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
Sound Sett	You're a Better Man Than I (Mike & Brian Hugg)	1966-1967	03:24
John Greenwood	Hey, Minstrel Boy	My Sailboat and Me	03:04
Art Snider	Edelweiss	Corny Songs I Play on My Organ	01:49
Cyrus Eden	You Came For Me	First Offense (EP)	02:53
Sheila Graham	24 Hours of Loneliness	ST	01:59
David	Cup of Tea	ST	02:13
Bonnie Scots	The Billy and the Sally	Laugh and Cry	01:36
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia	Silhouette	ST	03:07
C.B. & The Klassic Rockers	Roll Over Beethoven	Roll Over Beethoven b/w What'd I Say	04:40
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle	Wet Wash	ST	02:01
Alanis Morissette	Fate Stay With Me	Fate Stay With Me (picture disc)	03:00
Opposite	Don't Say I Love You	Help Us Make It	03:02
Compilation	Joe Vassos - Leavin' on a Jet Plane	Unselfconsciously Canadian	03:14
Golden Earrings	Nothing Much	My Situation b/w Nothing Much	02:11
Mantra	Hopscotch (Part 2) (Dick Kelder)	ST	00:32
Ray Griff	Our Country	Canada "My Native Land"	02:38
Sweet Somethings	Frosty Friday	hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'	02:45
London Experimental Jazz Quartet	Eric's Madness	Invisible Roots	04:51
Bent Wind	Look at Love	Sussex	04:01
Chantettes	Come and Go With Me	Remember.....	02:32
Skarecrow	Sea-Suckin' Blues	Blues...Live at the Explorer	06:42
Sugluk	Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	02:35
Siggy Magic & the Hey-Hoe Band	People Who Created Me	Commercials For Free (EP)	04:49
Cargo	Initial Mailing	Rural Route One b/w Initial Mailing	04:19
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	A Stranger in Your Own World	The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope	04:33
Robert Armes	2-2 Blues	Songs for Icarus	03:30
Vic Vogel	Booze is Beautiful	Montreal Bandleader	01:58
Lorne Ranger	Let it Rot	French Fried Freedom	04:07
Ice	On the Radio	On the Radio b/w Soul Searcher	03:01
The Mix	Maybe (Face To The Wall)	Break Up Shake Up (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:25
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	its raining all ovr th citee	Sonic Horses I	05:27
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	The Christmas Song	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	02:12
Jensen Sisters	I'm Gonna Love You	Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze	03:11
Gerry Fiander	So Long, Goodbye	So Long, Goodbye (split with Jim Morrison)	03:16
Rascalz	Gal Business	Really Livin'	02:51
Mock Duck	Sitting on Top of the World	Test Record	04:15
Gargoyle	Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos)	ST	03:06
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Lucio Agostini	Dundurn Castle	Once Upon a Hundred Years	01:08
Jeremy Dormouse	October Morning	Toad	02:20
Ray Griff	Jimmy, Luke and Me	Canada "My Native Land"	03:35
Grimes	Venus In Fleurs	Geidi Primes	02:43
Souls of Inspyration	Stranger	ST	03:02
Stompin' Tom Connors	May, The Millright's Daughter	Northland's Own	02:42
Dutch Mason	Mannish Boy	Half Ain't Been Told	05:22
Boys Brigade	Saigon	Live Off-The-Floor Demo	04:41
British North American Act	See How Free	In the Beginning	02:10
Opposite	Le Telephone	Help Us Make It	02:32
London Experimental Jazz Quartet	Spain is for Old Ladies	Invisible Roots	05:56
Ronnie Fray & The Playboys	The Vulture	Mean Mama Blues b/w The Vulture	02:39
Original Bones	Sit Down	ST	03:24
Circle C	Burn	Burn (promo)	02:57
Ronney Mitchell	Will it go Round in Circles?	The Five Man Cargo	03:26
Marty Gillan	Home from the Forest	Try A Little Kindness	02:40
Riverson	Medallion Castle (Brian Edwards)	ST	04:27
Hazel McKirdy	End of the World	End of the World b/w Mama Didn't Lie	02:33
Medium	Give Me a Peace	ST	04:03
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	Silver Bells	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	03:07
Liska	Tear Away My Heart	Cry Out Loud	03:31
Mantra	Depend on Somebody (D'arcy Draper)	ST	03:35
Jeremy Dormouse	the immortal st. canthor	Toad Rejects	03:14
Jarvis Street Revue	Mr. Oil Man	Mr. Oil Man	12:27
Boys Brigade	Saigon	Mannequin Demo	05:02
Lewis Baloue	My Whole Life	L'amour	02:20
The Amen	Carnivals and Cotton Candy	Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus	02:55
Moosetracks	Down Young Street	ST	04:26
Perth County Conspiracy	Mr. Truthful Licks	ST	02:48
B.C. Centennial Spots	B.C. Centennial Song Cut No. 1	B.C. Centennial Song	01:19
Boys Brigade	Portrait	Live Off-The-Floor Demo	07:45
Riverson	Can't Live Without You (Franki Hart)	ST	03:07
Caribou	Le blues sale	ST	07:10
Art Snider	Lara's Theme	Corny Songs I Play on My Organ	02:33
Randy Bishop	Felicitas	I Sing A Soft Song	04:26
Marty Gillan	If You Go Away	Try A Little Kindness	03:20
Chantettes	This Land is Your Land	Remember.....	02:22
Laurie Ingalls	Midnight Lady	Cheap Champagne	03:48
Royal Family	Sometimes	Sometimes b/w Solitude (picture sleeve)	02:09
Gargoyle	Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love	ST	02:14
Skarecrow	My Coffee's Gettin' Cold	Blues...Live at the Explorer	03:19
Skeptical Eye	Universal Call - The Message	The Devil's Playground	08:50
Reign Ghost	Standing Room Only, Mr. Mars	ST	03:47
Billy Martin	Funky Feelin'	Strawberry Soul	02:44
Stompin' Tom Connors	Little Wawa	Northland's Own	03:19
Langley Schools Music Project	I Get Around	Wix - Brown Elementary School	01:49
Skeptical Eye	The Devil's Playground	The Devil's Playground	08:31
Brégent	Mon frère	Poussière Des Regrets	02:30
Ray Griff	D-Dogies	Canada "My Native Land"	04:02
Les 409	Born in Chicago	They Say b/w Born in Chicago (acetate)	02:48
Gentlemen of Horror	Bank	Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover)	00:59
Ronney Mitchell	Good Luck Charm - She's Not You	The Five Man Cargo	03:25
Happy Dolls	Shake Your Booty	Show Album No. 1	02:57
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau	Realize	ST (psych cover)	03:47
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Barry Ennis	Mountain of Ice	Mountain of Ice b/w School Days	01:36
Jeremy Dormouse	Portrait for Marianne	Toad	02:13
New Day	They're Callin' Me Back Home	They're Callin' Me Back Home b/w Gotta Spread Some Love Around	04:06
Michael-Jon Rosenberg	Season of the Witch	ST	05:42
Trooper	3 Dressed Up as a 9	3 Dressed Up as a 9 b/w Mr. Big (test pressing)	04:35
Jolly Tambourine Man	The Apple Strudel Man	Wheeeee! Demo	02:22
David Wiffen	Don't Think Twice	Live at the Bunkhouse	02:49

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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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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Perth County Conspiracy - ST

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Heat - Brighouse b/w Rocking Chair

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