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
Two Tones	Lord I'm So Weary	Live at the Village Corner	03:00
Mantra	Simple Joys (D'arcy Draper)	ST	03:10
Sheila Graham	24 Hours of Loneliness	ST	01:59
Roger Rodier	The Key	Upon Velveatur	04:01
Sedum Shadows	Thinking Away	Thinking Away b/w Anatomy of a Shadow	02:26
Garden Bower	Lonesome Bill’s Blues	Etc. w/ Trains	02:40
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Nothing Beautiful	ST	05:27
Lewis Baloue	Love Showered Me	L'amour	04:01
Canadian Beadles	Mojo Workout	Three Faces North	03:36
Billy Martin	Prayer Meetin'	Strawberry Soul	03:08
New Creation	Wind	Troubled	03:00
Skarecrow	Wee Wee Baby	Blues...Live at the Explorer	04:00
Sidewinders	Can't You Feel the Fire	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:55
Stompin' Tom Connors	Luke's Guitar	The Birth of the New Dragon Mine b/w Luke's Guitar	03:01
David	Because I'm Black	ST	02:43
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Hi-Fives	Fujikami The Warrior	Fujikami The Warrior b/w Mo-Shun	02:10
Compilation	Jim Wheeler and the Spokes - Secret Spy	International Master Discovery Records	02:59
Rascalz	The Roughest (We Are)	Really Livin'	03:44
Stormbringer	Evil Mind	The Curse b/w Evil Mind	05:28
November Grief	Recuring Nightmares	To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)	03:04
Jim Brown	Wayne Carr - Timbral Changes	The First See Hear	04:57
Opposite	Land of 1000 Dances	Help Us Make It	03:18
Moosetracks	Sophie	ST	02:05
Original Bones	Tom Greene County Fair	ST	02:21
David	Alvin J. Ashtray	ST	03:09
Spring	You Were Blind	Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind	02:28
Ablaze	Sadistic Dream	Psychopath	05:34
The Haunted	Montreal Blues	ST	04:04
Grimes	Avi	Geidi Primes	02:35
Liska	Cry Out Loud	Cry Out Loud	04:58
Hugh Dixon	Hot Pants (Dixon)	The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)	03:54
Circle C	Burn	Burn (promo)	02:57
Benge	Money Man	Money Man b/w Black Sky Lullaby	02:39
British North American Act	Joe Cool	In the Beginning	02:27
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings	Wanda Unda Landa	Chip Dip	02:32
Plastic Cloud	Dainty General Rides	ST	04:14
Braineaters	Modern Man Pt 2	Planet X	01:16
Threads Of Fybre	Mama	Mama b/w Believe Me	02:46
Glenn Dixon	One By One	Reflections	03:42
King Herbert And the Knights	I Believe	With Jack Harden	02:45
Gentlemen of Horror	God Knows you by Name	Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover)	01:26
David Fromager	Country Boy's Memories	If What You Said Was True	04:35
Les 409	They Say	They Say b/w Born in Chicago (acetate)	02:25
Bent Wind	Sacred Cows	Sussex	04:09
Jolly Tambourine Man	The Apple Strudel Man	Wheeeee! Demo	02:22
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	The Christmas Song	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	02:12
No Exit	Downtown Weekend	ST	02:14
Rascalz	Nothin' But a Rascal	Really Livin'	03:42
Jerry Palmer	Gotta Learn to Twist	String of Hits	02:47
Original Bones	Friend of the Devil	ST	03:28
Rascalz	Quest for Rhyme	Really Livin'	04:03
Sacrifice	1985-07-30_Sacrifice_Urbinati, Rico_CKLN FM Arg Rock interview	Interviews 1985 + First Live Show	05:02
Randy Bishop	Wonderful Angel	I Sing A Soft Song	02:35
British North American Act	Baby Jane Days and Nights	In the Beginning	02:47
Ardels	Georgia On My Mind	Rhythm & Blues	03:34
Sidewinders	Flat Foot Hustlin'	Flatfoot Hustlin'	06:16
Gargoyle	George Dawber - Remembering Morris	ST	01:55
Robert Armes	Sun Song	Songs for Icarus	03:25
Rockadrome	There You Go Again	Royal American 20th Century Blues	03:22
Stephanie Taylor	Softly as I Leave You	"I Don't Know Where I Stand"	02:52
New Creation	Sodom and Gomorrah	Troubled	02:49
Rascalz	Really Livin'	Really Livin'	03:04
Laurie Ingalls	After All	Cheap Champagne	03:12
The Nerve	Preludes	Penchant b/w Preludes	05:28
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Golden Girl	ST	03:56
Jeremy Dormouse	Young Face	Toad	01:53
Media	Girl I Want You	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	04:20
Dutch Mason	Lights Are On But Nobody's Home	Half Ain't Been Told	05:41
Lord Ryur	Pact With The Sinner	Pact With The Sinner b/w Heroes After Heroes	03:40
Walter Boudreau	Boul Chaumont	Jazz - Walter Boudreau + 3 = 4	08:26
Perth County Conspiracy	Take Your Time	ST	03:21
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Who You Frontin' For (Remix)	Year Zero	04:02
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau	Never Mind My Job	ST (psych cover)	02:20
Stephanie Taylor	Feeling Groovy	"I Don't Know Where I Stand"	01:29
Billy Martin	Stax	Strawberry Soul	03:09
Twice Upon a Never	Go Where You Go	Twice Upon a Never	02:21
Mystique	Wake Up Screamin'	Black Rider	05:18
Medium	I'll Love Everyone at Last	ST	02:53
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	Snowfall	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	02:43
Cargo	Initial Mailing	Rural Route One b/w Initial Mailing	04:19
Jim Morrison	Ready to Rock	Ready to Rock b/w (split with Gerry Fiander)	02:10
Black Knight	Master Of Disaster	Master of Disaster (EP)	04:01
Arcade Fire	Vampire Forest Fire	ST	07:15
Ronnie Fray & The Playboys	Mean Mama Blues	Mean Mama Blues b/w The Vulture	02:21
Jensen Sisters	Fly Away With Me	Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze	02:55
Jack London & the Sparrows	Sparrows and Daisies	ST	02:18
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	whn i first came to vancouvr	Sonic Horses I	01:04
Bear Paws	Season of the Wind	Kitche-Ogamah	03:07
Ardels	Lonely Hours	Rhythm & Blues	03:13
Marty Gillan	You've Made Me So Very Happy	Try A Little Kindness	03:23
Platinum Blonde	No Regrets	Hey Hey You b/w No Regrets	03:22
Twice Upon a Never	Last Round	Twice Upon a Never	02:21
Souls of Inspyration	Eyes of Nature	ST	03:29
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia	Silhouette	ST	03:07
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra	For Your Eyes Only	James Bond 007	02:55
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	The Child in Me	Motherlove	00:47
Arcade Fire	I'm Sleeping in a Submarine	ST	02:48
No Exit	Decisions	ST	22:40
David Wiffen	You'll Never Make a Dollar That Way	Camp Fortune (split with Tex Lecor)	04:03

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life

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The Other Half - ST

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The Haunted - ST

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Minutes From Downtown - Minutes From Downtown '82

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Jolly Tambourine Man - Wheeeee! Demo

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Reign Ghost - Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires

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Reign Ghost - ST

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Christmas - ST

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Lorne Ranger - French Fried Freedom

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Caribou - ST

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Laurie Ingalls - Cheap Champagne

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Sacrifice - Interviews 1985 + First Live Show

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Sacrifice - The Exorcism

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Sacrifice - Turn In Your Grave (demo)

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Dimitroff, Burgess and Friends - Dimitroff, Burgess and Friends

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Ablaze - Psychopath

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May Run - Days Into Years

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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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