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
No Exit	Downtown Weekend	ST	02:14
Diodes	The Curse - War	Raw / War (split with The Curse)	01:37
Skarecrow	Hey Mr. Man	Blues...Live at the Explorer	03:31
Chantettes	Man Come Into Egypt	Remember.....	02:20
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey #1	ST	03:09
Pat's People	Richman's Spiritual	Today	02:37
Mike Harris	Norwegian Waltz	Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)	02:42
Trevor Dandy	Overture and Judgement Morning	Don't Cry Little Tree	09:32
David	Lovely Lady	ST	03:30
A Joint Effort	Champagne Junction	Final Effort	04:26
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	A Stranger in Your Own World	The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope	04:33
Huckle	Get Down	Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)	04:11
Echoes and a Dream	Thank You (Led Zeppelin)	Echoes and a Dream	04:41
Langley Schools Music Project	Good Vibrations	Wix - Brown Elementary School	04:02
Moonstone	Hope You Come See	ST	03:03
Huckle	Flowers	Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)	03:09
John Greenwood	There is Peace	My Sailboat and Me	03:34
Ted Daigle	Ruby	Ruby b/w When You Said You All	02:02
EQ	Let it be Known	Swellsville	03:41
Story Structure	I Told You (7" Single Mix)	I Told You	04:27
Brégent	Epitaphe villon	Poussière Des Regrets	03:21
Arcade Fire	Headlights Look like Diamonds	ST	04:25
Other Half	Travellin Band	ST	03:39
David Wiffen	Times are Getting' Hard	Live at the Bunkhouse	03:11
May Run	Save Me	Days Into Years	03:04
Glenn Dixon	Silence (The Cold Hours Come)	Reflections	09:38
David Fromager	Catch Him If You Can	If What You Said Was True	03:20
B.C. Centennial Spots	B.C. Centennial Song Cut No. 1	B.C. Centennial Song	01:19
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	heard ya tellin	Awake in th Red Desert	02:37
Randy Bishop	(A World of) Black And Brown	I Sing A Soft Song	02:57
Hugh Dixon	Blues Stay Away From Me	The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)	04:22
Jensen Sisters	You Walked Into My Life	Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze	03:12
The Organization	60 Years Ago	ST	03:26
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels	Dog Food	Dog Food b/w Surfs U Rite (promo)	02:08
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Intersystems	Lately	Number One	18:16
No Exit	Do You Wanna Join?	ST	02:01
King Herbert And the Knights	Let's Get Together	With Jack Harden	03:18
Michael-Jon Rosenberg	Season of the Witch	ST	05:42
Bonnie Scots	The Drunken Man	Laugh and Cry	02:31
A Joint Effort	Oh! Canada	Final Effort	03:59
Nihilist Spasm Band	Oh Brian Dibb	No Record	04:36
Gypsy	The Market	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	02:30
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle	You Are Too Beautiful	ST	02:57
Echoes and a Dream	Sweet Dreams (Jethro Tull)	Echoes and a Dream	04:31
Les Bel Kanto	A Kind of Break Down	A Kind of Break Down b/w Dors (promo)	03:05
Humble Sponge	Lady Is Love	Lady Is Love b/w Barabbas	02:57
Lewis Baloue	Even Rainbows Turn Blue	L'amour	03:33
April Wine	Gimme Love	The Whole World's Going Crazy (test pressing)	03:58
Liska	Weekday Mother	Cry Out Loud	02:50
Jerry Palmer	Party Pooper	String of Hits	01:58
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	Silent Night	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	03:17
Emtidi	Walkin' In The Park	Saat	06:38
Perth County Conspiracy	Mr. Truthful Licks	ST	02:48
Bear Paws	Lady of the Nite	Kitche-Ogamah	03:52
Willie Dunn	Ballad of a Metis	Who Were The Ones? Parts 11-12	04:46
Cargo	I Found a Way	Once a Proud Man b/w I Found a Way	03:13
Chantettes	Come and Go With Me	Remember.....	02:32
Huckle	Beautiful You Are	Wild Blue Yonder	04:27
Langley Schools Music Project	The Long and Winding Road	Wix - Brown Elementary School	03:49
EQ	Swellsville	Swellsville	04:01
Langley Schools Music Project	Wild Fire	Wix - Brown Elementary School	04:32
Boys Brigade	Saigon	Live Off-The-Floor Demo	04:41
Reign Ghost	Ain't it Great	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	03:56
Original Bones	One More Night	ST	02:05
Jerry Palmer	Gotta Learn to Twist	String of Hits	02:47
Gentlemen of Horror	God Knows you by Name	Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover)	01:26
Twice Upon a Never	Early in the Morning	Twice Upon a Never	01:32
Ardels	Night Time is the Right Time	Rhythm & Blues	02:58
David Wiffen	More Often Than Not	Camp Fortune (split with Tex Lecor)	04:42
Haunted	Searching For My Baby	ST	03:03
Huckle	Rolling River	Wild Blue Yonder	04:41
Billy Martin	Stax	Strawberry Soul	03:09
Happy Dolls	Shake Your Booty	Show Album No. 1	02:57
David Fromager	If What You Said Was True	If What You Said Was True	03:00
Don Carrington Trio	If I Were a Carpenter	Makin' It Happen	04:15
Ray Griff	Mama, This One's for You	Canada "My Native Land"	03:18
British North American Act	Baby Jane Days and Nights	In the Beginning	02:47
Sweet Somethings	Pot of Gold	hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'	02:31
David Wiffen	Since I Fell For You	Live at the Bunkhouse	02:40
Canadian Beadles	Mojo Workout	Three Faces North	03:36
New Day	Gotta Spread Some Love Around	They're Callin' Me Back Home b/w Gotta Spread Some Love Around	04:09
Stephanie Taylor	I'm Going to Make You Love Me	"I Don't Know Where I Stand"	02:39
No Exit	Bureaucracy	ST	01:46
Royal Family	Sometimes	Sometimes b/w Solitude (picture sleeve)	02:09
Twice Upon a Never	A World of Our Own	Twice Upon a Never	02:14
Jeremy Dormouse	Believe Me	Toad	03:20
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck	Little Pony	Home Grown Stuff	02:08
Pat's People	Get To-Gether	Today	03:04
Nina Dunn	Stay and Dance	If You Want My Love (Do It) b/w Stay and Dance	05:10
Jensen Sisters	Do What Makes You Happy	Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze	03:42
Medium	Give Me a Peace	ST	04:03
Laurie Ingalls	Sailing	Cheap Champagne	03:25
Cyrus Eden	Wasteland	First Offense (EP)	03:02
David Wiffen	Four Strong Winds	Live at the Bunkhouse	04:14
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey #2	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	03:02
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01
Opposite	Oh Mamy Blue	Help Us Make It	03:06
Stompin' Tom Connors	Streets of Toronto	Northland's Own	02:33
Rockadrome	Very Strange	Royal American 20th Century Blues	03:14

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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