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
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	fading era	Sonic Horses I	05:18
Skeptical Eye	Ghet-ti Train	The Devil's Playground	04:50
Joker's Memory	A Jokers Memory Part Three	ST	03:35
Liska	Cry Out Loud	Cry Out Loud	04:58
Mike Harris	Bill Cheatem	Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)	01:46
Braineaters	Modern Man Pt 2	Planet X	01:16
Brazda Brothers	Your Kingdom	ST	04:06
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Jim Brown	Lionel Kearns - Transport	The First See Hear	03:39
Athenians of Toronto	Proud Mary	San Skoteiniazei	03:02
Langley Schools Music Project	Good Vibrations	Wix - Brown Elementary School	04:02
Sphex	Leaving This Crazy City	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:28
Mike Harris	Wednesday Night Waltz	Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)	03:47
EQ	Funky Oasis	Swellsville	03:30
Sweet Somethings	He's My Soul Baby	hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'	02:28
Bear Paws	Can't You See	Kitche-Ogamah	04:11
New Day	Gotta Spread Some Love Around	They're Callin' Me Back Home b/w Gotta Spread Some Love Around	04:09
Original Bones	Lady Anne	ST	03:05
Two Tones	Sinnerman	Live at the Village Corner	02:52
London Experimental Jazz Quartet	Eric's Madness	Invisible Roots	04:51
Glenn Dixon	Sunset	Reflections	03:22
Lewis Baloue	As the Boats Go By	Romantic Times	03:10
Reign Ghost	Travels of Blue Paradox	ST	05:00
Compilation	Joe Vassos - New World	Unselfconsciously Canadian	02:31
London Experimental Jazz Quartet	Spain is for Old Ladies	Invisible Roots	05:56
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	A Stranger in Your Own World	The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope	04:33
B.C. Centennial Spots	B.C. Centennial Song Cut No. 3	B.C. Centennial Song	00:29
United Empire Loyalists	Afraid of the Dark	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	01:59
B.C. Centennial Spots	B.C. Centennial Song Cut No. 2	B.C. Centennial Song	01:17
Bloodstone	Toronto	Toronto b/w I'm Your Man	03:23
Pat's People	Take Our Bread	Today	02:18
Stompin' Tom Connors	Emily, the Maple Leaf	Northland's Own	02:42
Cargo	Once a Proud Man	Once a Proud Man b/w I Found a Way	01:40
Bear Paws	Kitch-Ogamah	Kitche-Ogamah	03:46
Trevor Dandy	Is There Any Love?	Don't Cry Little Tree	04:32
Sheila Graham	The Tragedy of Butterfly McHeart	ST	02:33
Stompin' Tom Connors	The World Goes Round (Expo 67 Montreal)	Northland's Own	02:58
Billy Martin	Moon Ride	Strawberry Soul	04:16
Canadian Beadles	I Lost Your Love Last Night	Three Faces North	01:54
David Wiffen	Four in the Mornin'	Live at the Bunkhouse	03:43
Bear Paws	House of the Rising Sun	Kitche-Ogamah	04:54
Bent Wind	Goin' to the City	Sussex	02:51
Compilation	Myrna Lawrence - I've Grown Accustomed to His Face	Unselfconsciously Canadian	02:28
Dutch Mason	Gonna Move to the Country	Half Ain't Been Told	03:38
Bonnie Scots	Dundee Weaver	Laugh and Cry	01:29
The Reaction	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
Intersystems	Lately	Number One	18:16
John Greenwood	Mother's Day Love	My Sailboat and Me	02:24
The Organization	I Believe in Music	ST	02:44
Tex Lecor	Le frigidaire	Camp Fortune (split with David Wiffen)	02:57
Twice Upon a Never	Obladi Oblada	Twice Upon a Never	02:45
Something Evil	Die Children Die	Die Children Die b/w The Great Winnipeg Riot	02:59
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	What Does it Take	The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope	02:55
Rockadrome	R.A.T.C.B. Reprise	Royal American 20th Century Blues	05:22
Jerry Palmer	Got a Love	String of Hits	02:22
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	You Got the Green Light	The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope	04:03
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	whn th toothpaste runs out	Sonic Horses I	01:58
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	Go Tell it On the Mountain	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	02:25
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone	Only Takes a Minute	"Coming Out"	04:04
Mike Harris	Patty the Coon	Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)	01:57
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
British North American Act	Joe Cool	In the Beginning	02:27
Nihilist Spasm Band	When in London Sleep at the York Hotel	No Record	04:59
Garden Bower	18 Bricker	Etc. w/ Trains	02:47
Huckle	Good Morning	Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)	02:53
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Gargoyle	Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You	ST	02:41
Brazda Brothers	Blooming Flowers	ST	04:10
The Shouter's	In The Evening	In The Evening b/w Can I Help It	02:44
VXN	Just a Game	ST	04:29
Mantra	Dick's Song (Dick Kelder)	ST	03:51
Jeff Moore & Friends	Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore)	The Youngest Son	03:34
Riverson	Between the Lines (Brian Edwards)	ST	04:10
Pat's People	Get To-Gether	Today	03:04
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	A Mic In A Fist	Year Zero	02:14
Fyre	David's Song	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:03
No Exit	Energy Crisis	ST	01:40
Derek Scott Markle	Southern Lady	ST	02:24
Billy Martin	Funky Feelin'	Strawberry Soul	02:44
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Urine Trouble	Year Zero	02:22
Moosetracks	Lest We Forget	ST	03:50
Pat's People	To-day	Today	03:19
Sidewinders	I Like to Dance	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:52
Huckle	Gabriola Day	Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)	05:23
Blind Owl	Spring Rain	ST	05:05
Trevor Dandy	Overture and Judgement Morning	Don't Cry Little Tree	09:32
Original Bones	Song for Pierre Laporte	ST	03:53
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia	Sweet Summer Day	ST	02:19
Two Tones	Fast Freight	Live at the Village Corner	03:48
John Palmer	Free Me	Shorelines	05:10
Rock-a-tunes	Maria	Maria b/w You're Some Kind of Nice (picture sleeve)	03:00
Howard & Smith Monotype Limited	Design Variations	The Optic Earful	02:56
Robert Armes	Fallen Star	Songs for Icarus	04:28
David Fromager	My Woman Left Me	If What You Said Was True	03:28
Don Carrington Trio	If I Were a Carpenter	Makin' It Happen	04:15
Jensen Sisters	Do What Makes You Happy	Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze	03:42
Gordon Lightfoot	Movin'	Movin' Soundtrack (CN picture sleeve) (split with Jean Pierre Ferland)	02:30
Moosetracks	Happily Day Is Done	ST	02:57
Christmas	Just Suppose	ST	04:29
Rockadrome	Live and Love Child	Royal American 20th Century Blues	01:38

Rarest Canadian Music

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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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Kings - Switchin'

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

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

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Joker's Memory - ST

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Beverly Glenn-Copeland - ST

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Bent Wind - Sussex

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

The Mutual Understanding - In Wonderland

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Jim Brown - The First See Hear

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Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra - James Bond 007

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Reign Ghost - ST

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Reign Ghost - Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires

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

The Chessmen - Mustang b/w Meadowlands

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London Experimental Jazz Quartet - Invisible Roots

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Nihilist Spasm Band - No Record

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Diodes - Raw / War (split with The Curse)

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D.N.A. - Because I Love You b/w Seashell

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Compilation - International Master Discovery Records

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Shades of Blond - All Your Love

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