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
Robert Armes Someday Songs for Icarus
Beverly Glenn-Copeland Good Morning Blues ST
Jarvis Street Revue 20 Years Mr. Oil Man
Langley Schools Music Project Riannon Glenwood Region Music Group-Musical Supervision: Hans Fenger
EQ Freestyle Swellsville
Moosetracks This Place is No Place to be Happy ST
George Hauschild & Carole Penticton Penticton b/w But For Love
Uncertain Land of 1000 Dances Land of 1000 Dances b/w Wipeout
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding Christmas Waltz Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Marty Gillan Lalena Try A Little Kindness
Jackie Mittoo World of Love Stepping Tiger
B.C. Centennial Spots B.C. Centennial Song Cut No. 2 B.C. Centennial Song
Hugh Dixon Esquire Shuffle (Dixon) The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Original Bones Friend of the Devil ST
Stephanie Taylor Suzanne (Leonard Cohen) "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Country Cooking Phil
Canadian Beadles Think I'm Gonna Cry Three Faces North
Bloodstone I'm Your Man Toronto b/w I'm Your Man
Brégent Epitaphe villon Poussière Des Regrets
Ray Griff Curley Canada "My Native Land"
Compilation Myrna Lawrence - Here, There and Everywhere Unselfconsciously Canadian
The Fringe Flower Generation Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo
Sheila Graham Straight Life ST
Twice Upon a Never California Dreamin' Twice Upon a Never
Jeremy Dormouse rollin' again Toad Rejects
A Joint Effort Winter Final Effort
Huckle Hello Sunshine Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)
Michael-Jon Rosenberg You Don't Know Happiness ST
Rascalz Whose The Hip Hopper Really Livin'
Compilation Judy Singh - Emily Unselfconsciously Canadian
Reign Ghost Mother's Got Troubles Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Medium Two by Two ST
Walter Boudreau Synchronisation II Jazz - Walter Boudreau + 3 = 4
Skarecrow Mule Skinner Blues Blues...Live at the Explorer
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) The Bassment Show Year Zero
Twice Upon a Never Last Thing On My Mind Twice Upon a Never
Jerry Palmer Sweet Lorene String of Hits
Jensen Sisters I Want to Give You My Love Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Who You Frontin' For (Remix) Year Zero
Skarecrow Wee Wee Baby Blues...Live at the Explorer
New Creation Countdown to Revolution! Troubled
Boys Brigade Touch Glass Mannequin Demo
Blind Owl Nova Scotia Morning ST
Pepper Tree Carry On Pepper Tree & Penny MacCauley (split with Bobby Arvon)
Lucio Agostini Canadians at Work Once Upon a Hundred Years
Brégent Je t'Aime Poussière Des Regrets
London Experimental Jazz Quartet Time is of the Essence Invisible Roots
Thornton Rogers J. The Blues Out in the West b/w The Blues
Chantettes Harry Was a Communist Remember.....
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre o a b a Awake in th Red Desert
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone Only Takes a Minute "Coming Out"
A Joint Effort Champagne Junction Final Effort
Perth County Conspiracy I Shall be Released ST
Ray Griff Jimmy, Luke and Me Canada "My Native Land"
Spring Fever She Taught My Katie Woodstock
Skarecrow Standin' by the Keyhole Blues...Live at the Explorer
David Wiffen Climb the Stairs Camp Fortune (split with Tex Lecor)
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia Sweet Summer Day ST
Barbara Gryfe Who Am I What the World Needs Now
Sheila Graham The Tragedy of Butterfly McHeart ST
Rascalz The Roughest (We Are) Really Livin'
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Fabulous PJ's Proud Mary What Do You Want Me to Do? b/w Proud Mary
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
The Fringe Inside Lookin' Out Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo
Roger Rodier Listen to these chords I play (Celeste) Upon Velveatur
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Athenians of Toronto Make Me Smile San Skoteiniazei
Stephanie Taylor Chelsea Morning (Joni Mitchell) "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
Bear Paws House of the Rising Sun Kitche-Ogamah
Rascalz Nothin' But a Rascal Really Livin'
Hugh Dixon What's New The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)
Sweet Somethings My Guy (From My Girl) hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'
Two Tones Calypso Baby Live at the Village Corner
Ronney Mitchell I Feel the Earth Move The Five Man Cargo
Dennis Walton Sweeter Love Sweeter Love
No Exit Bureaucracy ST
Ardels I'll Go Crazy Rhythm & Blues
Huckle Gather The Children Wild Blue Yonder
London Experimental Jazz Quartet The Sound of Next Year's Echo Invisible Roots
King Herbert And the Knights Chicken Strut With Jack Harden
Other Half 100 lbs. Clay ST
Mantra Depend on Somebody (D'arcy Draper) ST
Something Evil The Great Winnipeg Riot Die Children Die b/w The Great Winnipeg Riot
Jensen Sisters Dancin' in the Autumn Breeze Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze
Joker's Memory A Jokers Memory Part One ST
Marty Gillan I Ain't Done Yet (Theme from the T.V. Series "The Manipulators") (Bobby Hales) Try A Little Kindness
David Wiffen Courtin' in the Kitchen Live at the Bunkhouse
Skeptical Eye Sad Jazz The Devil's Playground
Platinum Blonde Hey Hey You Hey Hey You b/w No Regrets
Jerry Palmer Love's Come to Me String of Hits
Opposite Oh Mamy Blue Help Us Make It
Rascalz Just Bein' Blunt Really Livin'
John Greenwood Mother's Day Love My Sailboat and Me
Nerve Odd Fellows - Mr. Handshake (1982) (unreleased) Penchant b/w Preludes
Compilation David Foster - Listen to Daddy Unselfconsciously Canadian
Derek Scott Markle Southern Lady ST

FEATURED

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

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Moonstone - ST

Winnipeg, Manitoba

FEATURED

bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

New Creation - Troubled

Coquitlam, British Columbia

FEATURED

Boys Brigade - Live Off-The-Floor Demo

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Boys Brigade - Mannequin Demo

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Mississauga, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Haggath - Rehearsal 1985-09

Mississauga, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Haggath - Rehearsal 1985-03-11

Mississauga, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Dolores Claman - Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes

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

FEATURED

Billy Martin - Strawberry Soul

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

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

FEATURED

Ellison - ST

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Perth County Conspiracy - ST

Stratford, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Heat - Brighouse b/w Rocking Chair

FEATURED

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

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Kings - Switchin'

Vancouver, British Columbia; Oakville, Ontario

FEATURED

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

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Barrie, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Joker's Memory - ST

Ottawa, Ontario

FEATURED

Beverly Glenn-Copeland - ST

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

FEATURED

Bent Wind - Sussex

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Hamilton, Ontario, 🇨🇦

The Mutual Understanding - In Wonderland

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jim Brown - The First See Hear

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra - James Bond 007

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Reign Ghost - ST

Oshawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Reign Ghost - Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires

Oshawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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