From Which Artists Would You Buy Their Entire Discography?

From which artists would you buy their entire discography? This question meaning every album in the catalog is worth owning. I'll go first - Joy Division, Nirvana, The Who, Steely Dan

 

John Coltrane
Tom Waits

 

Talking Heads
The Fall
Roxy Music

 

Talk talk, Hendrix, 60's Coltrane, Joy division, amongst others, and I have all the ones I've mentioned i have complete discographies

 

You have great taste

 

So many...most Jazz artists...to name a few:

Ellington
Mingus
Evans
Sonny Clark
Coltrane
Blakey
Clifford Brown

It's easier to pick and choose with rock artists. Hell, I don't even want all the Zappa releases and I LOVE Zappa.

 

I know exactly what you mean. Do you actually own an entire discography of any artist?

 

Depends on "complete." Just regular album issues or compilations, compilations for just one non album track, singles and b-sides, bootlegs.
Nobody for the latter. Bands with tiny discographies for the former.

 

T. Rex
Oingo Boingo

 

At one time I owned every Miles Davis album (on CD). All the metal boxed sets, Live at Montreux.... everything

 

Nick Drake

 

Worth owning isn't really a high bar to clear.

The Beatles
The Police
King Crimson

 

Wow, I have no desire to own anything by 2 out of 4 on your list. Different strokes for different folks!

 

For example:

The Beatles
Simon & Garfunkel
Led Zeppelin
The Doors (Morrison era)
Fleet Foxes
Tame Impala
The Verve
The Smiths

 

which 2 lol?

 

There's this guy on YouTube who reviews artist's discographies. It's unbelievable how many CDs this guy has. He has every album by every artist it seems.

 

Minor Threat...

I'm sure I do, but even among bands I love I generally don't have everything.

 

Eric Clapton
Tom Petty

 

I really can't think of anyone. There's always an nonessential retrospective live album or some previously unreleased outtakes that I don't feel inclined to buy, even though I would buy all the original studio & live albums from a few artists, such as Neu!, Kraftwerk, Joy Division, The Stooges.

 

I don't like Nirvana or The Who. I had all the Joy Division stuff on vinyl back in the day. Steely Dan is must have up to Gaucho, but I can live without the later two.

I'm struggling to think of anyone where I could vouch for the full discography. Even really short ones, like the Sex Pistols for example, still have some clunkers.

 

I have a disease called "completisitis" -I must own complete catalogs from a certain few bands, even when their catalog includes several duds. Some examples:
Hawkwind
Big Country
Pink Floyd

I need help.

 

I have a lot of complete (regular) discographies. I don't do compiles.

As to whether they are worth owning is really very subjective, and although some I have I would say no, not really, most I am glad to have them.

 

Blind Faith

 

Lee Clayton
Keith Moon

 

Beatles
Tom Petty
Fountains Of Wayne