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
Dis Band I'm Tired Gone Dead Out
Sound Sett Oh No (The Sound Sett) 1966-1967
Barbara Gryfe Evening of Roses What the World Needs Now
B.C. Centennial Spots B.C. Centennial Song Cut No. 2 B.C. Centennial Song
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Bent Wind Touch of Red Sussex
The Nerve Penchant Penchant b/w Preludes
Hagood Hardy & the Montage The Garden Path The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life
The Organization Change in the Weather ST
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Norris Vines and The Luvlines Give In Give In b/w Feel The Warm
Reign Ghost Mother's Got Troubles Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Compilation Judy Singh - Emily Unselfconsciously Canadian
Pat's People Michael Today
Huckle Minstrel Song Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)
Medium Give Me a Peace ST
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre heart flash us Sonic Horses I
Clymaxe R. U. Cumming? R. U. Cumming? b/w Walkin' Blues
Jack London & the Sparrows You Don’t Want Me Now ST
Les 409 They Say They Say b/w Born in Chicago (acetate)
British North American Act All the World is In Your Eyes In the Beginning
Langley Schools Music Project Wild Fire Wix - Brown Elementary School
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Papa Bears Medicine Show Taking My Time ST
Riverson Can't Live Without You (Franki Hart) ST
Chantettes Gay Hawaiian Melody Remember.....
Ronney Mitchell Sandy The Five Man Cargo
David Fromager Country Boy's Memories If What You Said Was True
Hugh Dixon Hot Pants (Dixon) The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)
Laurie Ingalls Cheap Champagne Cheap Champagne
Ray Griff The Last of the Winfield Amateurs Canada "My Native Land"
Dennis Walton Jah Way to Salvation is Easy Sweeter Love
Lewis Baloue Like To See You Again L'amour
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau I'm Not Guilty ST (psych cover)
Bonnie Scots Scotland 'Ra Brave Laugh and Cry
Michael-Jon Rosenberg What a Lovely Place to be Buried ST
Stompin' Tom Connors Little Wawa Little Wawa b/w The Northern Gentleman
Trevor Dandy Overture and Judgement Morning Don't Cry Little Tree
Blind Owl Happy To Be Alive ST
Rascalz Ragga Muffin Rhymes Really Livin'
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) State Of The Art Year Zero
EQ Come Alive (King Otto Remix) Swellsville
Sheila Graham Aquarius ST
David Wiffen Blue Live at the Bunkhouse
The Nerve The Nerve - Penchant (2005 live recording by the Smarties) Penchant b/w Preludes
Gargoyle George Dawber - Remembering Morris ST
EQ Inner Thoughts Swellsville
Glenn Dixon One By One Reflections
Medium Stars ST
Marty Gillan Try a Little Kindness Try A Little Kindness
Lewis Baloue I Thought The World Of You L'amour
Blind Owl Hooked On You ST
Lewis Baloue Where Did My Love Go Away Romantic Times
Canadian Beadles Whole Lot of Shakin Going On Three Faces North
Joker's Memory A Jokers Memory Part One ST
Ray Griff Maple Leaf Canada "My Native Land"
Pat's People Get To-Gether Today
Jerry Palmer Hey, Sweet Baby String of Hits
Skarecrow Wee Wee Baby Blues...Live at the Explorer
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle Buck Shots ST
Bear Paws Kitch-Ogamah Kitche-Ogamah
Siggy Magic & the Hey-Hoe Band Tooth Decay Commercials For Free (EP)
Nucleus Johnny Peace Johnny Peace b/w Ernie's Gone (picture sleeve)
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding Scarlet Ribbons Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Jackie Mittoo Harder than the Rest Stepping Tiger
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels Dog Food Dog Food b/w Surfs U Rite (promo)
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle You Are Too Beautiful ST
Spring Long Long Way Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind
Opposite Party in My Home Help Us Make It
Dolores Claman Odd Couplet Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes
Teenage Head Tearin' Me Apart Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Jensen Sisters Do What Makes You Happy Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze
New Reality Lost Never Found Demo Tape
Jim Brown Ross Barrett & Jim Brown - Tree Person The First See Hear
Roger Rodier You don't know what it's like Upon Velveatur
Adanac Reply What Would It Be Like? What Would It Be Like? b/w The Other One
Medium My Lady Lies Forever ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Bent Wind Sacred Cows Sussex
Sound Sett Just a Little (Ron Elliott & Bob Durand, The Breau Brummels) 1966-1967
Lewis Baloue Let's Fall in Love Tonight L'amour
Papa Bears Medicine Show Wait and See ST
VXN Putting Love Aside Putting Love Aside b/w No More (picture sleeve)
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra You Only Live Twice James Bond 007
Walter Boudreau Imagination Jazz - Walter Boudreau + 3 = 4
Stompin' Tom Connors The Northern Gentleman Northland's Own
British North American Act Don't Run Away In the Beginning
The Other Half Warm Summer's Night ST
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Barbara Gryfe I'll Never Fall in Love Again What the World Needs Now
November Grief Grass Is Gold To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre o a b a Awake in th Red Desert
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎ Saddle Lake Guitar Rhythm Country and Rock & Roll Sound
The Haunted Searching For My Baby ST
Aftermath Sunny Do You Believe In Magic? b/w Sunny
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia The Undertaker's Ball ST
Hugh Dixon Silly Bo Dilly (Dixon) The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)

FEATURED

Dis Band - Gone Dead Out

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Toronto, Ontario → Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellison - ST

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Clockwork - Cybernaut b/w Mean Lady

Laval, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Hi Octane Band - Shakey Ground b/w Feelings

Halifax, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Angola, Indiana, 🇺🇸 → Brantford → Oakville → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Other Half - ST

Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Haunted - ST

Chateauguy, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Minutes From Downtown - Minutes From Downtown '82

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jolly Tambourine Man - Wheeeee! Demo

Collingwood → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Reign Ghost - Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires

Oshawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Reign Ghost - ST

Oshawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Christmas - ST

Oshawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Lorne Ranger - French Fried Freedom

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Caribou - ST

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Laurie Ingalls - Cheap Champagne

Lethbridge, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Sacrifice - Interviews 1985 + First Live Show

Scarborough → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Sacrifice - The Exorcism

Scarborough → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Sacrifice - Turn In Your Grave (demo)

Scarborough → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Dimitroff, Burgess and Friends - Dimitroff, Burgess and Friends

Fort Erie, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ablaze - Psychopath

Beloeil, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

May Run - Days Into Years

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Gerry Fiander - So Long, Goodbye (split with Jim Morrison)

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Moonstone - ST

Winnipeg, Manitoba

FEATURED

bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

New Creation - Troubled

Coquitlam, British Columbia

FEATURED

Boys Brigade - Live Off-The-Floor Demo

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Boys Brigade - Mannequin Demo

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Mississauga, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Christmas

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