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
Jeff Moore & Friends Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) The Youngest Son
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding My Favourite Things Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Ray Griff D-Dogies Canada "My Native Land"
Stompin' Tom Connors Carolyne Movin' On To Rouyn b/w Carolyne
Skarecrow Stormy Monday Blues Blues...Live at the Explorer
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone Love Won't let Me Wait "Coming Out"
Skarecrow Hey Mr. Man Blues...Live at the Explorer
New Creation Countdown to Revolution! Troubled
April Wine Gimme Love The Whole World's Going Crazy (test pressing)
Reign Ghost Ain't it Great Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Jerry Palmer Got a Love String of Hits
Original Bones Friend of the Devil ST
David Fromager Concrete City Life If What You Said Was True
Jensen Sisters Let a Raindrop be a Tear for You Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎ Tribute to Pretty Maidens Prayer Country and Rock & Roll Sound
Lewis Baloue As the Boats Go By Romantic Times
Terry & The Pyrates Keep On Dancin' Keep On Dancin' b/w Someone
Langley Schools Music Project Your Sixteen Wix - Brown Elementary School
Compilation Myrna Lawrence - Here, There and Everywhere Unselfconsciously Canadian
Nihilist Spasm Band Destroy the Nations No Record
John Greenwood 3/4 Time My Sailboat and Me
Black Knight Warlords Wrath Master of Disaster (EP)
The Fringe I Don't Want To Live Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Hit The Breaks Year Zero
Pat's People Our Father Today
Lucio Agostini Up, Up and a Bull Once Upon a Hundred Years
Skarecrow Bo Diddley Blues...Live at the Explorer
Lucio Agostini Canadians on the Go-Go Once Upon a Hundred Years
Michael-Jon Rosenberg Dreams in Fall ST
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre yu sing Awake in th Red Desert
John Greenwood The Princess My Sailboat and Me
David Wiffen Abilene Live at the Bunkhouse
Golden Earrings Nothing Much My Situation b/w Nothing Much
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia Silhouette ST
Spring Fever She Moves Me Woodstock
Willie Dunn Walking Eagle Who Were The Ones? Parts 11-12
Athenians of Toronto Proud Mary San Skoteiniazei
November Grief Requiem (For Mother Earth) To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
Jeremy Dormouse By the Way Toad
Langley Schools Music Project Good Vibrations Wix - Brown Elementary School
David Alvin J. Ashtray ST
Rock-a-tunes You're Some Kind of Nice Maria b/w You're Some Kind of Nice (picture sleeve)
Jerry Palmer Your Love String of Hits
Opposite Party in My Home Help Us Make It
Cargo Dubious Front Side, Back Side
Barbara Gryfe People (Lovers) Such As What the World Needs Now
Stefan Gnys I Wish I Knew English Oaks and Evangeline
Something Evil Die Children Die Die Children Die b/w The Great Winnipeg Riot
Randy Bishop Childhood Song to Christopher Robin I Sing A Soft Song
Rascalz Ragga Muffin Rhymes Really Livin'
Vicky and the Coins Cotton Fields ST
Medium Give Me a Peace ST
The Mix Maybe (Face To The Wall) Break Up Shake Up (EP) (picture sleeve)
Cargo Child of the Playroom Front Side, Back Side
Original Bones I Went Walkin' ST
Echoes and a Dream Sweet Dreams (Jethro Tull) Echoes and a Dream
John Palmer The Wheel Shorelines
Jeremy Dormouse Baby Blue Toad
Ronney Mitchell Good Luck Charm - She's Not You The Five Man Cargo
Brégent Dieu est nègre Poussière Des Regrets
Jarvis Street Revue 20 Years Mr. Oil Man
Nerve Odd Fellows - Cretonia (1982) (unreleased) Penchant b/w Preludes
Fred Latremouille Tossin' and Turnin' Tossin' and Turnin' - Mashed Potato
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia Bird Woman of Bath ST
B.C. Centennial Spots B.C. Centennial Song Cut No. 2 B.C. Centennial Song
Lewis Baloue Love Showered Me L'amour
Dolores Claman Odd Couplet Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes
Grimes Gambang Geidi Primes
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Urine Trouble Year Zero
Joy Tears to be Cried Ready to Move b/w Tears to be Cried
David Fromager Chains If What You Said Was True
The Shouter's In The Evening In The Evening b/w Can I Help It
Roger Rodier While my castles burning Upon Velveatur
Thornton Rogers J. The Blues Out in the West b/w The Blues
Nick Ayoub Quintet Two and The Montreal Scene
Story Structure I Told You (7" Single Mix) I Told You
Cyrus Eden Wasteland First Offense (EP)
No Exit They'll Never Know ST
Catseye Love Catseye
A Joint Effort Greed for Gold Final Effort
April Wine Shotdown The Whole World's Going Crazy (test pressing)
Michael-Jon Rosenberg Groovin ST
Grimes Venus In Fleurs Geidi Primes
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau Piano Piano ST (psych cover)
Medium Melon ST
Langley Schools Music Project Venus and Mars Wix - Brown Elementary School
David Little Boys ST
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Echoes and a Dream Midnight Passion Echoes and a Dream
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) You Know The Science Year Zero
King Herbert And the Knights Let's Get Together With Jack Harden
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Lewis Baloue My Whole Life L'amour
Spring Fever Gimme Shelter Woodstock
Roger Rodier Just fine Upon Velveatur
Billy Martin Moon Ride Strawberry Soul
November Grief Psychotopsy To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
Skeptical Eye Universal Call - The Message The Devil's Playground
Ted Daigle Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time

ST

ST

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

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

ST

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