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.

Bent Wind - Sussex - Vinyl Side 2

bpNichol - Motherlove vinyl side 2

Reaction

Black Knight - Master of Disaster

George Cook - Why Have You Left Me the Way I Am // On the Trail of Sunset Valley

Rockadrome - Royal American 20th Century Blues BACK

Moonstone - ST

Sweet Somethings - hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'

Siggy Magic & the Hey Ho Band - Commercials For Free (EP)

Frankie

Stephanie Taylor - "I Don't Know Where I Stand"

Gentlemen of Horror - 5 song 45 (Sterling Death) (EP) skull cover

Gentlemen of Horror - 5 song 45 (Sterling Death) (EP) skull cover

David

Original Bones Liner Notes SIDE 02

Bob Bryden

Plastic Cloud - ST

Les 409 acetate label one-of-a-kind garage artifact

Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone - Coming Out

Joker's Memory - ST

Ablaze - Psychopath b/w Sadistic Dream

Hank Snow - Western Caravan (split with Rosalie Allen and Sons of Pioneers) (EP) (picture sleeve)

Phillip Werren - Electronic Music (1968-1971)

Squires - The Sultan b/w Aurora

Natalie Pollock & John Turner

Michel & the French Canadians - Cause I Believe b/w Comfort Him (picture sleeve)

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Perth County Conspiracy Woman for All Seasons ST
Carrington, Don Trio A Song for My Father Makin' It Happen
Griff, Ray Piano Man Canada "My Native Land"
Jarvis Street Revue Mr. Oil Man Mr. Oil Man
Diodes The Curse - War Raw / War (split with The Curse)
Michel & the French Canadians Cause I Believe Cause I Believe b/w Comfort Him (picture sleeve)
Moore, Jeff & Friends Blind Man (Christina Becker) The Youngest Son
Moore, Jeff & Friends Both Sides (Jeff Moore) The Youngest Son
Blind Owl Hooked On You ST
Jeremy Dormouse blackberry quadrille Toad Rejects
Jeremy Dormouse I Need a Friend Toad
British North American Act I'll Find a Way In the Beginning
Ayoub, Nick Quintet Montreal East The Montreal Scene
Two Tones We Come Here to Sing Live at the Village Corner
Lawson, Floyd and the Heart of Stone Rated "X" "Coming Out"
Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia Sweet Summer Day ST
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Style 386 Year Zero
Beaupre, Andre The Saga of Wayne Gretzky The Saga of Wayne Gretzky b/w The Saga of Wayne Gretzky Part II
Glenn-Copeland, Beverly Don't Despair (Jazz Version) ST
Vicky and the Coins B Jam Boogie ST
Gentlemen of Horror Rough Hike Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover)
Nihilist Spasm Band When in London Sleep at the York Hotel No Record
Twice Upon a Never Obladi Oblada Twice Upon a Never
Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia Bird She Fly Low ST
Pat's People We Shall Overcome Today
Golden Earrings Nothing Much My Situation b/w Nothing Much
Jensen Sisters I'm Gonna Love You Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra Dr. No James Bond 007
Jensen Sisters Let a Raindrop be a Tear for You Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze
Other Half Swinging Shepherd ST
Mitchell, Ronney Just a Little Bit More Baby The Five Man Cargo
EQ Hostile Swellsville
Skeptical Eye Tortured From Inside The Devil's Playground
EQ Funky Oasis Swellsville
Scott Markle, Derek Daddy's 100 Proof ST
Cyrus Eden Horizon First Offense (EP)
VXN The Magic’s in Your Hands ST
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎ Riverside Waltz Country and Rock & Roll Sound
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Martin, Billy If You Care Strawberry Soul
Jeremy Dormouse Just to Hear the Bells Toad
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Organization, The Out in the Country ST
Rodier, Roger The Key Upon Velveatur
Brégent La mélancolie Poussière Des Regrets
Palmer, John Solitude Shorelines
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra Moon Raker James Bond 007
Langley Schools Music Project Your Sixteen Wix - Brown Elementary School
Jeremy Dormouse Who Do You Love Toad
Perth County Conspiracy Welcome Surprise ST
Glenn-Copeland, Beverly Good Morning Blues ST
Ennis, Barry Mountain of Ice Mountain of Ice b/w School Days
Garden Bower O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela Etc. w/ Trains
Mitchell, Ronney Welcome to the Country The Five Man Cargo
Rascalz Whose The Hip Hopper Really Livin'
Huckle Flower To The Sun Wild Blue Yonder
Rockadrome There You Go Again Royal American 20th Century Blues
409, Les Born in Chicago They Say b/w Born in Chicago (acetate)
Palmer, John The Wheel Shorelines
A Joint Effort Champagne Junction Final Effort
London, Jack & the Sparrows Dream on Dreamer ST
Medium New Thing ST
Griff, Ray Calgary, Alberta Canada "My Native Land"
Pepper Tree Message Pepper Tree & Penny MacCauley (split with Bobby Arvon)
Skeptical Eye Believe in Me The Devil's Playground
Biggy Twiggy Band Mama Won't Let You Mama Won't Let You b/w I Don't Want That to Change
Opposite Land of 1000 Dances Help Us Make It
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra Thunderball James Bond 007
Black Knight Aaraigathor (Metal Anthem) Master of Disaster (EP)
Daigle, Ted Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Moosetracks Down Young Street ST
Pat's People Our Father Today
Connors, Stompin' Tom Goin' Back Up North Northland's Own
Dixon, Hugh What's New The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)
Bonnie Scots Lonely Prison Cell Laugh and Cry
Fringe, The Inside Lookin' Out Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo
Dixon, Glenn Silence (The Cold Hours Come) Reflections
Palmer, Jerry Got a Love String of Hits
Harris, Mike Orange Blossom Special Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
Baloue, Lewis Romance For Two L'amour
Moonstone Cointreau ST
Mantra Stay (D'arcy Draper) ST
Mason, Dutch Ain't Nobody's Business Half Ain't Been Told
Mason, Dutch Walkin' Blues Half Ain't Been Told
Agostini, Lucio Centennial Caravan Once Upon a Hundred Years
Lawson, Floyd and the Heart of Stone Air I Breathe "Coming Out"
Emtidi Die Reise Saat
Skarecrow Sea-Suckin' Blues Blues...Live at the Explorer
Riverson I'll be There (Brian Edwards) ST
Langley Schools Music Project Venus and Mars Wix - Brown Elementary School
London Experimental Jazz Quartet The Sound of Next Year's Echo Invisible Roots
Chantettes Hush Little Baby Remember.....
No Exit No Exit ST
Don And Adrian River Run You Down River Run You Down b/w Lord When I’m Down
Taylor, Stephanie Chelsea Morning (Joni Mitchell) "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
Medium Give Me a Peace ST
David Never Been In Love ST
Garden Bower Folsom Prison Blues Etc. w/ Trains
Skarecrow If It Feels Just Right Blues...Live at the Explorer
Moosetracks Sophie ST

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