Canadian Pioneers

This collection honours the trailblazers—the artists who dared to do something different and, in many cases, were the first to do it in Canadian music. From genre-defining innovators to cultural groundbreakers, Canadian Pioneers celebrates those who opened doors, broke rules, and carved out new paths with originality, courage, and vision. Their contributions helped shape the sound of Canada—and inspired generations to come.

bpNichol - Motherlove vinyl side 2

Borealis on a ladder

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray vintage naked lady with bicycle

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray gatefold inner sleeve

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray vinyl act 1 stereo

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray vinyl act 4 quadraphonic instrumental

Yank Barry First Time on Stage

Yank Barry poster

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray sheet music

Les Trois Clefs - Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata

Keatniks - ST

Free Psychadelic Poster Inside

Yank Barry hovering over The Phantom Lady

Barry, Yank

Get Loose Crew - ST

Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)

Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) / The Black Tie Affair

Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)

Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)

Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)

Get Loose Crew December 1987

Sings

MC Shadow & DJ Jel in British Knights apparel 1988

Get Loose Crew

Crack It b/w Crack It

Da Slyme-ST LABEL 04

Da Slyme / ST Spray-painted variant

Da Slyme / ST Spray-painted variant

Da Slyme / ST Spray-painted variant

Da Slyme-ST INSERT SHEET 06

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Hewitt, Winston I Love You I Love You
Hewitt, Winston For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out Full of Love
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect
Barry, Yank I Can't Help Feeling The Diary of Mr. Gray
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante (dub) ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix) Symphony in Effect
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cover Girl The First Cut Is The Deepest
A Tribe Called Red Intertribal n1 ST
Intersystems track 06 (entire side 2) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Hewitt, Winston You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Burgess, Ivan If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Your Daughter The First Cut Is The Deepest
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Hewitt, Winston Pretty Brown Eyes Pretty Brown Eyes
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Drinkin' Milk Now Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Poetry is Black The Black Tie Affair
Barry, Yank I'll Still Be Remembering You The Diary of Mr. Gray
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Conductin' Thangs The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Watchin' Zeros Grow The Black Tie Affair
Da Slyme squeeze my blackhead ST
Chevy Dirt Little Loser Western Civilization
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap ST
A Tribe Called Red Woodcarver ST
Hewitt, Winston You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Oster, Al Words Will Never Tell Yukon Gold
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston Dreaming of You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) "Dat's My Nigga!!" Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Keatniks King of the Road ST
Clark, Larena I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Hors d'ouevres The Black Tie Affair
Two Tones Children Go Where I Send Thee Live at the Village Corner
Northern Haze Quviasuk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Northern Haze Sinnaktuq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Hewitt, Winston They Got to Come Pretty Brown Eyes
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Chevy Dirt Underground Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Snapshot
Chevy Dirt This Ain't Love Western Civilization
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Oster, Al One of These Days Yukon Gold
Fowke, Edith Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston Someone Loves You Honey Full of Love
McNeil, Irene Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Free The First Cut Is The Deepest
Keatniks That's My Girl ST
Two Tones Kilgarry Mountain Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante ST
Trois Clefs, Les Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Still Here The First Cut Is The Deepest
Keatniks Three Long Days and Nights ST
Clark, Larena The Gallant Hussar A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Barry, Yank Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic) The Diary of Mr. Gray
Hewitt, Winston I'm So Glad I Found You (version) Just You and Me
Burgess, Ivan Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Borealis Lucky Day Sons of the Sea
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Historical Implications of Turnips Motherlove
Keatniks Come a Little Bit Closer ST
Chevy Dirt Western Civilization Western Civilization
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Gone with the Wind Sings
Hewitt, Winston Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Hewitt, Winston I'm Gonna Love You Tonight Just You and Me
Hewitt, Winston Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba Pretty Brown Eyes
Clark, Larena The Banks of the Nile A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
A Tribe Called Red Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix) ST
Hewitt, Winston Let it Be Pretty Brown Eyes
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Hewitt, Winston Let Us Work Together (version) Just You and Me
Hewitt, Winston Just Let Me Be Just You and Me
Hewitt, Winston Since I Met You Baby Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Oster, Al I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Mic's My Piece Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston Our Love Is Fallin' Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Regan, Bob & the Peace River Rangers Teenage Boogie Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Dunn, Willie Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Hewitt, Winston Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Makin' Records Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Fun Surround Dem The First Cut Is The Deepest
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'll Call You The First Cut Is The Deepest
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Keatniks I Could Easily Fall In Love With You ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Outro & Cut Off (Clean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) How Many Styles Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
A Tribe Called Red Munchi -Shottas (A Tribe Called Red SocaCore remix) ST
Hewitt, Winston I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version) Just You and Me
Two Tones Fast Freight Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do I Love You
Clark, Larena The Faggot Cutter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Borealis In the End Sons of the Sea
Keatniks Bumble Boogie ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Mic Mechanism Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Zone The Black Tie Affair

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