daingermouz2020 said:

Hasn't Buckethead released something like 200 albums?

Robert Pollard? The Fall? Zappa? There's loads of super profilic artists out there

erik319 said:

daingermouz2020 said:

Not including albums released after an artist dies or compilation albums. Has Prince released more albums than any other artist to date?

Dylan beats him.

But if we're just talking studio albums, with the new album on Monday. It's gonna be a very close call.

Edited to add... Then there's Zappa! Prince has a way to go yet
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erik319 said:

Most surprising of all - Nana Mouskouri: 400+ albums. I shit you not...

Holy crap

https://en.wikipedia.org/...iscography


oh and don't forget James Last

https://en.wikipedia.org/...iscography

Bill Laswell has released at least 200 albums, though mostly under pseudonyms.

Ryuichi Sakamoto, Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea also have released at least as many albums as Prince, possibly more.

Haruomi Hosono has recorded thousands of songs on both his own projects/albums and other artists'.

And let's not forget John Zorn, who has released between 150 and 200 albums.

If Prince had released everything he's ever recorded, he could possibly beat or at least equal everyone else, but his current discography, while impressive, is by far not the biggest.

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Keith Jarret has released close to a 100 albums.

In order to compile any kind of real list, you would need to add some kind of caveat. Which of course would also need to be imposed on Prince.

Surely you would need to discount albums which don't meet minimum requirements. For example, Not meeting a minimum length (in time), Was there a single? Was it a major release? Is NEWS an album since it only has 4 tracks?

An artist could "release" an album from the back of their car, would they be included? Would double/triple albums count once, twice or three times?

In the grand scheme as others have mentioned Prince isn't close. But compared to people we'd consider to be his contemporaries, he's way ahead of most of them.

daingermouz2020 said:

daingermouz2020 said:

can prince albums under pseudenims (sic) be included? if Bill Laswell can be cited then surely prince's satelitte albums should be considered? it's would be getting nearer 100 if you added all the Time, Jill Jones, NPG, Madhouse, Sheila E, even Mavis Staples, Mayte, chaka, GCS2000, 1-800 new funk etc etc.

Nana_Mouskouri has over 400 albums and Tangerine Dream has released over 100 and most of theirs are great!! Here is Nana's and its incredible!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nana_Mouskouri#Partial_discography

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erik319 said:

Most surprising of all - Nana Mouskouri: 400+ albums. I shit you not...

That's because she sings in so many languages, not too many artists have strong following in numerous languages.

Zappa's official 100th album release was earlier this year, but their a mix of studio and live, and I don't feel like sorting them out. 62 during lifetime, 38 more since his death. Then there are some compilations.

Dandroppedadime said:

daingermouz2020 said:

Dandroppedadime said:

can prince albums under pseudenims (sic) be included? if Bill Laswell can be cited then surely prince's satelitte albums should be considered? it's would be getting nearer 100 if you added all the Time, Jill Jones, NPG, Madhouse, Sheila E, even Mavis Staples, Mayte, chaka, GCS2000, 1-800 new funk etc etc.

I wasn't including albums he's produced or given to others like Jill Jones, Mavis, but if there is a known version of a song like " Baby You're a Trip" "Eternity" then I would include it. I'd include all Prince albums released including internet releases plus unreleased albums like "High" and all outtakes and B sides and I think I'd probably include the first Madhouse album. Not including compilations or live albums.

Why not the second Madhouse album?

Noodled24 said:

In order to compile any kind of real list, you would need to add some kind of caveat. Which of course would also need to be imposed on Prince.

Surely you would need to discount albums which don't meet minimum requirements. For example, Not meeting a minimum length (in time), Was there a single? Was it a major release? Is NEWS an album since it only has 4 tracks?

An artist could "release" an album from the back of their car, would they be included? Would double/triple albums count once, twice or three times?

In the grand scheme as others have mentioned Prince isn't close. But compared to people we'd consider to be his contemporaries, he's way ahead of most of them.

Nonsense.

Dandroppedadime said:

can prince albums under pseudenims (sic) be included? if Bill Laswell can be cited then surely prince's satelitte albums should be considered? it's would be getting nearer 100 if you added all the Time, Jill Jones, NPG, Madhouse, Sheila E, even Mavis Staples, Mayte, chaka, GCS2000, 1-800 new funk etc etc.

Such albums should of course be included as they are part of the official canon, but even if u include those albums PLUS live and video albums (which I did) you get a little less than 80.

Not bad, that's still an average of about 2 albums a year, but we're far from achieving a world record.

daingermouz2020 said:

Dandroppedadime said:

can prince albums under pseudenims (sic) be included? if Bill Laswell can be cited then surely prince's satelitte albums should be considered? it's would be getting nearer 100 if you added all the Time, Jill Jones, NPG, Madhouse, Sheila E, even Mavis Staples, Mayte, chaka, GCS2000, 1-800 new funk etc etc.

I wasn't including albums he's produced or given to others like Jill Jones, Mavis, but if there is a known version of a song like " Baby You're a Trip" "Eternity" then I would include it. I'd include all Prince albums released including internet releases plus unreleased albums like "High" and all outtakes and B sides and I think I'd probably include the first Madhouse album. Not including compilations or live albums.

There's no logic in the manner you count, it's completely arbitrary and therefore invalid. You must come-up with a rational system and justifiable criterias in order to establish a canon.

EddieC said:

daingermouz2020 said:

EddieC said:

Why not the second Madhouse album?

because I was heard Madhouse 8 was solely Prince with Leeds on horns Madhouse 16 was several people making up a real band. I may be mistaken though.

You will be terribly surprised to learn, then, that many tracks on Prince's own albums, and even some Prince albums in their entirety, were several people making a real band.

The name on the cover doesn't matter. What matters is authorship.