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
Jeremy Dormouse Just to Hear the Bells Toad
New Creation Eternity Ahead Troubled
Billy Martin Phillie Dog Strawberry Soul
Jeremy Dormouse Small Man Toad
Stompin' Tom Connors Little Wawa Northland's Own
Black Knight Metal Screams Master of Disaster (EP)
Haunted 1-2-5 ST
Athenians of Toronto Proud Mary San Skoteiniazei
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Bear Paws Standing by the River Kitche-Ogamah
No Exit When Will They Learn? ST
Bear Paws Can't You See Kitche-Ogamah
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle I'll Take Romance ST
Braineaters Screw You Planet X
Bonnie Scots Coulter's Candy Laugh and Cry
Cargo Initial Mailing Rural Route One b/w Initial Mailing
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle Count Baculis ST
Jerry Palmer Hey, Sweet Baby String of Hits
Black Knight Warlords Wrath Master of Disaster (EP)
Grimes Venus In Fleurs Geidi Primes
Jeremy Dormouse fly around my pretty little miss Toad Rejects
VXN The Magic’s in Your Hands ST
British North American Act Give Yourself a Ride In the Beginning
Pepper Tree The Gypsy Pepper Tree & Penny MacCauley (split with Bobby Arvon)
Christmas Your Humble Suitor ST
British North American Act See How Free In the Beginning
Haunted Montreal Blues ST
The Amen Carnivals and Cotton Candy Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus
Emtidi Love Time Rain Saat
Howard & Smith Monotype Limited Symphony #1 In A, B, C, D, etc. The Optic Earful
Riverson Clear Night (Rayburn Blake) ST
Michael Ratherford Hard Drugs Hard Drugs
Liska Cry Out Loud Cry Out Loud
Jeremy Dormouse Portrait for Marianne Toad
Ray Griff Sweet Bird of Youth Canada "My Native Land"
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Blind Owl Some Tears You Have To Cry ST
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Hugh Dixon Hugh's Hangout (Dixon) The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)
No Exit Decisions ST
Don Carrington Trio Higher Makin' It Happen
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone Sunshine "Coming Out"
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎ Saddle Lake Guitar Rhythm Country and Rock & Roll Sound
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
New Day Gotta Spread Some Love Around They're Callin' Me Back Home b/w Gotta Spread Some Love Around
Jack London & the Sparrows Our Love has Passed ST
King Herbert And the Knights Sing a Simple Song With Jack Harden
Mantra San Francisco Morning (D'arcy Draper) ST
Papa Bears Medicine Show Golden Girl ST
Dolores Claman Wilderness West Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes
Hi-Fives Fujikami The Warrior Fujikami The Warrior b/w Mo-Shun
Lewis Baloue Bon Voyage Romantic Times
Dutch Mason Polk Salad Annie Half Ain't Been Told
Barbara Gryfe One Child What the World Needs Now
Humble Sponge Barabbas Lady Is Love b/w Barabbas
Mike Harris Maple Sugar Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
Marty Gillan One Act Play (Howie Vickers (The Collectors)) Try A Little Kindness
November Grief Grass Is Gold To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
Barbara Gryfe Who Am I What the World Needs Now
Twice Upon a Never Early in the Morning Twice Upon a Never
Sweet Somethings Frosty Friday hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'
Chantettes Hush Little Baby Remember.....
Blind Owl Hooked On You ST
Story Structure I Told You (Instrumental Mix) I Told You
Liska Coming Home Cry Out Loud
Jack London & the Sparrows Take it Slow (vocal by Jerry Edmonton) ST
Marty Gillan I Ain't Done Yet (Theme from the T.V. Series "The Manipulators") (Bobby Hales) Try A Little Kindness
Ray Griff That Old Montana Moon Canada "My Native Land"
Langley Schools Music Project Wild Fire Wix - Brown Elementary School
Riverson Medallion Castle (Brian Edwards) ST
Pat's People Turn, Turn, Turn Today
Stephanie Taylor Windmills of Your Mind "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
Langley Schools Music Project To Know Him is to Love Him Glenwood Region Music Group-Musical Supervision: Hans Fenger
Jack London & the Sparrows Dream on Dreamer ST
R. Taylor Dean Poor Girl My Lady Bug Stay Away From That Beatle Bug b/w Poor Girl (unreleased)
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra James Bond Theme James Bond 007
Canadian Beadles I Lost Your Love Last Night Three Faces North
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra Live and Let Die James Bond 007
Huckle Wild Blue Yonder Wild Blue Yonder
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre mountain lake Sonic Horses I
David Wiffen Driving Wheel Camp Fortune (split with Tex Lecor)
Haunted A Message to Pretty ST
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra The Spy Who Loved Me James Bond 007
Compilation Judy Singh - My Name is Love Unselfconsciously Canadian
Cyrus Eden Wasteland First Offense (EP)
Mike Harris London Hornipie Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
Ray Griff Jacket River Canada "My Native Land"
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre whn u cum into me Sonic Horses I
Perth County Conspiracy Take Your Time ST
David Alvin J. Ashtray ST
Les 409 They Say They Say b/w Born in Chicago (acetate)
Robert Armes 2-2 Blues Songs for Icarus
Tex Lecor Je t'amène avec moi Camp Fortune (split with David Wiffen)
Gentlemen of Horror God Knows you by Name Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover)
David Wiffen Climb the Stairs Camp Fortune (split with Tex Lecor)
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre fading era Sonic Horses I
Bent Wind Riverside Sussex
Pepper Tree Message Pepper Tree & Penny MacCauley (split with Bobby Arvon)
Joni Mitchell You Dream Flat Tires Wild Things Run Fast (test pressing)

Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07

Rehearsal 1985-09

Rehearsal 1985-03-11

Haggath

Haggath / Rehearsal 1985-09 tape

Haggath / Rehearsal 1985-09_tape track list_02

Haggath / Live Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07_tape cover_02

Haggath / Live Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07_tape cover_03

Haggath / Rehearsal 1985-03-11 (rehearsal) DE21_tape track list_02

Haggath / Rehearsal 1985-03-11 (rehearsal) DE21_tape

Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes

Strawberry Soul

I Love Ya Honey b/w Lost Love

ST

Compilation

ST

GUESS289-color

Brighouse b/w Rocking Chair

45-Something Evil-Die Children Die VINYL 02

45-Something Evil-Die Children Die VINYL 01

45-Something Evil-The Great Winnipeg Riot BACK

Die Children Die b/w The Great Winnipeg Riot

Something Evil

Heat

45-Heat - Brighouse bw Rocking Chair VINYL 02

Switchin'

Diodes' Paul Robinson @ Black Swan, Ottawa March 1978 courtesy Cameron Muir

Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind

David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges

1980-07_DOA_Toronto_flyer

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