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.

Bent Wind - Sussex - Vinyl Side 2

bpNichol - Motherlove vinyl side 2

Reaction

Black Knight - Master of Disaster

George Cook - Why Have You Left Me the Way I Am // On the Trail of Sunset Valley

Rockadrome - Royal American 20th Century Blues BACK

Moonstone - ST

Sweet Somethings - hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'

Siggy Magic & the Hey Ho Band - Commercials For Free (EP)

Frankie

Stephanie Taylor - "I Don't Know Where I Stand"

Gentlemen of Horror - 5 song 45 (Sterling Death) (EP) skull cover

Gentlemen of Horror - 5 song 45 (Sterling Death) (EP) skull cover

David

Original Bones Liner Notes SIDE 02

Plastic Cloud - ST

Bob Bryden

Les 409 acetate label one-of-a-kind garage artifact

Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone - Coming Out

Joker's Memory - ST

Ablaze - Psychopath b/w Sadistic Dream

Hank Snow - Western Caravan (split with Rosalie Allen and Sons of Pioneers) (EP) (picture sleeve)

Phillip Werren - Electronic Music (1968-1971)

Squires - The Sultan b/w Aurora

Natalie Pollock & John Turner

Michel & the French Canadians - Cause I Believe b/w Comfort Him (picture sleeve)

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Liska Cry Out Loud Cry Out Loud
Brégent Mon frère Poussière Des Regrets
Papa Bears Medicine Show Taking My Time ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Pleasure Sweets Motherlove
Carrington, Don Trio MacArthur Park Makin' It Happen
Connors, Stompin' Tom Goin' Back Up North Northland's Own
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
Glenn-Copeland, Beverly Durocher ST
Rascalz Really Livin' Really Livin'
Armes, Robert Slipping Away Songs for Icarus
November Grief Requiem (For Mother Earth) To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
Humble Sponge Lady Is Love Lady Is Love b/w Barabbas
College, Joe & the Rulers Working Class Hero It Ain't Allright (With Me) b/w Working Class Hero
November Grief Infanticide To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
Mantra Hopscotch (Part 3) (Dick Kelder) ST
Baloue, Lewis Love Showered Me L'amour
Daigle, Ted Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Jensen Sisters You Light Up My Life Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze
Gargoyle Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You ST
Plastic Cloud You Don't Care ST
Original Bones Steamboat Whistle Blues ST
Mantra San Francisco Morning (D'arcy Draper) ST
Brégent Je t'Aime Poussière Des Regrets
Reign Ghost Mother's Got Troubles Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Agostini, Lucio Reel Once Upon a Hundred Years
King Herbert And the Knights Sissy Strut With Jack Harden
Huckle Ocean Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Lawson, Floyd and the Heart of Stone Love Won't let Me Wait "Coming Out"
Lloyd, Sam (Réal Brousseau, Plume) Until Nine ST (psych cover)
Opposite Don't Say I Love You Help Us Make It
Huckle Beautiful You Are Wild Blue Yonder
Northwest Company Get Away From it All Hard to Cry b/w Get Away From it All
Five Man Cargo Memories Memories b/w Why Can't I Get You
Georges Leningrad lollipon lady Made In Taiwan
Wiffen, David You'll Never Make a Dollar That Way Camp Fortune (split with Tex Lecor)
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Mitchell, Ronney Time Alone Will Tell The Five Man Cargo
Martin, Billy Egg Roll Strawberry Soul
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Nomads Four Be On Your Way Be On Your Way b/w Come On Home
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre normal is not returning Sonic Horses I
Cyrus Eden Horizon First Offense (EP)
Griff, Ray Friends and Neighbors Canada "My Native Land"
London Experimental Jazz Quartet Time is of the Essence Invisible Roots
Scott Markle, Derek To Whisper Out Your Name ST
Mitchell, Ronney Fools Rush in The Five Man Cargo
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Hit The Breaks Year Zero
EQ Freestyle Swellsville
Carrington, Don Trio Dingus Makin' It Happen
September (1) Celebration Blue Lady b/w Celebration
Riverson Medallion Castle (Brian Edwards) ST
Gentlemen of Horror God Knows you by Name ST (EP) (skeleton cover)
Graham, Sheila The Letter ST
Royal Family Solitude Sometimes b/w Solitude (picture sleeve)
London Experimental Jazz Quartet Edible Wallpaper Invisible Roots
Lawson, Floyd and the Heart of Stone Oil in the Ground "Coming Out"
Compilation Buddy Victor - Didn’t' We Unselfconsciously Canadian
Ellison Winter Slutch (Vincent Marandola) ST
Brégent La mélancolie Poussière Des Regrets
Gargoyle Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) ST
David Lovely Lady ST
Bonnie Scots Northern Lights of Aberdeen Laugh and Cry
Brazda Brothers Your Kingdom ST
London Experimental Jazz Quartet The Sound of Next Year's Echo Invisible Roots
Huckle Good Morning Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)
Vicky and the Coins B Jam Boogie ST
Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia Rainbow ST
Pat's People Dona Dona Today
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Maritime Waltz Northland's Own
Dixon, Hugh Esquire Shuffle (Dixon) The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)
Plastic Cloud Epistle to Paradise ST
Arcade Fire My Heart is an Apple ST
Carrington, Don Trio If I Were a Carpenter Makin' It Happen
Cyrus Eden Wasteland First Offense (EP)
Jeremy Dormouse October Morning Toad
Medium Melon ST
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck Someone Think Home Grown Stuff
Skeptical Eye The Devil's Playground The Devil's Playground
Mystique No Return Black Rider
Griff, Ray Jimmy, Luke and Me Canada "My Native Land"
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Sound Sett Oh No (The Sound Sett) 1966-1967
Lloyd, Sam (Réal Brousseau, Plume) Realize ST (psych cover)
Griff, Ray Maple Leaf Canada "My Native Land"
Huckle The Sunshine Shuffle Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)
Ayoub, Nick Quintet Pillsville The Montreal Scene
Connors, Stompin' Tom May, The Millright's Daughter Northland's Own
Opposite Ebony Eyes Help Us Make It
Bishop, Randy I Sing a Soft Song I Sing A Soft Song
Huckle Gabriola Day Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)
Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia O Come ST
Five Man Cargo Why Can't I Get You Memories b/w Why Can't I Get You
Snow, Hank I'm Movin' On Western Caravan (split with Rosalie Allen and Sons of Pioneers) (EP) (picture sleeve)
London, Jack & the Sparrows Give My Love to Sally ST
King Beezz She Belongs to Me Gloria b/w She Belongs to Me
Liska Coming Home Cry Out Loud
Rockadrome Very Strange Royal American 20th Century Blues
EQ Swellsville Swellsville
Langley Schools Music Project I Get Around Wix - Brown Elementary School

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