10 Notable Artists With Incomplete Catalogs On Spotify

The service might have almost everything, but it's missing some true greats.

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Sweden-based music streaming service Spotify is worth billions of dollars, and has well over 140 million users as of early 2018 - 70 million being paid contributors.

When launching in 2008, it was a dream come true for many music listeners, however Spotify was not without its growing pains, as the Swedish company took years to expand into the United States and it was also years before a number of best-selling artists - including The Beatles, The Eagles, Pink Floyd and Metallica - agreed to have their music available for streaming.

The average listener can find just about anything they want - the catalog reportedly includes over 30 million recordings - but some artists' discographies are either incomplete or entirely missing.

Some of these titles not included on Spotify feature #1 hits and/or were recorded by artists who have sold tens of millions of albums. Potentially making more catalogs incomplete, a lawsuit filed last week by U.S. music publisher Wixen Music Publishing puts songs by Tom Petty, Weezer, The Black Keys, Fleetwood Mac, Neil Young, and The Doors in jeopardy, as Wixen is suing for for $1.6 billion in damages.

Alongside the above, there are many more artists whose catalogues desperately need to be completed, starting with...

10. Jimmy Page

Jimmy Page is forever known as the guitarist, producer and leader of the band Led Zeppelin, which was one of the last hold-outs of Spotify, adding its full catalog in December 2013. Page has been active post-Zeppelin, recording with Whitesnake's David Coverdale in Coverdale/Page, with Bad Company's Paul Rodgers and AC/DC's Chris Slade in The Firm, and The Black Crowes over the years.

However, Spotify does not have the soundtrack to the film Page scored, Death Wish II. It also appears to be missing Come With Me, the re-working of Zeppelin classic Kashmir which Page recorded with Puff Daddy for the Godzilla soundtrack. But it does have No Introduction Necessary, which appears to be a bootleg compilation of Page-related sessions, and a 1965 single Page had recorded for the Fontana label, She Just Satisfies/Keep Moving.

The Death Wish II soundtrack is a blues-influenced collection, not only featuring Page, but also Dave Mattacks from Fairport Convention and former Pretty Things keyboardist Gordon Edwards.

Although generally considered to be out of print, Page re-released the soundtrack in December 2011 through his website in a limited-edition format, signing the first 100 copies.

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Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident with over 20 years of entertainment industry experience. He began working around the music business as a teenager, interning for the manager of his then-favorite band Superdrag. In the years following, he has worked with a wide array of artists including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Loudness, Rachael Yamagata, and Amanda Palmer. Darren's writing has appeared in dozens of outlets including the New York Daily News, Inquisitr, The Daily Meal, The Hype Magazine, All Music Guide, Guitar World, TheStreet.com, Format Magazine, Businessweek, The Improper, Chicago Tribune, the L.A. Times, and the Jewish Journal. Darren is also the host of the "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" podcast, as co-produced with PureGrainAudio. He is also the author of two published books, including 2018's "Pocket Change: Your Happy Money" (Book Web Publishing) and 2019's "Good Advice From Professional Wrestling" (6623 Press).