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
Brazda Brothers Share With Love ST
Trevor Dandy When I Prayed Last Night Don't Cry Little Tree
Ted Daigle When You Said You All Ruby b/w When You Said You All
Jeff Moore & Friends For You (Jeff Moore) The Youngest Son
Plastic Cloud Face Behind the Sun ST
Grimes Caladan Geidi Primes
Don And Adrian Lord When I’m Down River Run You Down b/w Lord When I’m Down
Spring It's So Hard Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind
Norris Vines and The Luvlines Give In Give In b/w Feel The Warm
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone Oil in the Ground "Coming Out"
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
Nomads Four Be On Your Way Be On Your Way b/w Come On Home
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Style 386 Year Zero
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
New Day They're Callin' Me Back Home They're Callin' Me Back Home b/w Gotta Spread Some Love Around
Twice Upon a Never Pussy Willows, Cat Tails Twice Upon a Never
Stompin' Tom Connors May, The Millright's Daughter Northland's Own
Medium Stars ST
EQ Step Up Swellsville
King Herbert And the Knights Lucille With Jack Harden
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) State Of The Art Year Zero
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Brazda Brothers 20th Century ST
Calgary Range Riders Rocky Mountain Rhythm Rocky Mountain Rhythm // Curly Hair
A Joint Effort Horse with No Name Final Effort
Jarvis Street Revue Mr. Business Man Mr. Oil Man
Bear Paws Season of the Wind Kitche-Ogamah
Christmas Just Suppose ST
Sweet Somethings Pot of Gold hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'
Nick Ayoub Quintet Pillsville The Montreal Scene
Rockadrome Royal American Twentieth Century Blues Royal American 20th Century Blues
Braineaters Wrong World Planet X
Trevor Dandy Have You Ever Wondered? Don't Cry Little Tree
David Cup of Tea ST
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers You Got the Green Light The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
Billy O'Boie and the Country Jewels Little Rosa I Love My Gal b/w Little Rosa (picture sleeve)
Triaxe Chain of Superstition Chain of Superstition b/w Persecution
Ronney Mitchell Time Alone Will Tell The Five Man Cargo
Gentlemen of Horror God Knows you by Name ST (EP) (skeleton cover)
London Experimental Jazz Quartet Edible Wallpaper Invisible Roots
Ray Griff Friends and Neighbors Canada "My Native Land"
A Joint Effort My Man Final Effort
Nerve Odd Fellows - Cretonia (1982) (unreleased) Penchant b/w Preludes
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding Christmas Waltz Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
David Because I'm Black ST
Lewis Baloue As the Boats Go By Romantic Times
Tex Lecor Le frigidaire Camp Fortune (split with David Wiffen)
Twice Upon a Never Turtle Dove Twice Upon a Never
Roger Rodier Just fine Upon Velveatur
Mantra Depend on Somebody (D'arcy Draper) ST
King Herbert And the Knights Sing a Simple Song With Jack Harden
Joni Mitchell Be Cool Wild Things Run Fast (test pressing)
Mike Harris Orange Blossom Special Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
Gentlemen of Horror Bank Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover)
Two Tones Dark as a Dungeon Live at the Village Corner
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings Cryin' All Alone Chip Dip
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone Only Takes a Minute "Coming Out"
Skarecrow I'm A Man Blues...Live at the Explorer
Jim Brown Bruce Clarke - Of Spiralling Why The First See Hear
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Let it Be The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
Michael-Jon Rosenberg The High ST
Black Knight Master Of Disaster Master of Disaster (EP)
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Vic Vogel Booze is Beautiful Montreal Bandleader
Jack London & the Sparrows If You Don't Want My Love ST
Lewis Baloue Even Rainbows Turn Blue L'amour
Roger Rodier My spirits calling Upon Velveatur
Liska Rose Cry Out Loud
Royal Family Sometimes Sometimes b/w Solitude (picture sleeve)
Skarecrow Hey Mr. Man Blues...Live at the Explorer
November Grief Recuring Nightmares To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone What's Come Over Me? "Coming Out"
British North American Act Corduroy Coat In the Beginning
Original Bones Sit Down ST
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck Elevated Platform Home Grown Stuff
The Organization Change in the Weather ST
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎ Tribute to Pretty Maidens Prayer Country and Rock & Roll Sound
British North American Act Baby Jane Days and Nights In the Beginning
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Hugh Dixon Yellow Bird The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)
Randy Bishop I Sing a Soft Song I Sing A Soft Song
Two Tones This is My Song Live at the Village Corner
EQ Play The Back Swellsville
Dolores Claman Happy Whistler Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes
Fred Latremouille Tossin' and Turnin' Tossin' and Turnin' - Mashed Potato
Ray Griff Jimmy, Luke and Me Canada "My Native Land"
Sound Sett Oh No (The Sound Sett) 1966-1967
Grimes Sardaukar Levenbrech Geidi Primes
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Hell Bent The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
Bonnie Scots The Billy and the Sally Laugh and Cry
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone Sunshine "Coming Out"
Catseye I Met a Girl Out in the Country Catseye
Threads Of Fybre Mama Mama b/w Believe Me
Jeremy Dormouse Apple Annie Toad
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Johnny Teah & The Jubilee Mountain Boys Sad Whistle Sad Whistle b/w Hello Mister Lonesome
Reign Ghost More Than I Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings Wanda Unda Landa Chip Dip
Jeff Moore & Friends Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) The Youngest Son

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Compilation

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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

1983-01-03_DOA_Pier (Raleigh, NC)_flyer_+

1984-09-28_DOA + Abrasive Wheels + Battalion Of Saints + Killroy_Olympic Audit (LA, CA)_flyer_+

1987-05-24_Sacrifice + Ablaze + Faulkwolf_Bathurst Theatre (Toronto)_orange original flyer reduced

ST

ST

Glenn-Copeland, Beverly

Sussex

Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

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