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
Michael-Jon Rosenberg	Colourless	ST	05:17
Nucleus	Johnny Peace	Johnny Peace b/w Ernie's Gone (picture sleeve)	02:47
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle	You Are Too Beautiful	ST	02:57
Vic Vogel	Close to You	Montreal Bandleader	02:41
Stephanie Taylor	Marion's Theme (Dou Riley)	"I Don't Know Where I Stand"	03:01
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	heard ya tellin	Awake in th Red Desert	02:37
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	and th green wind	Awake in th Red Desert	01:50
Stephanie Taylor	I'm Going to Make You Love Me	"I Don't Know Where I Stand"	02:39
Jeremy Dormouse	Just to Hear the Bells	Toad	03:28
Stefan Gnys	Evangeline	English Oaks and Evangeline	03:10
Moosetracks	Lost In A Southern Town	ST	02:57
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	What Child is This	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	03:11
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Cat Piss	Year Zero	02:53
Skarecrow	Can't Judge a Book	Blues...Live at the Explorer	03:28
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra	On Her Majesty's Secret Service	James Bond 007	03:31
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	You Got the Green Light	The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope	04:03
VXN	Running Out	ST	03:42
Squires	Aurora	The Sultan b/w Aurora	02:07
Tex Lecor	Le frigidaire	Camp Fortune (split with David Wiffen)	02:57
Plastic Cloud	You Don't Care	ST	10:35
Ray Griff	Alberta My Alberta	Canada "My Native Land"	03:42
The Other Half	Travellin Band	ST	03:39
Riverson	Take Me (Rayburn Blake)	ST	02:55
September (1)	Celebration	Blue Lady b/w Celebration	03:26
Compilation	Joe Vassos - Leavin' on a Jet Plane	Unselfconsciously Canadian	03:14
Twice Upon a Never	Butterfly of Love	Twice Upon a Never	02:45
Original Bones	Tom Greene County Fair	ST	02:21
Brazda Brothers	Lonely Time	ST	02:10
Compilation	Stampeders - You Never Know Until You Try	International Master Discovery Records	01:50
Blind Owl	Hooked On You	ST	03:02
Grimes	Beast Infection	Geidi Primes	02:21
Skarecrow	Stormy Monday Blues	Blues...Live at the Explorer	06:59
Braineaters	Modern Man	Planet X	02:15
David Wiffen	Slice of Life	Live at the Bunkhouse	01:50
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck	Little Pony	Home Grown Stuff	02:08
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone	Rated "X"	"Coming Out"	03:45
Dutch Mason	Polk Salad Annie	Half Ain't Been Told	03:44
Dolores Claman	Summer Walk	Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes	03:02
King Herbert And the Knights	Let It Be	With Jack Harden	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
David Fromager	Catch Him If You Can	If What You Said Was True	03:20
No Exit	Parliament Swindle	ST	01:30
Dutch Mason	Lights Are On But Nobody's Home	Half Ain't Been Told	05:41
Moonstone	Black Blind Light	ST	04:24
Fred Latremouille	Tossin' and Turnin'	Tossin' and Turnin' - Mashed Potato	01:54
Mock Duck	Introduction - Ground Hog	Test Record	05:34
Pat's People	Dona Dona	Today	03:32
Sacrifice	DE01_Sacrifice_Larry_s Hideaway (Toronto)_1985-03-25	Interviews 1985 + First Live Show	46:51
The Fringe	I Don't Want To Live	Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo	03:52
Georges Leningrad	lollipon lady	Made In Taiwan	03:31
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Perth County Conspiracy	Hurdy-Gurdy Man	ST	04:38
Ladykiller	Still Madly in Love	Still Madly in Love b/w Ice Woman	04:40
Phillip Werren	Polish Wedding music	Electronic Music (1968-1971)	14:55
Perth County Conspiracy	I Shall be Released	ST	06:32
Caribou	Trou perce	ST	02:33
Chantettes	Hush Little Baby	Remember.....	01:24
Sheila Graham	The Letter	ST	02:28
Lewis Baloue	As the Boats Go By	Romantic Times	03:10
New Creation	No Excuse	Troubled	04:43
May Run	Lay Your Hands	Days Into Years	03:45
May Run	Save Me	Days Into Years	03:04
Blind Owl	Roads	ST	05:11
Mock Duck	Sitting on Top of the World	Test Record	04:15
Mike Harris	London Hornipie	Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)	01:57
Langley Schools Music Project	The Long and Winding Road	Wix - Brown Elementary School	03:49
Jack London & the Sparrows	Give My Love to You	ST	02:17
Barbara Gryfe	Sunrise Sunset	What the World Needs Now	02:56
EQ	Freestyle	Swellsville	04:33
Stompin' Tom Connors	The World Goes Round (Expo 67 Montreal)	Northland's Own	02:58
No Exit	No Exit	ST	02:41
Brazda Brothers	My Little Girl	ST	02:54
Sweet Somethings	Do You Wanna Dance	hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'	02:11
Reign Ghost	Breadbox	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	02:05
Jeremy Dormouse	freight train	Toad Rejects	01:55
A Joint Effort	Horse with No Name	Final Effort	07:34
Phillip Werren	Dance Music I	Electronic Music (1968-1971)	12:55
Randy Bishop	(A World of) Black And Brown	I Sing A Soft Song	02:57
David Wiffen	More Often Than Not	Camp Fortune (split with Tex Lecor)	04:42
Boys Brigade	Cut Up	Mannequin Demo	04:46
Bent Wind	Sacred Cows	Sussex	04:09
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau	Never Mind My Job	ST (psych cover)	02:20
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey #2	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	03:02
Reign Ghost	Enola Gay	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	08:26
British North American Act	Corduroy Coat	In the Beginning	02:11
Spring	Long Long Way	Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind	03:17
VXN	Putting Love Aside	Putting Love Aside b/w No More (picture sleeve)	04:02
Catseye	Hedgegate	Catseye	04:10
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Let it Be	The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope	04:08
Hugh Dixon	Hot Pants (Dixon)	The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)	03:54
Stompin' Tom Connors	My Swisha Miss	Northland's Own	02:04
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck	Blue Dye	Home Grown Stuff	02:39
Derek Scott Markle	House Song	ST	03:38
November Grief	Intro	To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)	04:31
Robert Armes	Slipping Away	Songs for Icarus	03:32
Skarecrow	Wee Wee Baby	Blues...Live at the Explorer	04:00
D.N.A.	Because I Love You	Because I Love You b/w Seashell	03:53
Brazda Brothers	Soldier in a Battleground	ST	02:27
Lucio Agostini	Cocktails In New York	Once Upon a Hundred Years	01:09
Sheila Graham	Straight Life	ST	02:32

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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Ellison - ST

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Clockwork - Cybernaut b/w Mean Lady

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Hi Octane Band - Shakey Ground b/w Feelings

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Something Evil - Die Children Die b/w The Great Winnipeg Riot

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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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