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	Length
Derek Scott Markle	Daddy's 100 Proof	ST	01:13
Barbara Gryfe	Jerusalem of Gold	What the World Needs Now	03:42
The Fringe	Token For My Mind	Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo	02:58
November Grief	Exit Life (With China White)	To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)	04:29
Rockadrome	R.A.T.C.B. Reprise	Royal American 20th Century Blues	05:22
Minutes From Downtown	Emotion Under Pressure	Minutes From Downtown '82	04:14
Boys Brigade	Voices	Live Off-The-Floor Demo	04:27
Don And Adrian	River Run You Down	River Run You Down b/w Lord When I’m Down	04:27
Stompin' Tom Connors	The World Goes Round (Expo 67 Montreal)	Northland's Own	02:58
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	th ride to th place uv meditaysyun	Sonic Horses I	24:36
Jeremy Dormouse	what joy - what bliss	Toad Rejects	01:35
Compilation	Jim Wheeler and the Spokes - Secret Spy	International Master Discovery Records	02:59
Ronnie Fray & The Playboys	Mean Mama Blues	Mean Mama Blues b/w The Vulture	02:21
Roger Rodier	While my castles burning	Upon Velveatur	04:19
Jensen Sisters	Do What Makes You Happy	Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze	03:42
Athenians of Toronto	Proud Mary	San Skoteiniazei	03:02
Reign Ghost	Pudsy's Parable	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	02:13
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra	Mr. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang	James Bond 007	02:16
Rockadrome	There You Go Again	Royal American 20th Century Blues	03:22
Skarecrow	Sea-Suckin' Blues	Blues...Live at the Explorer	06:42
Trooper	3 Dressed Up as a 9	3 Dressed Up as a 9 b/w Mr. Big (test pressing)	04:35
No Exit	Decisions	ST	22:40
Garden Bower	You’ve Got Me On Fire	Etc. w/ Trains	02:29
David Wiffen	Since I Fell For You	Live at the Bunkhouse	02:40
Jolly Tambourine Man	Scary Bowl	Wheeeee! Demo	02:34
Sweet Somethings	Frosty Friday	hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'	02:45
Randy Bishop	I Sing a Soft Song	I Sing A Soft Song	03:04
Derek Scott Markle	I Don't Know For Certain	ST	01:56
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	fires in the tempul	Awake in th Red Desert	02:11
November Grief	T.W.O.D.	To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)	00:43
The Organization	Who Ever Finds This	ST	04:31
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	leevin th electrik citee	Sonic Horses I	09:01
Dolores Claman	Odd Couplet	Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes	03:01
Jeremy Dormouse	you can't go back	Toad Rejects	03:47
Stumpwater	Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	04:06
Pepper Tree	Man of Gold	Pepper Tree & Penny MacCauley (split with Bobby Arvon)	03:06
Two Tones	Summer Love	Live at the Village Corner	02:35
Orphic Egg	Crack It	Crack It b/w Crack It	03:26
Two Tones	Dark as a Dungeon	Live at the Village Corner	02:18
Ray Griff	Friends and Neighbors	Canada "My Native Land"	03:12
Jensen Sisters	I Can't Deny	Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze	03:56
Ardels	I'll Go Crazy	Rhythm & Blues	02:19
Stompin' Tom Connors	Sudbury Saturday Night	Northland's Own	02:31
John Palmer	The Wheel	Shorelines	01:03
Art Snider	Nasty Arthur	Corny Songs I Play on My Organ	02:29
Liska	All My Love	Cry Out Loud	04:09
Plastic Cloud	Face Behind the Sun	ST	04:52
Royal Family	Sometimes	Sometimes b/w Solitude (picture sleeve)	02:09
Athenians of Toronto	Make Me Smile	San Skoteiniazei	08:20
John Palmer	Colours For the Shoreline	Shorelines	02:36
Sound Sett	You're a Better Man Than I (Mike & Brian Hugg)	1966-1967	03:24
Derek Scott Markle	A Better Way	ST	01:39
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
Roger Rodier	Am I supposed to let it by again	Upon Velveatur	04:08
Rogues	I Can't Hold Out Much Longer	I Can't Hold Out Much Longer b/w I'll Make It Up To You	02:28
Sunshyne	The Raven (David Sinclair)	The Raven (EP)	09:30
Gypsy	Hooked on a Memory	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	03:23
VXN	The Magic’s in Your Hands	ST	03:54
Barry Ennis	School Days	Mountain of Ice b/w School Days	02:17
Mantra	Simple Joys (D'arcy Draper)	ST	03:10
Lewis Baloue	It's a New Day	Romantic Times	04:11
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎	Modern Rock	Country and Rock & Roll Sound	02:23
EQ	Hostile	Swellsville	04:15
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Nick Ayoub Quintet	Pillsville	The Montreal Scene	03:15
Sidewinders	Flat Foot Hustlin'	Flatfoot Hustlin'	06:16
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Dada Lama	Motherlove	03:06
September (1)	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w Celebration	02:39
A Joint Effort	Horse with No Name	Final Effort	07:34
Haunted	Untie Me	ST	04:44
Mystique	Wake Up Screamin'	Black Rider	05:18
R. Taylor Dean	Poor Girl	My Lady Bug Stay Away From That Beatle Bug b/w Poor Girl (unreleased)	02:40
Moosetracks	Down Young Street	ST	04:26
Barbara Gryfe	People (Lovers) Such As	What the World Needs Now	03:06
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra	Casino Royale	James Bond 007	02:43
Hugh Dixon	Yellow Bird	The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)	03:13
Emtidi	Love Time Rain	Saat	02:54
Randy Bishop	Lillipads	I Sing A Soft Song	03:11
Billy Martin	If You Care	Strawberry Soul	04:05
Michel & the French Canadians	Cause I Believe	Cause I Believe b/w Comfort Him (picture sleeve)	02:16
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Compilation	Joe Vassos - Leavin' on a Jet Plane	Unselfconsciously Canadian	03:14
Langley Schools Music Project	Desperado	Wix - Brown Elementary School	03:34
Christmas	Jungle Fabulous	ST	20:59
Glenn Dixon	One By One	Reflections	03:42
Marty Gillan	If You Go Away	Try A Little Kindness	03:20
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Garden Bower	Lonesome Bill’s Blues	Etc. w/ Trains	02:40
David Wiffen	You Don't Know My Mind	Live at the Bunkhouse	02:02
Lewis Baloue	So Be in Love With Me	Romantic Times	03:33
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia	Bird She Fly Low	ST	03:50
Chantettes	There But For Fortune	Remember.....	02:58
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Soul Kitchen	ST	13:55
Haggath	Evil Transitions	Rehearsal 1985-09	07:43
Chantettes	Gay Hawaiian Melody	Remember.....	01:16
Stephanie Taylor	Working on a Groove Thing	"I Don't Know Where I Stand"	02:50
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone	Sunshine	"Coming Out"	04:59
Original Bones	Song for Pierre Laporte	ST	03:53
Vicky and the Coins	When the Saints Go Marching In	ST	01:47

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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Minutes From Downtown - Minutes From Downtown '82

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Jolly Tambourine Man - Wheeeee! Demo

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Reign Ghost - Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires

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Reign Ghost - ST

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Christmas - ST

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Lorne Ranger - French Fried Freedom

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Caribou - ST

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Laurie Ingalls - Cheap Champagne

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Sacrifice - Interviews 1985 + First Live Show

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Sacrifice - The Exorcism

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Sacrifice - Turn In Your Grave (demo)

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Dimitroff, Burgess and Friends - Dimitroff, Burgess and Friends

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Ablaze - Psychopath

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May Run - Days Into Years

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Gerry Fiander - So Long, Goodbye (split with Jim Morrison)

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Moonstone - ST

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bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

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New Creation - Troubled

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Boys Brigade - Live Off-The-Floor Demo

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Boys Brigade - Mannequin Demo

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Haggath - Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07

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Haggath - Rehearsal 1985-09

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Haggath - Rehearsal 1985-03-11

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Dolores Claman - Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes

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Billy Martin - Strawberry Soul

Jimmy Apostle & the Willows - I Love Ya Honey b/w Lost Love

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Ellison - ST

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Perth County Conspiracy - ST

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Heat - Brighouse b/w Rocking Chair

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Something Evil - Die Children Die b/w The Great Winnipeg Riot

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