discography
Artist's album list
A discography is the complete catalog of recordings by a particular artist or composer, or on a particular label: The Beatles' discography spans thirteen studio albums.
The term also refers to the study of recorded music as a field.
In medical contexts, discography is a diagnostic procedure involving spinal disc imaging.
Extended vinyl recording
- EPShort music collection
- singleOne in number
- studio albumProfessionally recorded music collection
- live albumRecording from actual show
compilation · debut · release · reissue · remaster · deluxe edition · boxset · vinyl
Maker of creative works
- bandGroup playing music together
- soloPerformance by one
- debutFirst public appearance
- catalogOrdered list of items
back catalog · output · body of work · recordings · label · contract · producer · collaborations
Scholarly study of compositions
- ethnomusicologyMusic studied culturally
- archivesStored historical documents
- bibliographyList of cited works
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
database · index · catalog · annotation · scholarship · credits · personnel · provenance
Having considerable effect
- seminalFoundational and influential
- classicOf lasting excellence
- iconicWidely recognized, enduring
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
landmark · definitive · essential · celebrated · acclaimed · timeless · pioneering · genre-defining
Ordered display of events
- eraDistinct historical period
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
- phaseDistinct period in sequence
- earlyOccurring before expected
mid-career · late · evolution · progression · sequence · development · milestones · decade
LP
Extended vinyl recording
- EPShort music collection
- singleOne in number
- studio albumProfessionally recorded music collection
live album · compilation · debut · release · reissue · remaster · deluxe edition · boxset · vinyl · pressing
artist
Maker of creative works
catalog · back catalog · output · body of work · recordings · label · contract · producer · collaborations · features
musicology
Scholarly study of compositions
- ethnomusicologyMusic studied culturally
- archivesStored historical documents
- bibliographyList of cited works
documentation · database · index · catalog · annotation · scholarship · credits · personnel · provenance
influential
Having considerable effect
groundbreaking · landmark · definitive · essential · celebrated · acclaimed · timeless · pioneering · genre-defining · platinum
timeline
Ordered display of events
early · mid-career · late · evolution · progression · sequence · development · milestones · decade · retrospective
- -graphiesbiography, geography, photography, typography, cartography
- collectionscollection, collections, anthology, anthologies, compilation
- compilationsanthology, compilation, anthologies, collection, collected stories
- media collectionsmedia library, video library, music collection, film library, sound library
- recordsbirth records, world record, record, Guinness, documents
- medical imagingCT scan, MRI, X-ray, PET scan, MRI scan
discographysingle
One in number
lost recordings · EP · demo tape · bootleg · sampler
discographybiography
Written life account
filmography · autobiography · memoir · written works · life story