# I bought all of their albums **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 23, 2019, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-all-of-their-albums/840700 "2019-09-23T13:29:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-all-of-their-albums/840700/1 "2019-09-23T13:29:41Z")
What artist have you bought all of their studio albums? You can include artist you bought all albums “since” or “until” some significant change. I have examples for what I mean. For me: The Cars – all seven albums Savage Garden – both albums The Since/until artists: Steely Dan – the seven albums they had until they broke up in the early 80’s. Jim Croce – the three albums since he became famous. Apparently, he had a couple of albums in the 60s that didn’t chart. Boston – the three albums before Brad Delp left. To me they were a different group after that. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-all-of-their-albums/840700/2 "2019-09-23T13:33:29Z")
Bonzo Dog Band – all their albums (not counting compilations) Kak – single album Renaissance – just the first album with the original group Flash and the Pan – two albums ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-all-of-their-albums/840700/3 "2019-09-23T13:38:57Z")
All albums: Tom Petty Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung Green Day Captain Beyond Steve Hillage The Beatles (at least the canonical UK releases) The Ultra Electric Mega Galactic The Rutles All albums and all singles, EPs, bootlegs, and other material I could get my hands on: Beck (until Odelay) The Sex Pistols Nirvana Monster Magnet Sun Dial Garbage ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-all-of-their-albums/840700/4 "2019-09-23T14:04:51Z")
Jeb Loy Nichols solo Jeb Loy Nichols with Fellow Travelers (his '90s rock-reggae-folk-bluegrass-trombone band) Jeb Loy Nichols with a Jamaican band Jeb Loy Nichols with Ian Gomm Jeb Loy Nichols doing moody jazzy stuff Jeb Loy Nichols doing vocals for EDM and hiphop Jeb Loy Nichols acoustic with his wife Even fixed up my old turntable to play his LP-only albums. Like the 10"-er _Ya Smell Me…_ hey, [it’s on iTunes](https://music.apple.com/us/album/ya-smell-me-mini-album/1080314589), you can listen. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-all-of-their-albums/840700/5 "2019-09-23T14:07:01Z")
I can’t list every artist I have every bit of recorded output from; that would be hundreds of artists. They include: Slayer Beastie Boys Kool Keith Infant Annihilator Johnny Dowd Ohio Players AC/DC Radio Birdman Minutemen Bands that I have partials because reasons include: Van Halen (up to the Van Hagar years) Steely Dan (thru _Aja_, because that’s all they did that matters and it’s all perfect) Frank Zappa (there’s just a shitload of stuff FFS) The Residents (there’s just a shitload of stuff FFS) ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-all-of-their-albums/840700/6 "2019-09-23T14:12:38Z")
Back in the mid-80s I was listening to country music and ONLY country music. I snagged every CD I could, starting with the initial albums, of **Clint Black** , **Garth Brooks** , and **Travis Tritt**. There was no way I could get the back catalog of **Hank Williams, Jr.** , but for about 10 years I bought everything he released. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-all-of-their-albums/840700/7 "2019-09-23T14:28:16Z")
Wilco - I had all of their albums until the release of their live “Kicking Television” album, which I still do not own, but I have everything else, including the two Mermaid Avenue albums with Billy Bragg. Rush - I had all of their albums through Signals, started losing interest when Grace Under Pressure came out, and didn’t buy another Rush album for 20 years. I’m slowly filling in the gaps now. Led Zeppelin - I had all their albums at one time but some are missing now. Genesis - I had everything up to and including the yellow “Genesis” album (including “Trespass” and “From Genesis to Revelation”). Old 97s - everything (so far) ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-all-of-their-albums/840700/8 "2019-09-23T14:41:37Z")
Pink Floyd – up through and including _A Momentary Lack of Reason_, also including bootlegs and rips from BBC broadcasts etc Alan Parsons Project – everything except _Freudiana_ and _The Sicilian Defense_. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-all-of-their-albums/840700/9 "2019-09-23T14:50:06Z")
Led Zeppelin Pink Floyd Yes Jimi Hendrix When I was buying a lot of CDs the Beatles were always on the air, just flip the station and someone was playing a Beatles song, so I never came close to completing my Beatles. I might be missing any Yes albums from post 2000, but that is fine. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-all-of-their-albums/840700/10 "2019-09-23T15:00:53Z")
Cream. ---
**Author:** ![Jet\_Jaguar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jet_jaguar/32/3562_2.png) [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-all-of-their-albums/840700/11 "2019-09-23T15:03:35Z")
Weird Al Yankovic Abba Guns 'n Roses, except for _Chinese Democracy_ (so basically everything until the original lineup fell apart). ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-all-of-their-albums/840700/12 "2019-09-23T15:13:05Z")
> [@Jet\_Jaguar](#): > > Weird Al Yankovic > Abba > Guns 'n Roses, except for _Chinese Democracy_ (so basically everything until the original lineup fell apart). That is truly a strange mix you have there. ---
**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-all-of-their-albums/840700/13 "2019-09-23T15:22:19Z")
Bob Dylan The Beatles Johnny Crawford ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-all-of-their-albums/840700/14 "2019-09-23T15:34:31Z")
For bands with relatively short outputs, 5 albums or less, I have too many to list here. For higher output bands: Pink Floyd Camper Van Beethoven Primus Love and Rockets Garbage Concrete Blonde ---
**Author:** ![D18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-all-of-their-albums/840700/15 "2019-09-23T15:42:57Z")
I am somewhat embarrassed to say that I had the complete Doobie Brothers up until One Step Closer. I am more embarrassed to say that despite selling off almost all my LPs, I still do! ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-all-of-their-albums/840700/16 "2019-09-23T16:43:35Z")
Buckethead. I kid, I kid! 😃 For real: Uncle Tupelo Wilco (new album out soon!) Led Zepellin Beatles There are a lot of bands I bought all albums up to a certain point: Metallica - Nothing after the black album Black Sabbath - First six (I did get Dio’s Heaven and Hell) Chris Isaak - up to Speak of the Devil Dwight Yoakam - up to [dwightyoakamacoustic.net](http://dwightyoakamacoustic.net) - stupid name for an album but I love it Many more. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-all-of-their-albums/840700/17 "2019-09-23T16:52:47Z")
All: Electric Light Orchestra Yes Most: Queen – everything up through “A Kind of Magic.” At the time, i wasn’t a fan of what I heard from their final few albums, and never bought them. ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-all-of-their-albums/840700/18 "2019-09-23T17:12:21Z")
I collected Devo in the 1980s and into the 90s. I had the catalog of course, and all the rare singles and oddities. Foreign picture sleeves, some boots, oddball tapes, autographs, and of course an authentic Devo radiation suit. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-all-of-their-albums/840700/19 "2019-09-23T17:34:28Z")
REM - All studio albums up to “Reveal” including “Dead Letter Office” which was their B-side compilation. ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-all-of-their-albums/840700/20 "2019-09-23T17:34:38Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > I can’t list every artist I have every bit of recorded output from; that would be hundreds of artists. They include: Yeah, same here. A few of mine: Genesis Yes Marillion Dream Theater Spock’s Beard The Flower Kings IQ I’ve also got every live album, EP, b-sides collection, some bootlegs, and so on. In come cases, I’ve kept albums even if they suck (Yes’s _Open Your Eyes_, for instance), just to be able to say I’ve got all of their output. > [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Frank Zappa (there’s just a shitload of stuff FFS) I own everything by Zappa up through 1993 (_The Yellow Shark_). It’s somewhere around 70 albums! I also have a couple of his posthumous albums, but gave up trying to keep up with these releases a long time ago. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-all-of-their-albums/840700.md?page=2)