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
Bent Wind	Look at Love	Sussex	04:01
Athenians of Toronto	26 or 6 to 4	San Skoteiniazei	03:05
Arcade Fire	My Heart is an Apple	ST	04:27
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎	Tribute to Pretty Maidens Prayer	Country and Rock & Roll Sound	02:51
Raphaels	I Change My Mind	Someday b/w I Change My Mind	02:15
Huckle	Good Morning	Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)	02:53
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck	Pot O' Gold	Home Grown Stuff	03:22
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	arbutus garden apartments 6 p m	Awake in th Red Desert	04:30
Gentlemen of Horror	God Knows you by Name	ST (EP) (skeleton cover)	01:24
King Herbert And the Knights	Amen	With Jack Harden	03:22
Stompin' Tom Connors	Emily, the Maple Leaf	Northland's Own	02:42
Orphic Egg	Crack It	Crack It b/w Crack It	03:40
Laurie Ingalls	Mountain Magic	Cheap Champagne	02:52
Jack London & the Sparrows	Leavin' Blues (vocal by Jerry Edmonton)	ST	03:14
Twice Upon a Never	Go Where You Go	Twice Upon a Never	02:21
Compilation	Buddy Victor - The More I See You	Unselfconsciously Canadian	03:25
EQ	Hostile	Swellsville	04:15
Huckle	I Surrender	Wild Blue Yonder	03:33
Georges Leningrad	Bad smells	Made In Taiwan	03:05
Ray Griff	Alberta My Alberta	Canada "My Native Land"	03:42
Sheila Graham	Aquarius	ST	02:43
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	is yr car 2 soft 4 th road	Awake in th Red Desert	00:32
Mantra	Hopscotch (Part 2) (Dick Kelder)	ST	00:32
Platinum Blonde	No Regrets	Hey Hey You b/w No Regrets	03:22
Blind Owl	The Old Man	ST	03:33
Mock Duck	Introduction - Ground Hog	Test Record	05:34
New Day	They're Callin' Me Back Home	They're Callin' Me Back Home b/w Gotta Spread Some Love Around	04:06
Souls of Inspyration	Stranger	ST	03:02
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	What Child is This	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	03:11
Joni Mitchell	You Dream Flat Tires	Wild Things Run Fast (test pressing)	02:52
Luke Simmons and His Blue Mountain Boys	Howlin' at the Moon	Just Waitin' // Howlin' at the Moon	02:56
Two Tones	This is My Song	Live at the Village Corner	02:19
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey #1	ST	03:09
No Exit	Downtown Weekend	ST	02:14
Ronney Mitchell	I've Got to be Me	The Five Man Cargo	02:48
Barbara Gryfe	I'll Never Fall in Love Again	What the World Needs Now	03:14
Skarecrow	Can't Judge a Book	Blues...Live at the Explorer	03:28
Roger Rodier	Let's see some happyness	Upon Velveatur	04:56
Barbara Gryfe	Reunion With the Reserves	What the World Needs Now	03:00
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	My Favourite Things	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	03:11
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	The Bell that Couldn't Jingle	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	02:54
John Palmer	Solitude	Shorelines	04:38
EQ	Inner Thoughts	Swellsville	02:50
Dutch Mason	Gonna Move to the Country	Half Ain't Been Told	03:38
New Creation	New Creation	Troubled	02:01
Lewis Baloue	Things Just Happen That Way	L'amour	04:21
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra	Diamonds Are Forever	James Bond 007	02:54
Compilation	Joe Vassos - Leavin' on a Jet Plane	Unselfconsciously Canadian	03:14
Bonnie Scots	Jeanie McCall	Laugh and Cry	01:49
The Fringe	I Don't Want To Live	Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo	03:52
R. Taylor Dean	My Lady Bug Stay Away From That Beatle Bug	My Lady Bug Stay Away From That Beatle Bug b/w Poor Girl (unreleased)	02:49
Perth County Conspiracy	Woman for All Seasons	ST	04:13
John Palmer	Salvation's Den	Shorelines	05:15
King Herbert And the Knights	Ode to Billy Joe	With Jack Harden	04:15
Emtidi	Love Time Rain	Saat	02:54
Haunted	1-2-5	ST	02:30
The Mix	Maybe (Face To The Wall)	Break Up Shake Up (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:25
Threads Of Fybre	Mama	Mama b/w Believe Me	02:46
Stompin' Tom Connors	The Birth of the New Dragon Mine	The Birth of the New Dragon Mine b/w Luke's Guitar	02:59
Two Tones	Copper Kettle	Live at the Village Corner	03:34
Caribou	Libre	ST	04:12
Jeff Moore & Friends	Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore)	The Youngest Son	03:34
Northwest Company	Hard to Cry	Hard to Cry b/w Get Away From it All	02:24
Twice Upon a Never	Last Thing On My Mind	Twice Upon a Never	02:31
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
New Creation	Sodom and Gomorrah	Troubled	02:49
Happy Dolls	Misty Blue	Show Album No. 1	03:43
Dutch Mason	Polk Salad Annie	Half Ain't Been Told	03:44
Sidewinders	A Voyage	Flatfoot Hustlin'	01:06
Stompin' Tom Connors	Sudbury Saturday Night	Northland's Own	02:31
Lucio Agostini	Canadians on the Go-Go	Once Upon a Hundred Years	00:49
Riverson	Clear Night (Rayburn Blake)	ST	03:06
Minutes From Downtown	Minutes From Downtown	Minutes From Downtown '82	03:49
Vicky and the Coins	B Jam Boogie	ST	02:24
John Greenwood	Hey, Minstrel Boy	My Sailboat and Me	03:04
VXN	Putting Love Aside	Putting Love Aside b/w No More (picture sleeve)	04:02
Jack London & the Sparrows	Sparrows and Daisies	ST	02:18
Vic Vogel	Quiet Nights	Montreal Bandleader	02:19
Sidewinders	Can't You Feel the Fire	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:55
Cyrus Eden	Wasteland	First Offense (EP)	03:02
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	an ode to d a levy	Awake in th Red Desert	01:25
Haggath	Evil Transitions	Rehearsal 1985-09	07:43
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ullulimat (I Think of You Always)	People Of The Ice	01:43
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra	Thunderball	James Bond 007	02:37
Ray Griff	D-Dogies	Canada "My Native Land"	04:02
Haunted	A Message to Pretty	ST	03:07
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	she, still and curling	Awake in th Red Desert	03:31
Diodes	The Curse - War	Raw / War (split with The Curse)	01:37
Garden Bower	Lonesome Bill’s Blues	Etc. w/ Trains	02:40
Trevor Dandy	Sometimes	Don't Cry Little Tree	04:33
No Exit	Parliament Swindle	ST	01:30
Five Man Cargo	Memories	Memories b/w Why Can't I Get You	02:55
Intersystems	track 06 (entire side 2)	Free Psychadelic Poster Inside	22:24
Reign Ghost	Travels of Blue Paradox	ST	05:00
Sheila Graham	Gentle On My Mind	ST	03:13
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
David	Cup of Tea	ST	02:13
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎	Breaking Others Hearts	Country and Rock & Roll Sound	02:12
Compilation	Shades of Blond - All Your Love	International Master Discovery Records	02:12
Marty Gillan	Lalena	Try A Little Kindness	03:42

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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

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