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
Lucio Agostini Canadians on the Go-Go Once Upon a Hundred Years
Luke Simmons and His Blue Mountain Boys Howlin' at the Moon Just Waitin' // Howlin' at the Moon
Pat's People Take Our Bread Today
Reign Ghost Mother's Got Troubles Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Beverly Glenn-Copeland Good Morning Blues ST
Skarecrow Wee Wee Baby Blues...Live at the Explorer
Something Evil Die Children Die Die Children Die b/w The Great Winnipeg Riot
Stephanie Taylor Working on a Groove Thing "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
Huckle April Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)
Bent Wind Hate Sussex
David Fromager Catch Him If You Can If What You Said Was True
Derek Scott Markle Could it Be ST
Ray Griff Our Country Canada "My Native Land"
Georges Leningrad Main name est Eva Braun Made In Taiwan
Vicky and the Coins B Jam Boogie ST
Nerve The Nerve - Penchant (2005 live recording by the Smarties) Penchant b/w Preludes
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone What's Come Over Me? "Coming Out"
Rascalz Buggin' to the Boogie Really Livin'
Jim Brown Wayne Carr - Timbral Changes The First See Hear
London Experimental Jazz Quartet The Sound of Next Year's Echo Invisible Roots
Chessmen Meadowlands Mustang b/w Meadowlands
Canadian Beadles Fool of the Year Three Faces North
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Hook & Sling Hell Bent: A Collection of Hard Instrumentals (Split with King Herbert & the Knights)
Ardels Stereo Popeye Rhythm & Blues
Triaxe Chain of Superstition Chain of Superstition b/w Persecution
Arcade Fire I'm Sleeping in a Submarine ST
Hugh Dixon Silly Bo Dilly (Dixon) The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)
Moosetracks Airplane Over the Rockies ST
Ladykiller Still Madly in Love Still Madly in Love b/w Ice Woman
Joni Mitchell Be Cool Wild Things Run Fast (test pressing)
Haunted Shake ST
Garden Bower Lord I’m Tired Etc. w/ Trains
Robert Armes Bobcaygeon Songs for Icarus
Jensen Sisters Let a Raindrop be a Tear for You Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze
Jensen Sisters You Light Up My Life Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze
King Herbert And the Knights Ooga Boogaloo With Jack Harden
A Joint Effort Greed for Gold Final Effort
David Wiffen Abilene Live at the Bunkhouse
Walter Boudreau Passion Jazz - Walter Boudreau + 3 = 4
Huckle High For Sky Wild Blue Yonder
Jeremy Dormouse Believe Me Toad
Two Tones Children Go Where I Send Thee Live at the Village Corner
British North American Act All the World is In Your Eyes In the Beginning
Gargoyle Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You ST
Mock Duck Hurt On Me Test Record
Stompin' Tom Connors My Swisha Miss Northland's Own
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Urine Trouble Year Zero
Riverson Can't Live Without You (Franki Hart) ST
New Day Gotta Spread Some Love Around They're Callin' Me Back Home b/w Gotta Spread Some Love Around
Sheila Graham Straight Life ST
Lucio Agostini Cocktails In New York Once Upon a Hundred Years
David Little Boys ST
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Perth County Conspiracy Hindsight ST
John Greenwood 3/4 Time My Sailboat and Me
Souls of Inspyration Sun Shines in the Winter ST
Emtidi Love Time Rain Saat
Spring You Were Blind Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind
Ronney Mitchell It's Your Thing The Five Man Cargo
King Herbert And the Knights I Believe With Jack Harden
R. Taylor Dean Poor Girl My Lady Bug Stay Away From That Beatle Bug b/w Poor Girl (unreleased)
Original Bones Itchy Blues ST
B.C. Centennial Spots B.C. Centennial Song Cut No. 3 B.C. Centennial Song
Sound Sett Oh No (The Sound Sett) 1966-1967
Brazda Brothers My Little Girl ST
Blind Owl Song To the Wind ST
Jeremy Dormouse Small Man Toad
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels Dog Food Dog Food b/w Surfs U Rite (promo)
Reign Ghost The Gum Wrapper Song ST
Trevor Dandy When I Prayed Last Night Don't Cry Little Tree
Gentlemen of Horror Rough Hike ST (EP) (skeleton cover)
Pat's People Richman's Spiritual Today
Phillip Werren Dance Music I Electronic Music (1968-1971)
Athenians of Toronto San Skoteiniazei San Skoteiniazei
Biggy Twiggy Band Mama Won't Let You Mama Won't Let You b/w I Don't Want That to Change
David Fromager Innocent Times If What You Said Was True
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
EQ Swellsville Swellsville
The Stonefield Deep Shades of Blue Deep Shades of Blue b/w Morning Hours
Neil Young My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) (promo, DJ Label copy only)
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra James Bond Theme James Bond 007
Derek Scott Markle Could She Fly ST
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎ Broadway Boogie Country and Rock & Roll Sound
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Hell Bent The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone Oil in the Ground "Coming Out"
Canadian Beadles Lonely Blue Boy Three Faces North
King Herbert And the Knights Ode to Billy Joe With Jack Harden
Black Knight Warlords Wrath Master of Disaster (EP)
Mock Duck My Time Test Record
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra Casino Royale James Bond 007
Jerry Palmer Oh, Lucky Me String of Hits
Stephanie Taylor Long and Winding Road "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
John Palmer Better Later Than Never Shorelines
Marty Gillan If You Go Away Try A Little Kindness
Stefan Gnys You're Not The Only One English Oaks and Evangeline
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia Ticky Tock ST
Willie Dunn Protest Song Who Were The Ones? Parts 11-12
David Wiffen Since I Fell For You Live at the Bunkhouse

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

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

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