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
David	Alvin J. Ashtray	ST	03:09
Don Carrington Trio	Breaking Up is Hard to Do	Makin' It Happen	06:43
Grimes	Shadout Mapes	Geidi Primes	04:32
Sound Sett	Just a Little (Ron Elliott & Bob Durand, The Breau Brummels)	1966-1967	02:47
Pepper Tree	Carry On	Pepper Tree & Penny MacCauley (split with Bobby Arvon)	03:55
Rascalz	Ragga Muffin Rhymes	Really Livin'	03:52
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	STHNLA	Motherlove	04:44
Black Knight	Master Of Disaster	Master of Disaster (EP)	04:01
David Wiffen	Climb the Stairs	Camp Fortune (split with Tex Lecor)	04:15
Original Bones	Lady Anne	ST	03:05
Mike Harris	Rippling Water Jig	Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)	01:53
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia	O Come	ST	01:47
Pat's People	Changes	Today	03:27
No Exit	Do You Wanna Join?	ST	02:01
Ray Griff	Piano Man	Canada "My Native Land"	03:01
Ronnie Dove and the Ron-Als	I'm Happy	Beach Rat b/w I'm Happy	02:07
Don Carrington Trio	If I Were a Carpenter	Makin' It Happen	04:15
British North American Act	Don't Run Away	In the Beginning	02:37
Huckle	Beautiful You Are	Wild Blue Yonder	04:27
Jeff Moore & Friends	Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore)	The Youngest Son	06:04
John Greenwood	There is Peace	My Sailboat and Me	03:34
R. Taylor Dean	Poor Girl	My Lady Bug Stay Away From That Beatle Bug b/w Poor Girl (unreleased)	02:40
Brazda Brothers	Calm River	ST	02:38
Twice Upon a Never	Pussy Willows, Cat Tails	Twice Upon a Never	02:07
Langley Schools Music Project	I Get Around	Wix - Brown Elementary School	01:49
Mynah Birds	The Mynah Bird Song	The Mynah Bird Hop b/w The Mynah Bird Song	03:11
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Ardels	Unchain My Heart	Rhythm & Blues	02:50
Stompin' Tom Connors	Streets of Toronto	Northland's Own	02:33
Stumpwater	Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	04:06
Arcade Fire	Vampire Forest Fire	ST	07:15
Blind Owl	Roads	ST	05:11
The Fringe	Token For My Mind	Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo	02:58
Grimes	Gambang	Geidi Primes	01:34
The Amen	Carnivals and Cotton Candy	Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus	02:55
A Joint Effort	Oh! Canada	Final Effort	03:59
Stompin' Tom Connors	Little Wawa	Northland's Own	03:19
No Exit	When Will They Learn?	ST	01:28
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎	Roads to New York	Country and Rock & Roll Sound	03:22
Ronney Mitchell	Tonight My Love, Tonight	The Five Man Cargo	02:09
Sweet Somethings	Going Out of My Head - Can't Take My Eyes Off You	hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'	02:31
King Herbert And the Knights	Amen	With Jack Harden	03:22
Skeptical Eye	Concealed Truth	The Devil's Playground	01:02
Other Half	Don't Think Twice	ST	03:27
Sweet Somethings	Summertime	hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'	02:16
Twice Upon a Never	Butterfly of Love	Twice Upon a Never	02:45
Skeptical Eye	Believe in Me	The Devil's Playground	03:46
Bear Paws	All for the Love a Girl	Kitche-Ogamah	03:11
Sidewinders	Can't You Feel the Fire	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:55
Dolores Claman	Odd Couplet #2	Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes	03:00
Ardels	Night Time is the Right Time	Rhythm & Blues	02:58
Reign Ghost	Reaching	ST	09:12
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Hit The Breaks	Year Zero	02:00
Brazda Brothers	Soldier in a Battleground	ST	02:27
Mantra	Depend on Somebody (D'arcy Draper)	ST	03:35
Jack London & the Sparrows	Leavin' Blues (vocal by Jerry Edmonton)	ST	03:14
Gypsy	Hooked on a Memory	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	03:23
Braineaters	Modern Man Pt 2	Planet X	01:16
Chantettes	There But For Fortune	Remember.....	02:58
Trooper	Mr. Big	3 Dressed Up as a 9 b/w Mr. Big (test pressing)	03:22
David Wiffen	Times are Getting' Hard	Live at the Bunkhouse	03:11
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Nothing Beautiful	ST	05:27
Art Snider	"Travellin Man" (Theme from the Tommy Hunter Show)	Corny Songs I Play on My Organ	02:06
David	Descension	ST	03:50
Trevor Dandy	Overture and Judgement Morning	Don't Cry Little Tree	09:32
Garden Bower	You’ve Got Me On Fire	Etc. w/ Trains	02:29
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Pat's People	Get To-Gether	Today	03:04
Art Snider	Lara's Theme	Corny Songs I Play on My Organ	02:33
Skeptical Eye	Tortured From Inside	The Devil's Playground	04:19
Happy Dolls	Pick Up the Pieces	Show Album No. 1	03:59
Reign Ghost	The Gum Wrapper Song	ST	01:51
Sacrifice	Decapitation	The Exorcism	01:39
Stefan Gnys	Machine	English Oaks and Evangeline	03:04
Hugh Dixon	Delilah	The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)	03:10
November Grief	T.W.O.D.	To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)	00:43
Reign Ghost	Breast Stroke Blues	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	04:24
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	its raining all ovr th citee	Sonic Horses I	05:27
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	leevin th electrik citee (2)	Sonic Horses I	10:09
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone	Only Takes a Minute	"Coming Out"	04:04
David Fromager	If What You Said Was True	If What You Said Was True	03:00
Rascalz	The Roughest (We Are)	Really Livin'	03:44
John Palmer	Better Later Than Never	Shorelines	04:52
Blind Owl	Song To the Wind	ST	03:06
Gargoyle	Brian Dunfield - Too Late	ST	01:45
Skarecrow	Can't Judge a Book	Blues...Live at the Explorer	03:28
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Style 386	Year Zero	02:17
Souls of Inspyration	Eyes of Nature	ST	03:29
High Park	Sewer Side	Let Go the Lifeline b/w Sewer Side	02:46
Stefan Gnys	English Oaks	English Oaks and Evangeline	04:29
Lucio Agostini	Once Upon a Hundred Years (Theme)	Once Upon a Hundred Years	07:24
Braineaters	Johnny	Planet X	06:03
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	Snowfall	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	02:43
Art Snider	Silly Jilly	Corny Songs I Play on My Organ	02:14
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau	Until Nine	ST (psych cover)	03:00
Skeptical Eye	The Devil's Playground	The Devil's Playground	08:31
Roger Rodier	Let's see some happyness	Upon Velveatur	04:56
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia	Bird Woman of Bath	ST	03:25
The Reaction	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
Happy Dolls	Shake Your Booty	Show Album No. 1	02:57

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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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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Perth County Conspiracy - ST

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Heat - Brighouse b/w Rocking Chair

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