What band recorded the most albums ever?

Guitarist Denis Taaffe has recorded 156 studio albums on CD thus far since his debut in 1999. see www.dtguitar.com, most are available at Amazon.com

tangerine dream

"The Ventures have at least 247 Studio Albums" -incorrect, 247 includes compilations and greatest hits ,not all original recordings (they had tons of greatest hit compilations), kind of like Elvis,who even after death still had a ton of greatest hit compliations being put out)