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
Michael Ratherford Hard Drugs (Version) Hard Drugs
Other Half In Passing ST
Skarecrow Ain't Gonna Pop 'Dem Blues Blues...Live at the Explorer
British North American Act All the World is In Your Eyes In the Beginning
Hank Noble & His Red River Valley Boys Things That Might Have Been Things That Might Have Been // I`ll Spend My Life Loving You
King Herbert And the Knights Let's Get Together With Jack Harden
King Herbert And the Knights Chicken Strut With Jack Harden
Vicky and the Coins Five Foot Two ST
Reign Ghost Solar Nice Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Five Man Cargo Memories Memories b/w Why Can't I Get You
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra You Only Live Twice James Bond 007
Blind Owl Open Your Window ST
Stefan Gnys I Wish I Knew English Oaks and Evangeline
Derek Scott Markle I Don't Know For Certain ST
Skarecrow More Than Once Blues...Live at the Explorer
Langley Schools Music Project Band On the Run Glenwood Region Music Group-Musical Supervision: Hans Fenger
Christmas Oasis ST
Jeremy Dormouse you can't go back Toad Rejects
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings Grazin' in the Grass Chip Dip
The Fringe Token For My Mind Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo
Dolores Claman Odd Couplet Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes
Echoes and a Dream Sweet Dreams (Jethro Tull) Echoes and a Dream
Liska Coming Home Cry Out Loud
Stompin' Tom Connors Movin' On to Rouyn Northland's Own
Gentlemen of Horror Rough Hike Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover)
Bent Wind Look at Love Sussex
Moosetracks Someone on the Line ST
Brazda Brothers My Little Girl ST
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Jack London & the Sparrows Sparrows and Daisies ST
Ted Daigle Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time
Canadian Beadles Fool of the Year Three Faces North
Athenians of Toronto Now More Than Ever San Skoteiniazei
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) A Mic In A Fist Year Zero
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre th deacon bros in barbados Awake in th Red Desert
John Palmer Free Me Shorelines
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre my mouths on fire Awake in th Red Desert
Moonstone Finas Birthday Song ST
November Grief Requiem (For Mother Earth) To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
Mike Harris Rippling Water Jig Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
Howard & Smith Monotype Limited Design Variations The Optic Earful
John Greenwood Jig My Sailboat and Me
Cargo Once a Proud Man Once a Proud Man b/w I Found a Way
King Herbert And the Knights I Believe With Jack Harden
Stompin' Tom Connors Luke's Guitar The Birth of the New Dragon Mine b/w Luke's Guitar
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎ Roads to New York Country and Rock & Roll Sound
Teenage Head Tearin' Me Apart Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
November Grief T.W.O.D. To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
November Grief Intro To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellison Untruth Story (Vincent Marandola) ST
Spring Shine Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind
Spring Fever Watch Yourself Woodstock
Sound Sett Oh No (The Sound Sett) 1966-1967
Sound Sett You're a Better Man Than I (Mike & Brian Hugg) 1966-1967
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
King Herbert And the Knights Ode to Billy Joe With Jack Harden
Marty Gillan You've Made Me So Very Happy Try A Little Kindness
Sweet Somethings Pot of Gold hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'
Tyrant Hooked On You Hooked On You b/w Carol
Brégent Dieu est nègre Poussière Des Regrets
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Ellison Seal a Beam Bow (Vincent Marandola) ST
Jensen Sisters I'm Gonna Love You Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze
John Palmer Colours For the Shoreline Shorelines
Skeptical Eye Tortured From Inside The Devil's Playground
London Experimental Jazz Quartet Eric's Madness Invisible Roots
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding Scarlet Ribbons Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Rockadrome Thirteen Miles Down Royal American 20th Century Blues
Jeremy Dormouse freight train Toad Rejects
Jackie Mittoo Special Mission Stepping Tiger
Spring Fever She's Lookin' Good Woodstock
Brégent Mon frère Poussière Des Regrets
Moonstone Focus ST
Pat's People Changes Today
Mike Harris Country Waltz Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding Little Toy Trains Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Michael-Jon Rosenberg Groovin ST
Georges Leningrad Bad smells Made In Taiwan
Stephanie Taylor Long and Winding Road "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
Braineaters Modern Man Pt 2 Planet X
VXN Putting Love Aside ST
Brazda Brothers Lonely Time ST
London Experimental Jazz Quartet Ron Martin Special With Mustard Invisible Roots
The Chessmen Mustang Mustang b/w Meadowlands
Ardels Alley Oop Rhythm & Blues
Souls of Inspyration Dil Kusha (Heart's Happiness) ST
Gentlemen of Horror Rough Hike ST (EP) (skeleton cover)
Derek Scott Markle Hey Hoe ST
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎ Country Four Blues Country and Rock & Roll Sound
Riverson Medallion Castle (Brian Edwards) ST
Jerry Palmer Celebration Day String of Hits
Randy Bishop Two Jugglers I Sing A Soft Song
Pepper Tree Message Pepper Tree & Penny MacCauley (split with Bobby Arvon)
Athenians of Toronto Make Me Smile San Skoteiniazei
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Mike Harris Orange Blossom Special Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
EQ Come Alive (King Otto Remix) Swellsville

FEATURED

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

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Moonstone - ST

Winnipeg, Manitoba

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bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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New Creation - Troubled

Coquitlam, British Columbia

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Boys Brigade - Live Off-The-Floor Demo

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Boys Brigade - Mannequin Demo

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Mississauga, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Haggath - Rehearsal 1985-09

Mississauga, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Haggath - Rehearsal 1985-03-11

Mississauga, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Dolores Claman - Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes

Vancouver, British Columbia → Toronto → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Billy Martin - Strawberry Soul

Harlem, New York, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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

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Ellison - ST

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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Perth County Conspiracy - ST

Stratford, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

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Kings - Switchin'

Vancouver, British Columbia; Oakville, Ontario

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

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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

Barrie, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Joker's Memory - ST

Ottawa, Ontario

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Beverly Glenn-Copeland - ST

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → New Brunswick, 🇨🇦

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Bent Wind - Sussex

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Hamilton, Ontario, 🇨🇦

The Mutual Understanding - In Wonderland

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Jim Brown - The First See Hear

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra - James Bond 007

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Reign Ghost - ST

Oshawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Reign Ghost - Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires

Oshawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone - "Coming Out"

Philadelphia, USA → Florida, USA → Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

The Chessmen - Mustang b/w Meadowlands

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

So Long, Goodbye (split with Jim Morrison)

ST

Motherlove

Troubled

Live Off-The-Floor Demo

Mannequin Demo

Boys Brigade

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

Rehearsal 1985-09

Rehearsal 1985-03-11

Haggath

Haggath / Rehearsal 1985-09 tape

Haggath / Rehearsal 1985-09_tape track list_02

Haggath / Live Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07_tape cover_02

Haggath / Live Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07_tape cover_03

Haggath / Rehearsal 1985-03-11 (rehearsal) DE21_tape track list_02

Haggath / Rehearsal 1985-03-11 (rehearsal) DE21_tape

Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes

Strawberry Soul

I Love Ya Honey b/w Lost Love

ST

Compilation

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

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