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
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Comin' Home The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
Jim Brown Bp Nichol - Another Day Older The First See Hear
Moonstone Finas Birthday Song ST
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia Café Symphony ST
Art Snider Lara's Theme Corny Songs I Play on My Organ
Echoes and a Dream Thank You (Led Zeppelin) Echoes and a Dream
Vicky and the Coins Cotton Fields ST
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎ Modern Rock Country and Rock & Roll Sound
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra On Her Majesty's Secret Service James Bond 007
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding My Favourite Things Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
David Wiffen Abilene Live at the Bunkhouse
Grimes Zoal, Face Dancer Geidi Primes
Black Knight Metal Screams Master of Disaster (EP)
Shades of Blond All Your Love All Your Love
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Bent Wind Sacred Cows Sussex
Stompin' Tom Connors The Birth of the New Dragon Mine The Birth of the New Dragon Mine b/w Luke's Guitar
No Exit Decisions ST
Tex Lecor Ti-bicycle Camp Fortune (split with David Wiffen)
Georges Leningrad lollipon lady Made In Taiwan
David Wiffen Four in the Mornin' Live at the Bunkhouse
Lucio Agostini Pastorale Once Upon a Hundred Years
Perth County Conspiracy Lace and Cobwebs ST
London Experimental Jazz Quartet Spain is for Old Ladies Invisible Roots
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) You Know The Science Year Zero
Grimes Gambang Geidi Primes
Compilation Myrna Lawrence - Here, There and Everywhere Unselfconsciously Canadian
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Vicky and the Coins When the Saints Go Marching In ST
Twice Upon a Never California Dreamin' Twice Upon a Never
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre its raining all ovr th citee Sonic Horses I
Les 409 Born in Chicago They Say b/w Born in Chicago
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers A Stranger in Your Own World The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
Tyrant Carol Hooked On You b/w Carol
R. Taylor Dean Poor Girl My Lady Bug Stay Away From That Beatle Bug b/w Poor Girl (unreleased)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Lucio Agostini Pan Am Young and Old Once Upon a Hundred Years
Ronnie Fray & The Playboys The Vulture Mean Mama Blues b/w The Vulture
Ronnie Dove and the Ron-Als I'm Happy Beach Rat b/w I'm Happy
Barbara Gryfe I'll Never Fall in Love Again What the World Needs Now
Derek Scott Markle I Don't Know For Certain ST
David Fromager Out on the Weekend If What You Said Was True
Liska You Make Me Smile Again Cry Out Loud
Arcade Fire My Heart is an Apple ST
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Johnny Teah & The Jubilee Mountain Boys Sad Whistle Sad Whistle b/w Hello Mister Lonesome
The Organization Crocadile Rock ST
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding Scarlet Ribbons Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Other Half In Passing ST
Lewis Baloue So Be in Love With Me Romantic Times
Jack London & the Sparrows If You Don't Want My Love ST
Billy Martin Watermelon Man Strawberry Soul
Canadian Beadles Think I'm Gonna Cry Three Faces North
Huckle April Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)
Moonstone David ST
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Chantettes Jamaica Farewell Remember.....
Ardels Georgia On My Mind Rhythm & Blues
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Skeptical Eye Universal Call - The Message The Devil's Playground
Reign Ghost Enola Gay Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Ellison Strawberry Rain (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand) ST
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Jensen Sisters Dancin' in the Autumn Breeze Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze
Derek Scott Markle Hey Hoe ST
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone Rated "X" "Coming Out"
Glenn Dixon As Our Days Fly By Reflections
Ted Daigle Ruby Ruby b/w When You Said You All
Moonstone Hope You Come See ST
Garden Bower Gord’s Dream Etc. w/ Trains
Mike Harris Andy's Favorite Jig Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
Jeremy Dormouse High Flying Bird Toad
Sound Sett Dead Sea (Bruce MacGregor modified) 1966-1967
David Alvin J. Ashtray ST
Hugh Dixon Chopin's Nocturne The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Langley Schools Music Project Mandy Wix - Brown Elementary School
Jarvis Street Revue 300 South Mr. Oil Man
Langley Schools Music Project Good Vibrations Wix - Brown Elementary School
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding What Child is This Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Gentlemen of Horror Rough Hike Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover)
Phillip Werren Polish Wedding music Electronic Music (1968-1971)
New Reality Here He Goes Demo Tape
A Joint Effort Winter Final Effort
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings Grazin' in the Grass Chip Dip
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers You Got the Green Light The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
British North American Act All the World is In Your Eyes In the Beginning
Trooper Mr. Big 3 Dressed Up as a 9 b/w Mr. Big (test pressing)
Jeremy Dormouse Small Man Toad
The Organization Who Ever Finds This ST
Jarvis Street Revue Mr. Business Man Mr. Oil Man
Twice Upon a Never Butterfly of Love Twice Upon a Never
London Experimental Jazz Quartet Destroy the Nihilistic Picnic Invisible Roots
Beverly Glenn-Copeland Don't Despair ST
Vicky and the Coins Five Foot Two ST
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Cat Piss Year Zero
Something Evil The Great Winnipeg Riot Die Children Die b/w The Great Winnipeg Riot
Michael-Jon Rosenberg Smokestack Lightning ST

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

Rehearsal 1985-09

Rehearsal 1985-03-11

Haggath

Haggath / Rehearsal 1985-09 tape

Haggath / Rehearsal 1985-09_tape track list_02

Haggath / Live Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07_tape cover_02

Haggath / Live Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07_tape cover_03

Haggath / Rehearsal 1985-03-11 (rehearsal) DE21_tape track list_02

Haggath / Rehearsal 1985-03-11 (rehearsal) DE21_tape

Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes

Strawberry Soul

I Love Ya Honey b/w Lost Love

ST

Compilation

ST

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

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