Rarest Canadian Music

Rarest Canadian Music

Welcome to the deep end of the archive—an unparalleled collection of Canada’s most elusive, obscure, and impossible-to-find recordings. Private press LPs, vanished 45s, cassette-only gems, and forgotten studio experiments—all rescued from the brink of silence. Spanning every genre and region, RAREST CANADIAN MUSIC shines a light on the voices, visions, and vinyl that slipped through the cracks of mainstream history. Unearthed, digitized, and preserved—this is Canada’s hidden soundtrack.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Gentlemen of Horror Rough Hike Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover)
Ronney Mitchell Quando Quando The Five Man Cargo
September (1) Celebration Blue Lady b/w Celebration
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels Surfs U Rite Dog Food b/w Surfs U Rite (promo)
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Marty Gillan Time and Love Try A Little Kindness
No Exit No Exit ST
Other Half Don't Think Twice ST
Bear Paws Stand By Me Kitche-Ogamah
Opposite Oh Mamy Blue Help Us Make It
Grimes Shadout Mapes Geidi Primes
Mystique Wake Up Screamin' Black Rider
King Herbert And the Knights Let It Be With Jack Harden
Mynah Birds The Mynah Bird Hop The Mynah Bird Hop b/w The Mynah Bird Song
Medium Two by Two ST
Sunshyne Dixie Medley (Traditional) The Raven (EP)
Walter Boudreau Synchronisation I Jazz - Walter Boudreau + 3 = 4
Moosetracks This Place is No Place to be Happy ST
Compilation Tommy Banks Orchestra - Bluesette Unselfconsciously Canadian
Derek Scott Markle Southern Lady ST
George Hauschild & Carole But For Love Penticton b/w But For Love
Jack London & the Sparrows You Don’t Want Me Now ST
Fabulous PJ's What Do You Want Me to Do? What Do You Want Me to Do? b/w Proud Mary
Reign Ghost Ain't it Great Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Hi-Fives Fujikami The Warrior Fujikami The Warrior b/w Mo-Shun
Michael Ratherford Hard Drugs Hard Drugs
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone Theme from Swat "Coming Out"
Trevor Dandy Don’t Cry Little Tree Don't Cry Little Tree
Ray Griff That Old Montana Moon Canada "My Native Land"
David Wiffen Slice of Life Live at the Bunkhouse
Other Half Warm Summer's Night ST
Two Tones Sinnerman Live at the Village Corner
Raphaels Someday Someday b/w I Change My Mind
Chantettes Un Canadian Errant Remember.....
Perth County Conspiracy Lace and Cobwebs ST
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Ellison Satanic (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand) ST
Strange Movies What A Drag (I Can) Feel It Coming b/w What A Drag
Compilation Jim Wheeler and the Spokes - Secret Spy International Master Discovery Records
Mock Duck My Time Test Record
London Experimental Jazz Quartet The Sound of Next Year's Echo Invisible Roots
Ronney Mitchell Just a Little Bit More Baby The Five Man Cargo
Rogues I Can't Hold Out Much Longer I Can't Hold Out Much Longer b/w I'll Make It Up To You
Medium In Between ST
November Grief Infanticide To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
Langley Schools Music Project In My Room Wix - Brown Elementary School
Derek Scott Markle I Don't Know For Certain ST
A Joint Effort My Man Final Effort
Siggy Magic & the Hey-Hoe Band People Who Created Me Commercials For Free (EP)
Garden Bower Folsom Prison Blues Etc. w/ Trains
Stompin' Connors Tom The Peterborough Postman Northland's Own
Catseye Days Gone By Catseye
Ray Griff Friends and Neighbors Canada "My Native Land"
Rascalz Perfect Check Up Really Livin'
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone Love Won't let Me Wait "Coming Out"
Sweet Somethings Summertime hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'
Golden Earrings My Situation My Situation b/w Nothing Much
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre th ride to th place uv meditaysyun Sonic Horses I
Mystique Memories Black Rider
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding Go Tell it On the Mountain Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Medium Give Me a Peace ST
Mike Harris Patty the Coon Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
Souls of Inspyration Eyes of Nature ST
Catseye I Met a Girl Out in the Country Catseye
Mantra Hopscotch (Part 1) (Dick Kelder) ST
David Wiffen Climb the Stairs Camp Fortune (split with Tex Lecor)
Ray Griff Curley Canada "My Native Land"
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Moonstone Black Blind Light ST
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding Scarlet Ribbons Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
King Beezz She Belongs to Me Gloria b/w She Belongs to Me
Marty Gillan Colours Try A Little Kindness
Jerry Palmer Head Over Heels in Love String of Hits
Willie Dunn Protest Song Who Were The Ones? Parts 11-12
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau Blues in Your Room ST (psych cover)
Spade Nielsen Fuddle Duddle Fuddle Duddle b/w What's Happening (radio station advance copy)
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) In A Bad Way (Remix) Year Zero
Original Bones I Went Walkin' ST
Plastic Cloud You Don't Care ST
Nerve Penchant Penchant b/w Preludes
Grimes Avi Geidi Primes
Gargoyle Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) ST
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Ray Griff The Last of the Winfield Amateurs Canada "My Native Land"
John Palmer Solitude Shorelines
Jeremy Dormouse Suzanne Toad
EQ Funky Oasis Swellsville
John Palmer Mandalla Shorelines
Jeremy Dormouse hesitation blues Toad Rejects
Nina Dunn Stay and Dance If You Want My Love (Do It) b/w Stay and Dance
New Creation Eternity Ahead Troubled
Jack London & the Sparrows Dream on Dreamer ST
Compilation Myrna Lawrence - Here, There and Everywhere Unselfconsciously Canadian
Jeff Moore & Friends Blind Man (Christina Becker) The Youngest Son
Ray Griff Calgary, Alberta Canada "My Native Land"
Gentlemen of Horror Overhead Projector Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover)
Ronney Mitchell Sandy The Five Man Cargo
Cyrus Eden Horizon First Offense (EP)
Dolores Claman Odd Couplet Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes
Stompin' Connors Tom Emily, the Maple Leaf Northland's Own

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GUESS289-color

Brighouse b/w Rocking Chair

45-Something Evil-Die Children Die VINYL 02

45-Something Evil-Die Children Die VINYL 01

45-Something Evil-The Great Winnipeg Riot BACK

Die Children Die b/w The Great Winnipeg Riot

Something Evil

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Heat

45-Heat - Brighouse bw Rocking Chair VINYL 02

Switchin'

Diodes' Paul Robinson @ Black Swan, Ottawa March 1978 courtesy Cameron Muir

Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind

David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges

1980-07_DOA_Toronto_flyer

1983-01-03_DOA_Pier (Raleigh, NC)_flyer_+

1984-09-28_DOA + Abrasive Wheels + Battalion Of Saints + Killroy_Olympic Audit (LA, CA)_flyer_+

1987-05-24_Sacrifice + Ablaze + Faulkwolf_Bathurst Theatre (Toronto)_orange original flyer reduced

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ST

Glenn-Copeland, Beverly

Sussex

Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Comments

Robert Williston

ok. thanks. I'll get those posted in the next little while....RW

Anonymous

oops - correct title of the Rockadrome album is "Royal American 20th Century Blues" - vk

Anonymous

I'd like to nominate: the first Cargo album (Front Side Back Side), bil bisset & mandan massacre (Awake in th Red Desert), the first two Intersystems albums, Jeff Moore & Friends (The Youngest Son), the second Reign Ghost album (featuring Lynda Squires), and Rockadrome (20th Century Royal American Blues) - vk