What is "discography"

1933; see disc + -graphy.

n. 1 Complete collection of the releases of a musical act. 2 List of all of the releases of a certain musical act, usually with release dates, and often with other information about the releases. 3 (context medicine English) radiography of the spine after injection of a contrast medium into a disc.

Discography is the study and cataloging of published sound recordings, often by specified artists or within identified musical genres. The exact information included varies depending on the type and scope of the discography, but a discography entry for a specific recording will often list such details as the names of the artists involved, the time and place of the recording, the title of the piece performed, release dates, chart positions, and sales figures.

A discography can also refer to the recordings catalogue of an individual artist, group, or orchestra. This is distinct from a sessionography, which is a catalogue of recording sessions, rather than a catalogue of the records, in whatever medium, that are made from those recordings. The two are sometimes confused, especially in jazz, as specific release dates for jazz records are often difficult to ascertain, and session dates are substituted as a means of organizing an artist's catalogue.

Another, more recent, definition of discography refers to a collection of musical recordings by a performer or composer, considered as a body of work. For instance, all studio albums by a performer could collectively be considered their discography.

The term "discography" was popularized in the 1930s by collectors of jazz records. Jazz fans did research and self-published discographies about when jazz records were made and what musicians were on the records, as record companies did not commonly include that information on or with the records at that time. Two early jazz discographies were Rhythm on Record by Hilton Schleman and Hot Discography by Charles Delaunay.

A compilation of a performer's piano rolls is called a "rollography."

Discography was released on 27 March 2003 and is a compilation album from Swedish pop and country singer Jill Johnson. It peaked at #4 at the Swedish album chart.

Discography is the study and listing of the details concerning sound recordings.

Discography may also refer to:

• Discography (Jill Johnson album), 2003
• Discography (Jesuit album)
• Discography '93–'99, an album by Lethargy
• Discography: The Complete Singles Collection, an album by the Pet Shop Boys
• Lumbar provocative discography, a medical procedure

Discography is a compilation album released by the American rock band Jesuit. Released on April 12, 2011 through Magic Bullet Records, the compilation features every song ever recorded by the hardcore punk group during their brief tenure in the mid 1990s. Jesuit recorded a demo tape, two self-titled EPs and a Black Sabbath cover for a compilation album before disbanding in 1999.

The album was generally well received from music critics. Shawn Macomber of Decibel gave the album a nine out of ten rating, describing it as "a beautifully remastered collection documenting the all-too-fleeting existence of one of the seminal bands that made post-post-hardcore's mid-'90s vicious turn so darkly exhilarating."