim, Tony etc., would wish to be classified as being of the same type as myself! |
Posted By: Tarkus31
Date Posted: January 27 2008 at 17:20
I forgot about John Wetton. If you add up all the stuff he did, there's quite alot. More than alot of other artists.
As for the band with the most members, Uriah Heep has gone through more than 25 members in the band's history. ------------- ~~~Brian~~~ "And if we all did the things we knew to be right, left would be the childish fears of danger in the night." -Graeme Edge |
Posted By: Tarkus31
Date Posted: January 27 2008 at 17:21
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BTW, Richochet, your cat photo in your sig made me almost fall out of my chair with laughter. Thank you. Sorry for the double post. ------------- ~~~Brian~~~ "And if we all did the things we knew to be right, left would be the childish fears of danger in the night." -Graeme Edge |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: January 27 2008 at 17:29
I never counted how many members Hawkwind had throughout their 40 years career, but I am pretty sure the number will about equal the number of years they exist ------------- A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: mrcozdude
Date Posted: January 30 2008 at 06:48
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It must be Zappa,but how will we ever know?He's still releasing albums now! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/cozfunkel/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Shakespeare
Date Posted: January 30 2008 at 10:25
Continuum. |