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
Lewis Baloue	Don't Stop It Now	Romantic Times	05:10
Jensen Sisters	You Walked Into My Life	Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze	03:12
Ardels	Heads Up	Rhythm & Blues	02:06
Vicky and the Coins	When the Saints Go Marching In	ST	01:47
David Fromager	My Woman Left Me	If What You Said Was True	03:28
Dolores Claman	Wilderness West	Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes	02:57
Sheila Graham	Son of a Preacher Man	ST	02:32
Gargoyle	John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King)	ST	02:39
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau	God Bless	ST (psych cover)	03:48
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle	Moose Head	ST	02:19
Sugluk	Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	02:41
Riverson	Empty Sky (Brian Edwards - Rayburn Blake)	ST	04:31
Opposite	Baby Why	Help Us Make It	02:27
Riverson	Take Me (Rayburn Blake)	ST	02:55
Stompin' Tom Connors	May, The Millright's Daughter	Northland's Own	02:42
Two Tones	Summer Love	Live at the Village Corner	02:35
Jerry Palmer	Come Along With Me	String of Hits	01:52
Laurie Ingalls	Mountain Magic	Cheap Champagne	02:52
British North American Act	Joe Cool	In the Beginning	02:27
Haunted	Out of Time	ST	03:41
Vicky and the Coins	Old Fashioned Girl	ST	01:58
The Organization	Don't Let the Green Grass Fool Ya	ST	02:58
Liska	Coming Home	Cry Out Loud	05:38
The Organization	60 Years Ago	ST	03:26
Pat's People	We Shall Overcome	Today	05:15
Vicky and the Coins	Five Foot Two	ST	02:15
Happy Dolls	Drum Solo	Show Album No. 1	05:14
Jeremy Dormouse	what joy - what bliss	Toad Rejects	01:35
Plastic Cloud	Face Behind the Sun	ST	04:52
Bonnie Scots	Coulter's Candy	Laugh and Cry	02:37
Rascalz	How the Story Goes	Really Livin'	04:32
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings	Rock and Soul	Chip Dip	03:57
Glenn Dixon	Sunset	Reflections	03:22
Plastic Cloud	Shadows of Your Mind	ST	04:18
Dutch Mason	Dust My Broom	Half Ain't Been Told	03:28
Caribou	Femme	ST	03:22
Triaxe	Chain of Superstition	Chain of Superstition b/w Persecution	05:34
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Smile Maria Smile	The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope	02:31
Reign Ghost	Southern Hemisphere Blues Legacy	ST	04:11
Langley Schools Music Project	Saturday Night	Glenwood Region Music Group-Musical Supervision: Hans Fenger	03:50
Arcade Fire	No Cars Go	ST	06:02
Mike Harris	Rippling Water Jig	Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)	01:53
Robert Armes	Slipping Away	Songs for Icarus	03:32
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Lucio Agostini	Canadians on the Go-Go	Once Upon a Hundred Years	00:49
Pat's People	Less of Me	Today	02:20
Mantra	Dick's Song (Dick Kelder)	ST	03:51
Twice Upon a Never	California Dreamin'	Twice Upon a Never	02:22
Diodes	The Curse - War	Raw / War (split with The Curse)	01:37
May Run	The Promise	Days Into Years	05:43
Moosetracks	Down Young Street	ST	04:26
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Speak Of The Devil	Year Zero	00:36
Nick Ayoub Quintet	Ya Habibi	The Montreal Scene	04:34
Mike Harris	By the Fireside	Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)	02:28
Two Tones	This is My Song	Live at the Village Corner	02:19
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	mountain lake	Sonic Horses I	03:37
Trevor Dandy	Sometimes	Don't Cry Little Tree	04:33
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Bill Bissett’s Lullaby	Motherlove	00:59
Lewis Baloue	Cool Night In Paris	L'amour	03:15
Boys Brigade	Shadows	Live Off-The-Floor Demo	03:28
Vicky and the Coins	Bill Bailey	ST	02:15
Sound Sett	Dead Sea (Bruce MacGregor modified)	1966-1967	02:05
November Grief	Intro	To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)	04:31
David Fromager	Catch Him If You Can	If What You Said Was True	03:20
Huckle	Hello Sunshine	Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)	02:27
Sacrifice	Burned at the Stake	The Exorcism	04:17
Other Half	Eve of Destruction	ST	02:53
Skarecrow	Mule Skinner Blues	Blues...Live at the Explorer	02:28
Joni Mitchell	Wild Things Run Fast	Wild Things Run Fast (test pressing)	02:16
Canadian Beadles	I'm Coming Home	Three Faces North	02:20
Jeremy Dormouse	Small Man	Toad	03:21
Haggath	Evil Transitions	Rehearsal 1985-09	07:43
Strange Movies	(I Can) Feel It Coming	(I Can) Feel It Coming b/w What A Drag	03:11
Caribou	Quebec te veux	ST	04:12
Michael-Jon Rosenberg	Season of the Witch	ST	05:42
Ray Griff	Sweet Bird of Youth	Canada "My Native Land"	02:59
Gordon Lightfoot	Talking Freight	Movin' Soundtrack (CN picture sleeve) (split with Jean Pierre Ferland)	01:32
Opposite	A Dark Night	Help Us Make It	03:21
United Empire Loyalists	Afraid of the Dark	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	01:59
Stephanie Taylor	Suzanne (Leonard Cohen)	"I Don't Know Where I Stand"	03:06
May Run	Up Where Dreams Begin	Days Into Years	03:54
Skarecrow	Wine Wine Wine	Blues...Live at the Explorer	05:06
Jeremy Dormouse	High Flying Bird	Toad	02:27
Lucio Agostini	Reel	Once Upon a Hundred Years	01:07
Ardels	Alley Oop	Rhythm & Blues	02:30
Emtidi	Trume	Saat	03:25
Adanac Reply	What Would It Be Like?	What Would It Be Like? b/w The Other One	02:31
Cargo	I Found a Way	Once a Proud Man b/w I Found a Way	03:13
No Exit	No Exit	ST	02:41
Dolores Claman	Later Latin	Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes	02:44
Mantra	Drifter (D'arcy Draper)	ST	02:43
David Wiffen	You'll Never Make a Dollar That Way	Camp Fortune (split with Tex Lecor)	04:03
Pepper Tree	Message	Pepper Tree & Penny MacCauley (split with Bobby Arvon)	03:33
David Fromager	If What You Said Was True	If What You Said Was True	03:00
Marty Gillan	Time and Love	Try A Little Kindness	03:09
Stompin' Tom Connors	Streets of Toronto	Northland's Own	02:33
A Joint Effort	Oh! Canada	Final Effort	03:59
Robert Armes	Fallen Star	Songs for Icarus	04:28
Boys Brigade	Exodus	Live Off-The-Floor Demo	04:12
Reign Ghost	Eyes Knows, So Does Ears	ST	09:11

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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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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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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