Rarest Canadian Music

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
Stefan Gnys You're Not The Only One English Oaks and Evangeline
Boys Brigade Touch Glass Mannequin Demo
EQ Funky Oasis Swellsville
Boys Brigade Cut Up Mannequin Demo
Robert Armes Lying Close Together Songs for Icarus
November Grief Recuring Nightmares To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
The Organization Who Ever Finds This ST
Huckle Good Morning Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)
Robert Armes 2-2 Blues Songs for Icarus
Ellison Satanic (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand) ST
Moosetracks Airplane Over the Rockies ST
May Run Up Where Dreams Begin Days Into Years
Hazel McKirdy Mama Didn't Lie End of the World b/w Mama Didn't Lie
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Historical Implications of Turnips Motherlove
The Chessmen Meadowlands Mustang b/w Meadowlands
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre fires in the tempul Awake in th Red Desert
Derek Scott Markle The Circle is Changin' Around ST
VXN Could it Be ST
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Won't You Step Into My Life The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life
Mike Harris Golden Slippers Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia Bird Woman of Bath ST
Skarecrow Standin' by the Keyhole Blues...Live at the Explorer
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra Moon Raker James Bond 007
Strange Movies What A Drag (I Can) Feel It Coming b/w What A Drag
Grimes Beast Infection Geidi Primes
Opposite One Night Help Us Make It
Dis Band Hesitation Gone Dead Out
VXN No More Putting Love Aside b/w No More (picture sleeve)
Liska You Make Me Smile Again Cry Out Loud
Art Snider Edelweiss Corny Songs I Play on My Organ
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia Ticky Tock ST
Benge Black Sky Lullaby Money Man b/w Black Sky Lullaby
The Haunted 1-2-5 ST
Boys Brigade Touch Glass Live Off-The-Floor Demo
May Run Separation Day Days Into Years
Nick Ayoub Quintet Ya Habibi The Montreal Scene
Brazda Brothers Calm River ST
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia Bird She Fly Low ST
Michael-Jon Rosenberg You Don't Know Happiness ST
Jarvis Street Revue Sally's Hymn (Smoker's Funeral Song) Mr. Oil Man
Canadian Beadles Think I'm Gonna Cry Three Faces North
Willie Dunn Walking Eagle Who Were The Ones? Parts 11-12
EQ Serious Swellsville
Bent Wind Look at Love Sussex
British North American Act Only a Dream In the Beginning
Ray Griff Canada Canada "My Native Land"
Circle C Burn Burn (promo)
The Haunted Searching For My Baby ST
Lost Soul Dept. Pot Belly Wild-Weekend b/w Pot Belly
Hugh Dixon Chopin's Nocturne The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)
Lewis Baloue Things Just Happen That Way L'amour
The Other Half Summertime ST
John Palmer Better Later Than Never Shorelines
Riverson I'll be There (Brian Edwards) ST
Huckle Beyonder Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)
John Palmer Return Shorelines
EQ Bring it On Swellsville
Billy Martin If You Care Strawberry Soul
Dis Band CKLN Interview continued and Intro Gone Dead Out
Billy O'Boie and the Country Jewels Little Rosa I Love My Gal b/w Little Rosa (picture sleeve)
Twice Upon a Never Last Round Twice Upon a Never
Sedum Shadows Thinking Away Thinking Away b/w Anatomy of a Shadow
Brazda Brothers My Little Girl ST
Ardels Alley Oop Rhythm & Blues
Clymaxe Walkin' Blues R. U. Cumming? b/w Walkin' Blues
Don And Adrian River Run You Down River Run You Down b/w Lord When I’m Down
Arcade Fire Headlights Look like Diamonds ST
Glenn Dixon As Our Days Fly By Reflections
Chantettes Gay Hawaiian Melody Remember.....
New Creation Songs to Sing Troubled
Derek Scott Markle A Better Way ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
Emtidi Walkin' In The Park Saat
Jackie Mittoo Special Mission Stepping Tiger
Huckle April Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)
Jerry Palmer Hey, Sweet Baby String of Hits
Joni Mitchell Be Cool Wild Things Run Fast (test pressing)
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings Chip's Groove Chip Dip
British North American Act All the World is In Your Eyes In the Beginning
Reign Ghost Travels of Blue Paradox ST
Joy Ready to Move Ready to Move b/w Tears to be Cried
Bonnie Scots Scotland 'Ra Brave Laugh and Cry
Ardels Heads Up Rhythm & Blues
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) The Bassment Show Year Zero
The Haunted Montreal Blues ST
David Lovely Lady ST
Ray Griff Curley Canada "My Native Land"
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau I'm Not Guilty ST (psych cover)
Catseye Rhythms of an Empty Room Catseye
Gentlemen of Horror Bank Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover)
Marty Gillan Yesterme, Yesteryou, Yesterday Try A Little Kindness
Hugh Dixon Blues Stay Away From Me The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)
Ablaze Sadistic Dream Psychopath
Northwest Company Get Away From it All Hard to Cry b/w Get Away From it All
Beverly Glenn-Copeland Song From Beads ST
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Billy Martin It's Your Life Strawberry Soul
Stompin' Tom Connors Algoma Central No. 69 Northland's Own
Dis Band Gone Dead Out Gone Dead Out
Stompin' Tom Connors The Northern Gentleman Little Wawa b/w The Northern Gentleman

Ready to Rock b/w (with Gerry Fiander)

Gerry Fiander with Elvis Presley (History Van R&R Vol 1)

Jim Morrison

Jim Morrison / Ready to Rock b/w (split with Gerry Fiander)

Gone Dead Out

Dis Band

CASSETTE - Dis Band - Gone Dead Out CASSETTE 02

CASSETTE - Dis Band - Gone Dead Out CASSETTE 01

CASSETTE - Dis Band - Gone Dead Out BACK

CASSETTE - Dis Band - Gone Dead Out FRONT FOLDOUT

My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) (promo, DJ Label copy only)

ST

Cybernaut b/w Mean Lady

Shakey Ground b/w Feelings

45-Hi Octane Band - Shakey Ground VINYL 02

Die Children Die b/w The Great Winnipeg Riot

The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life

45-Hagood Hardy & the Montage - The Garden Path VINYL 02

ST

ST

Minutes From Downtown '82

Minutes From Downtown

CASSETTE - Minutes From Downtown - ST DEMO FRONT

Wheeeee! Demo

Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires

ST

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

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