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.

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Bent Wind - Sussex - Jacket back

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Bent Wind - Sussex - Vinyl Side 1

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Bent Wind - Sussex - Vinyl Side 2

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bpnichol - Motherlove Jacket back

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bpNichol - Motherlove vinyl side 1

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bpNichol - Motherlove vinyl side 2

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Papa Bears Medicine Show Jacket back

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Marlo Lutia 1984 handbill from New Brunswick

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Marlo Lutia 1984 handbill foldout from New Brunswick

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Original Bones Jacket BACK

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Original Bones Liner Notes SIDE 01

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Snider, Art Nasty Arthur Corny Songs I Play on My Organ
B.C. Centennial Spots B.C. Centennial Song Cut No. 4 B.C. Centennial Song
Triaxe Chain of Superstition Chain of Superstition b/w Persecution
Mason, Dutch Walkin' Blues Half Ain't Been Told
Glenn-Copeland, Beverly Song From Beads ST
Noble, Hank & His Red River Valley Boys I`ll Spend My Life Loving You Things That Might Have Been // I`ll Spend My Life Loving You
Palmer, Jerry Head Over Heels in Love String of Hits
Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia Café Symphony ST
Moonstone David ST
Huckle Get Down Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)
Grimes Venus In Fleurs Geidi Primes
Dixon, Glenn As Our Days Fly By Reflections
Reign Ghost Mother's Got Troubles Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
King Herbert And the Knights I Believe With Jack Harden
Gargoyle Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling ST
Ayoub, Nick Quintet Two and The Montreal Scene
Gentlemen of Horror Bank ST (EP) (skeleton cover)
Dixon, Hugh Delilah The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)
Scott Markle, Derek Could She Fly ST
Haunted Twist ST
Chantettes Come and Go With Me Remember.....
Glenn-Copeland, Beverly Don't Despair ST
Teah, Johnny & The Jubilee Mountain Boys Hello Mister Lonesome Sad Whistle b/w Hello Mister Lonesome
A Joint Effort Winter Final Effort
Liska Weekday Mother Cry Out Loud
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre leevin th electrik citee Sonic Horses I
New Creation Yet Still Time Troubled
Original Bones Rollin' Over ST
Huckle Gather The Children Wild Blue Yonder
Cyrus Eden Rock You To The Limit First Offense (EP)
Canadian Beadles Think I'm Gonna Cry Three Faces North
Mason, Dutch Mannish Boy Half Ain't Been Told
Bent Wind Look at Love Sussex
Braineaters Closet Case Planet X
Medium Two by Two ST
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) State Of The Art Year Zero
Wiffen, David Climb the Stairs Camp Fortune (split with Tex Lecor)
Bear Paws Season of the Wind Kitche-Ogamah
Gargoyle John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) ST
Taylor, Stephanie Softly as I Leave You "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
Palmer, Jerry Celebration Day String of Hits
Pat's People Michael Today
Connors, Stompin' Tom Movin' On to Rouyn Northland's Own
Dandy, Trevor Sometimes Don't Cry Little Tree
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Moore, Jeff & Friends For You (Jeff Moore) The Youngest Son
Catseye It's a Long Way Catseye
Sound Sett Dead Sea (Bruce MacGregor modified) 1966-1967
Compilation New Brands - Ace Up His Sleeve International Master Discovery Records
Brazda Brothers Your Kingdom ST
Lloyd, Sam God Bless ST (psych cover)
British North American Act Give Yourself a Ride In the Beginning
Plastic Cloud Civilization Machine ST
Catseye I Met a Girl Out in the Country Catseye
Fringe, The Token For My Mind Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo
King Herbert And the Knights Chicken Strut With Jack Harden
Vogel, Vic Quiet Nights Montreal Bandleader
Ellison Untruth Story (Vincent Marandola) ST
Ardels Theme Rhythm & Blues
Threads Of Fybre Mama Mama b/w Believe Me
Mystique No Return Black Rider
Lloyd, Sam Free to be Free ST (psych cover)
Armes, Robert Song for Icarus Songs for Icarus
Gargoyle Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) ST
Daigle, Ted Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Pepper Tree The Gypsy Pepper Tree & Penny MacCauley (split with Bobby Arvon)
Palmer, Jerry Travelin' Shoes String of Hits
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Chiliwack Year Zero
Armes, Robert 2-2 Blues Songs for Icarus
David Because I'm Black ST
Ayoub, Nick Quintet Montreal East The Montreal Scene
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Georges Leningrad lollipon lady Made In Taiwan
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Cargo Only My Best Friends Can Tell Front Side, Back Side
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre boomerang th floating oranges Sonic Horses I
Nomads Four Be On Your Way Be On Your Way b/w Come On Home
Gillan, Marty Colours Try A Little Kindness
Rascalz How the Story Goes Really Livin'
Taylor, R. Dean My Lady Bug Stay Away From That Beatle Bug My Lady Bug Stay Away From That Beatle Bug b/w Poor Girl (unreleased)
Wilkins, Rick & the Mutual Understanding Scarlet Ribbons Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
EQ Late 4 The Studio Swellsville
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre whn th toothpaste runs out Sonic Horses I
Jeremy Dormouse hollywood heaven Toad Rejects
Skarecrow I'm A Man Blues...Live at the Explorer
Greenwood, John Hey, Minstrel Boy My Sailboat and Me
London, Jack & the Sparrows Give My Love to You ST
Spring Fever A Long Time Coming Woodstock
Medium I'll Love Everyone at Last ST
Boudreau, Walter Synchronisation II Jazz - Walter Boudreau + 3 = 4
Two Tones Sinnerman Live at the Village Corner
Baloue, Lewis Bon Voyage Romantic Times
Ardels Lonely Hours Rhythm & Blues
London Experimental Jazz Quartet The Sound of Next Year's Echo Invisible Roots
Mystique Memories Black Rider
Christmas Sorry I Bore You Victoria ST
King Herbert And the Knights Sissy Strut With Jack Harden
Vines, Norris and The Luvlines Give In Give In b/w Feel The Warm
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
Ardels I'll Go Crazy Rhythm & Blues

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