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
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	th ride to th place uv meditaysyun	Sonic Horses I	24:36
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Stompin' Tom Connors	The Northern Gentleman	Northland's Own	02:11
Tex Lecor	John McNally	Camp Fortune (split with David Wiffen)	04:04
Glenn Dixon	One By One	Reflections	03:42
Pat's People	Michael	Today	02:24
London Experimental Jazz Quartet	Eric's Madness	Invisible Roots	04:51
Plastic Cloud	Epistle to Paradise	ST	03:35
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey #1	ST	03:09
May Run	Be My Girl	Days Into Years	03:50
Catseye	Rhythms of an Empty Room	Catseye	05:53
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra	Thunderball	James Bond 007	02:37
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels	Dog Food	Dog Food b/w Surfs U Rite (promo)	02:08
Michael-Jon Rosenberg	Season of the Witch	ST	05:42
Derek Scott Markle	Goin' Thru the Town	ST	02:03
May Run	Anastasia	Days Into Years	03:56
Royal Family	Solitude	Sometimes b/w Solitude (picture sleeve)	02:06
Cargo	Once a Proud Man	Once a Proud Man b/w I Found a Way	01:40
Langley Schools Music Project	Band On the Run	Glenwood Region Music Group-Musical Supervision: Hans Fenger	04:07
Christmas	Your Humble Suitor	ST	04:18
New Creation	All is Well	Troubled	03:20
Spring Fever	I Just Want to Make Love to You	Woodstock	02:28
Two Tones	Children Go Where I Send Thee	Live at the Village Corner	02:37
Mantra	Stay (D'arcy Draper)	ST	02:58
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
Nihilist Spasm Band	Destroy the Nations	No Record	08:18
Chantettes	Gay Hawaiian Melody	Remember.....	01:16
Reign Ghost	Southern Hemisphere Blues Legacy	ST	04:11
No Exit	When Will They Learn?	ST	01:28
Langley Schools Music Project	In My Room	Wix - Brown Elementary School	02:27
The Organization	Happiness	ST	02:27
Barbara Gryfe	I'll Never Fall in Love Again	What the World Needs Now	03:14
London Experimental Jazz Quartet	Time is of the Essence	Invisible Roots	03:36
Rascalz	Kibbles 'N Bits	Really Livin'	04:10
Ellison	Strawberry Rain (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand)	ST	05:22
John Palmer	Seedling of Light	Shorelines	02:20
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone	Sunshine	"Coming Out"	04:59
Skeptical Eye	My Life Is	The Devil's Playground	02:04
Athenians of Toronto	San Skoteiniazei	San Skoteiniazei	04:39
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	heart flash us	Sonic Horses I	03:20
Sunshyne	Eclypse & Sunny Day (Ross Barrett and Ken Spence)	The Raven (EP)	06:52
Teenage Head	Picture My Face	Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)	02:57
September (1)	Celebration	Blue Lady b/w Celebration	03:26
Lewis Baloue	Love Showered Me	L'amour	04:01
May Run	Smile	Days Into Years	03:44
Canadian Beadles	I'm Coming Home	Three Faces North	02:20
Cargo	Child of the Playroom	Front Side, Back Side	03:17
Grimes	Rosa	Geidi Primes	03:12
Spring	You Were Blind	Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind	02:28
Sheila Graham	24 Hours of Loneliness	ST	01:59
Matlows	If You Were Mine	If You Were Mine // Only You	02:17
Blind Owl	Open Your Window	ST	04:08
Opposite	Don't Say I Love You	Help Us Make It	03:02
Robert Armes	Sun Song	Songs for Icarus	03:25
Jeremy Dormouse	Portrait for Marianne	Toad	02:13
Glenn Dixon	Sunset	Reflections	03:22
EQ	Help a Bruva Out	Swellsville	05:45
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	th deacon bros in barbados	Awake in th Red Desert	00:23
Twice Upon a Never	Obladi Oblada	Twice Upon a Never	02:45
Joy	Tears to be Cried	Ready to Move b/w Tears to be Cried	02:37
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Porno Groove	Year Zero	00:58
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
Sidewinders	Flat Foot Hustlin'	Flatfoot Hustlin'	06:16
Mike Harris	London Hornipie	Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)	01:57
Sugluk	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	05:25
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck	Little Pony	Home Grown Stuff	02:08
Michael-Jon Rosenberg	What a Lovely Place to be Buried	ST	03:09
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle	Gravel Road	ST	02:28
Golden Earrings	My Situation	My Situation b/w Nothing Much	02:09
Ellison	Freedom (Vincent Marandola)	ST	03:17
Liska	Angela	Cry Out Loud	04:15
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle	You Are Too Beautiful	ST	02:57
Echoes and a Dream	Midnight Passion	Echoes and a Dream	04:18
Fabulous PJ's	Proud Mary	What Do You Want Me to Do? b/w Proud Mary	02:48
Moosetracks	Someone on the Line	ST	04:40
Glenn Dixon	Waiting for the Dreams to Come	Reflections	05:14
Dutch Mason	C.C. Rider	Half Ain't Been Told	04:53
Souls of Inspyration	Pursuit	ST	02:45
Hi-Fives	Mo-Shun	Fujikami The Warrior b/w Mo-Shun	01:32
Cargo	Say Goodbye	Front Side, Back Side	02:53
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	You Got the Green Light	The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope	04:03
Jack London & the Sparrows	Take it Slow (vocal by Jerry Edmonton)	ST	02:17
Perth County Conspiracy	Hindsight	ST	03:39
Dutch Mason	Ain't Nobody's Business	Half Ain't Been Told	04:55
John Palmer	Better Later Than Never	Shorelines	04:52
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Mike Harris	Chinese Breakdown	Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)	02:07
Mock Duck	Home Made Jam	Test Record	12:04
VXN	Which One Are You	ST	03:11
Lewis Baloue	Bon Voyage	Romantic Times	04:25
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
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎	Country Four Blues	Country and Rock & Roll Sound	02:40
John Greenwood	Jig	My Sailboat and Me	01:40
Jensen Sisters	Do What Makes You Happy	Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze	03:42
Original Bones	Tom Greene County Fair	ST	02:21
Medium	Stars	ST	05:35
Trevor Dandy	Don’t Cry Little Tree	Don't Cry Little Tree	03:10
Ultimate Image	Rains of Autumn	It's a Hard Life b/w Rains of Autumn	02:35
Langley Schools Music Project	Mandy	Wix - Brown Elementary School	02:40
Black Knight	Master Of Disaster	Master of Disaster (EP)	04:01

Rarest Canadian Music

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Ablaze - Psychopath

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May Run - Days Into Years

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Lorne Ranger - French Fried Freedom

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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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Kings - Switchin'

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

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

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Joker's Memory - ST

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Beverly Glenn-Copeland - ST

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Bent Wind - Sussex

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

The Mutual Understanding - In Wonderland

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Jim Brown - The First See Hear

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Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra - James Bond 007

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Reign Ghost - ST

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