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
Jack London & the Sparrows	Sparrows and Daisies	ST	02:18
Bent Wind	Touch of Red	Sussex	03:13
Heat	Rocking Chair	Brighouse b/w Rocking Chair	02:03
Langley Schools Music Project	Calling Occupants	Wix - Brown Elementary School	05:21
Original Bones	Tom Greene County Fair	ST	02:21
Marty Gillan	Sweet Caroline	Try A Little Kindness	04:08
Canadian Beadles	Think I'm Gonna Cry	Three Faces North	02:27
Langley Schools Music Project	Saturday Night	Glenwood Region Music Group-Musical Supervision: Hans Fenger	03:50
Glenn Dixon	Dreamer Parts 1-3	Reflections	19:44
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Mystique	No Return	Black Rider	04:00
The Organization	I Believe in Music	ST	02:44
Stompin' Tom Connors	Algoma Central No. 69	Northland's Own	02:30
Fabulous PJ's	Proud Mary	What Do You Want Me to Do? b/w Proud Mary	02:48
Liska	You Make Me Smile Again	Cry Out Loud	02:14
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle	Take a Long Last Look (Joyce Hahn vocals)	ST	02:22
Ray Griff	Garrington	Canada "My Native Land"	03:59
Brad Richards	Right Time for Love	Right Time for Love	04:07
Echoes and a Dream	Yesterday's Tomorrow	Echoes and a Dream	03:22
Stompin' Tom Connors	The Northern Gentleman	Northland's Own	02:11
Arcade Fire	The Woodland National Anthem	ST	03:59
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	A Hum for Stevie Winwood	Motherlove	00:39
Compilation	Buddy Victor - The More I See You	Unselfconsciously Canadian	03:25
Skarecrow	If It Feels Just Right	Blues...Live at the Explorer	04:24
Mantra	Depend on Somebody (D'arcy Draper)	ST	03:35
Joni Mitchell	Be Cool	Wild Things Run Fast (test pressing)	04:12
Barbara Gryfe	Jerusalem of Gold	What the World Needs Now	03:42
Happy Dolls	Pick Up the Pieces	Show Album No. 1	03:59
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Let it Be	The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope	04:08
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck	No one in Particular	Home Grown Stuff	03:40
The Haunted	Horror Show	ST	05:30
Moosetracks	Judith Wills	ST	02:28
Robert Armes	Fallen Star	Songs for Icarus	04:28
November Grief	Recuring Nightmares	To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)	03:04
Art Snider	Ode to Billy Joe	Corny Songs I Play on My Organ	03:22
Cargo	I Found a Way	Once a Proud Man b/w I Found a Way	03:13
Ellison	Strawberry Rain (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand)	ST	05:22
David	Never Been In Love	ST	03:30
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	The Bell that Couldn't Jingle	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	02:54
King Herbert And the Knights	I Believe	With Jack Harden	02:45
John Greenwood	Hey, Minstrel Boy	My Sailboat and Me	03:04
The Organization	Back to Back	ST	02:50
Opposite	Don't Say I Love You	Help Us Make It	03:02
Stumpwater	Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	04:06
Braineaters	Wrong World	Planet X	02:35
Skarecrow	Stormy Monday Blues	Blues...Live at the Explorer	06:59
Twice Upon a Never	Go Where You Go	Twice Upon a Never	02:21
Billy Martin	Phillie Dog	Strawberry Soul	02:14
Bonnie Scots	Lizzie Lindsay	Laugh and Cry	03:33
Matlows	Only You	If You Were Mine // Only You	02:32
Randy Bishop	Two Jugglers	I Sing A Soft Song	02:55
Mike Harris	Patty the Coon	Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)	01:57
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings	Summertime	Chip Dip	03:24
Happy Dolls	Funky Stuff	Show Album No. 1	03:04
Walter Boudreau	Synchronisation II	Jazz - Walter Boudreau + 3 = 4	07:10
Liska	Cry Out Loud	Cry Out Loud	04:58
Michael-Jon Rosenberg	What a Lovely Place to be Buried	ST	03:09
Vicky and the Coins	Cotton Fields	ST	02:33
Bonnie Scots	Scotland 'Ra Brave	Laugh and Cry	01:38
Lucio Agostini	Skiing in Québec	Once Upon a Hundred Years	01:30
Randy Bishop	Lillipads	I Sing A Soft Song	03:11
Jolly Tambourine Man	Scary Bowl	Wheeeee! Demo	02:34
David Fromager	Innocent Times	If What You Said Was True	02:47
Lewis Baloue	Don't Stop It Now	Romantic Times	05:10
EQ	Inner Thoughts	Swellsville	02:50
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎	Tribute to Pretty Maidens Prayer	Country and Rock & Roll Sound	02:51
Christmas	Sorry I Bore You Victoria	ST	02:58
C.B. & The Klassic Rockers	What'd I Say	Roll Over Beethoven b/w What'd I Say	04:04
Stephanie Taylor	Working on a Groove Thing	"I Don't Know Where I Stand"	02:50
Original Bones	I Went Walkin'	ST	03:43
Bent Wind	The Lions	Sussex	05:28
David Wiffen	Courtin' in the Kitchen	Live at the Bunkhouse	02:55
Souls of Inspyration	Dil Kusha (Heart's Happiness)	ST	06:44
Ardels	Georgia On My Mind	Rhythm & Blues	03:34
The Amen	Carnivals and Cotton Candy	Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus	02:55
Stormbringer	The Curse	The Curse b/w Evil Mind	03:07
Jeremy Dormouse	Suzanne	Toad	04:52
Sheila Graham	Straight Life	ST	02:32
Art Snider	"Travellin Man" (Theme from the Tommy Hunter Show)	Corny Songs I Play on My Organ	02:06
Don And Adrian	Lord When I’m Down	River Run You Down b/w Lord When I’m Down	03:40
Ronney Mitchell	Sandy	The Five Man Cargo	03:37
No Exit	Parliament Swindle	ST	01:30
Story Structure	I Told You (Instrumental Mix)	I Told You	04:55
Lewis Baloue	Even Rainbows Turn Blue	L'amour	03:33
No Exit	Bureaucracy	ST	01:46
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle	Plateau Mambo	ST	02:09
Caribou	Les goelands	ST	04:27
Ray Griff	Canada	Canada "My Native Land"	03:53
November Grief	Grass Is Gold	To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)	02:47
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra	Mr. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang	James Bond 007	02:16
Ladykiller	Ice Woman	Still Madly in Love b/w Ice Woman	02:43
Huckle	Get Down	Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)	04:11
British North American Act	Baby Jane Days and Nights	In the Beginning	02:47
Ardels	I'll Go Crazy	Rhythm & Blues	02:19
Jerry Palmer	Travelin' Shoes	String of Hits	02:04
Terry & The Pyrates	Keep On Dancin'	Keep On Dancin' b/w Someone	02:21
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Derek Scott Markle	House Song	ST	03:38
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	STHNLA	Motherlove	04:44
Rockadrome	T.O. Town	Royal American 20th Century Blues	02:13

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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Ellison - ST

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Clockwork - Cybernaut b/w Mean Lady

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Hi Octane Band - Shakey Ground b/w Feelings

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

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life

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The Other Half - ST

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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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