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
Compilation	Shades of Blond - All Your Love	International Master Discovery Records	02:12
The Stonefield	Deep Shades of Blue	Deep Shades of Blue b/w Morning Hours	02:54
David	Little Boys	ST	01:57
Derek Scott Markle	Could She Fly	ST	04:01
Andre Beaupre	The Saga of Wayne Gretzky	The Saga of Wayne Gretzky b/w The Saga of Wayne Gretzky Part II	03:16
Jack London & the Sparrows	Our Love has Passed	ST	03:38
David Fromager	Concrete City Life	If What You Said Was True	02:20
Liska	Missing You	Cry Out Loud	02:19
Vicky and the Coins	Old Fashioned Girl	ST	01:58
Cargo	Child of the Playroom	Front Side, Back Side	03:17
The Organization	I Believe in Music	ST	02:44
Gargoyle	Ian Young - Child of the Sea	ST	01:21
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone	Hay Gee	"Coming Out"	05:02
A Joint Effort	Winter	Final Effort	04:01
David Wiffen	Climb the Stairs	Camp Fortune (split with Tex Lecor)	04:15
Raphaels	Someday	Someday b/w I Change My Mind	02:36
Jeremy Dormouse	Just to Hear the Bells	Toad	03:28
Nick Ayoub Quintet	Ya Habibi	The Montreal Scene	04:34
Dutch Mason	Tighten Up On It	Half Ain't Been Told	03:42
Squires	The Sultan	The Sultan b/w Aurora	02:32
Rock-a-tunes	Maria	Maria b/w You're Some Kind of Nice (picture sleeve)	03:00
Stephanie Taylor	Marion's Theme (Dou Riley)	"I Don't Know Where I Stand"	03:01
Barry Ennis	Mountain of Ice	Mountain of Ice b/w School Days	01:36
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Gargoyle	Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love	ST	02:14
VXN	The Magic’s in Your Hands	ST	03:54
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Hook and Sling	The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope	05:46
Joy	Tears to be Cried	Ready to Move b/w Tears to be Cried	02:37
Compilation	Joe Vassos - Leavin' on a Jet Plane	Unselfconsciously Canadian	03:14
Bonnie Scots	Jeanie McCall	Laugh and Cry	01:49
Stompin' Tom Connors	Carolyne	Movin' On To Rouyn b/w Carolyne	03:04
Opposite	Land of 1000 Dances	Help Us Make It	03:18
Raphaels	I Change My Mind	Someday b/w I Change My Mind	02:15
Spring Fever	Oh Baby Hold Me	Woodstock	02:31
David	Take My Hand	ST	03:50
Marty Gillan	Sweet Caroline	Try A Little Kindness	04:08
John Palmer	Free Me	Shorelines	05:10
Mike Harris	Maple Sugar	Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)	02:24
Johnny Teah & The Jubilee Mountain Boys	Sad Whistle	Sad Whistle b/w Hello Mister Lonesome	02:13
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	whn th toothpaste runs out	Sonic Horses I	01:58
Huckle	Ocean	Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)	03:42
Roger Rodier	While my castles burning	Upon Velveatur	04:19
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Here Is	Year Zero	01:08
Sacrifice	Warrior of Death	The Exorcism	02:55
Teenage Head	Tearin' Me Apart	Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)	02:41
Caribou	Le blues sale	ST	07:10
Christmas	Jungle Fabulous	ST	20:59
Les 409	They Say	They Say b/w Born in Chicago	02:27
Bent Wind	Mystify	Sussex	03:13
Jack London & the Sparrows	Dream on Dreamer	ST	01:56
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Hook & Sling	Hell Bent: A Collection of Hard Instrumentals (Split with King Herbert & the Knights)	05:51
Ardels	Stereo Popeye	Rhythm & Blues	02:21
Braineaters	Closet Case	Planet X	01:26
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Durocher	ST	04:36
Ray Griff	Jacket River	Canada "My Native Land"	03:08
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone	Oil in the Ground	"Coming Out"	03:24
Bear Paws	All for the Love a Girl	Kitche-Ogamah	03:11
Twice Upon a Never	A World of Our Own	Twice Upon a Never	02:14
Grimes	Zoal, Face Dancer	Geidi Primes	02:36
John Palmer	Salvation's Den	Shorelines	05:15
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau	Strike Out Every Name	ST (psych cover)	04:04
The Nerve	Penchant	Penchant b/w Preludes	03:03
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone	Rated "X"	"Coming Out"	03:45
Heat	Rocking Chair	Brighouse b/w Rocking Chair	02:03
Gentlemen of Horror	Overhead Projector	Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover)	02:41
Mock Duck	Sitting on Top of the World	Test Record	04:15
Cyrus Eden	Wasteland	First Offense (EP)	03:02
Threads Of Fybre	Mama	Mama b/w Believe Me	02:46
Derek Scott Markle	House Song	ST	03:38
Marty Gillan	I Ain't Done Yet (Theme from the T.V. Series "The Manipulators") (Bobby Hales)	Try A Little Kindness	02:38
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	The Bell that Couldn't Jingle	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	02:54
Cargo	Habits and Jails	Front Side, Back Side	05:16
November Grief	Requiem (For Mother Earth)	To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)	01:35
Langley Schools Music Project	Desperado	Wix - Brown Elementary School	03:34
Riverson	Between the Lines (Brian Edwards)	ST	04:10
Bonnie Scots	Coulter's Candy	Laugh and Cry	02:37
Mantra	Drifter (D'arcy Draper)	ST	02:43
Rockadrome	R.A.T.C.B. Reprise	Royal American 20th Century Blues	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎	Saddle Lake Guitar Rhythm	Country and Rock & Roll Sound	02:26
The Organization	Who Ever Finds This	ST	04:31
Chantettes	There But For Fortune	Remember.....	02:58
Sidewinders	I Like to Dance	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:52
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Canadian Beadles	I Lost Your Love Last Night	Three Faces North	01:54
Arcade Fire	The Woodland National Anthem	ST	03:59
Gargoyle	Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters)	ST	01:27
New Creation	The Status Quo Song	Troubled	03:41
British North American Act	All the World is In Your Eyes	In the Beginning	02:13
Jensen Sisters	You Lit the Fire (I Want Only You)	Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze	03:56
Marty Gillan	One Act Play (Howie Vickers (The Collectors))	Try A Little Kindness	03:47
Marty Gillan	She's a Woman (Terry Frewer)	Try A Little Kindness	03:42
The Haunted	Horror Show	ST	05:30
Sweet Somethings	Frosty Friday	hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'	02:45
Lost Soul Dept.	Pot Belly	Wild-Weekend b/w Pot Belly	02:22
Chantettes	Bamboo	Remember.....	02:25
Garden Bower	Gord’s Dream	Etc. w/ Trains	06:39
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle	Moose Head	ST	02:19
VXN	Could it Be	ST	04:06
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Porno Groove	Year Zero	00:58

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life

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The Other Half - ST

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The Haunted - ST

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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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