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
Derek Scott Markle Livin' Love ST
May Run Separation Day Days Into Years
Moonstone Said Gently ST
Lucio Agostini Up, Up and a Bull Once Upon a Hundred Years
Jim Brown Lionel Kearns - The Woman Who The First See Hear
Moosetracks Sophie ST
Willie Dunn Ballad of a Pavillion Who Were The Ones? Parts 11-12
Hugh Dixon What's New The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)
Pepper Tree Man of Gold Pepper Tree & Penny MacCauley (split with Bobby Arvon)
Norris Vines and The Luvlines Feel The Warm Give In b/w Feel The Warm
David Fromager Country Boy's Memories If What You Said Was True
Ray Griff Mama, This One's for You Canada "My Native Land"
Spring Fever She Taught My Katie Woodstock
Billy O'Boie and the Country Jewels Little Rosa I Love My Gal b/w Little Rosa (picture sleeve)
Derek Scott Markle I Don't Know For Certain ST
Stompin' Tom Connors The Maritime Waltz Northland's Own
Lewis Baloue Even Rainbows Turn Blue L'amour
Spring Fever Oh Baby Hold Me Woodstock
Jeremy Dormouse you can't go back Toad Rejects
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding The Christmas Song Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Garden Bower Lonesome Bill’s Blues Etc. w/ Trains
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra Dr. No James Bond 007
Bonnie Scots Scotland 'Ra Brave Laugh and Cry
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings Summertime Chip Dip
Canadian Beadles Mojo Workout Three Faces North
David Fromager Nicky If What You Said Was True
Plateau Under the Big House My Life b/w Under the Big House
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers A Stranger in Your Own World The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
Boys Brigade Touch Glass Live Off-The-Floor Demo
Lord Ryur Pact With The Sinner Pact With The Sinner b/w Heroes After Heroes
Hi Octane Band Shakey Ground Shakey Ground b/w Feelings
Cargo Initial Mailing Rural Route One b/w Initial Mailing
November Grief Grass Is Gold To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
Brégent Dans ma maison Poussière Des Regrets
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle Moose Head ST
Huckle Beautiful You Are Wild Blue Yonder
New Creation Songs to Sing Troubled
Mike Harris Andy's Favorite Jig Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
Jerry Palmer Sweet Lorene String of Hits
Jolly Tambourine Man Scary Bowl Wheeeee! Demo
Souls of Inspyration Seasons of Change ST
Adanac Reply What Would It Be Like? What Would It Be Like? b/w The Other One
Mantra Hopscotch (Part 2) (Dick Kelder) ST
Laurie Ingalls Mountain Magic Cheap Champagne
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels Dog Food Dog Food b/w Surfs U Rite (promo)
Barbara Gryfe I'll Never Fall in Love Again What the World Needs Now
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Compilation Stampeders - You Never Know Until You Try International Master Discovery Records
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau Free to be Free ST (psych cover)
Jensen Sisters I Want to Give You My Love Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze
Sedum Shadows Thinking Away Thinking Away b/w Anatomy of a Shadow
Jim Brown Wayne Carr - Timbral Changes The First See Hear
Stompin' Tom Connors Little Wawa Northland's Own
Jarvis Street Revue Mr. Oil Man Mr. Oil Man
Jeremy Dormouse Portrait for Marianne Toad
Ronney Mitchell Fools Rush in The Five Man Cargo
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎ Modern Rock Country and Rock & Roll Sound
Huckle Beyonder Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)
VXN Putting Love Aside ST
Joker's Memory A Jokers Memory Part Two ST
Derek Scott Markle To Whisper Out Your Name ST
The Haunted Horror Show ST
David Fromager Out on the Weekend If What You Said Was True
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra Diamonds Are Forever James Bond 007
Don And Adrian Lord When I’m Down River Run You Down b/w Lord When I’m Down
Opposite Le Telephone Help Us Make It
Ray Griff Canadian Pacific Canada "My Native Land"
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎ Riverside Waltz Country and Rock & Roll Sound
Beverly Glenn-Copeland Nothing Beautiful ST
Howard & Smith Monotype Limited The Alphatype Beep The Optic Earful
Story Structure I Told You (Instrumental Mix) I Told You
David Wiffen Four in the Mornin' Live at the Bunkhouse
Rockadrome Live and Love Child Royal American 20th Century Blues
Barbara Gryfe Evening of Roses What the World Needs Now
King Herbert And the Knights Chicken Strut With Jack Harden
Canadian Beadles Steady Guy Three Faces North
Echoes and a Dream Just Trying to Be Echoes and a Dream
Gargoyle Ian Young - Child of the Sea ST
Twice Upon a Never Obladi Oblada Twice Upon a Never
Mike Harris By the Fireside Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
The Haunted 1-2-5 ST
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia Silhouette ST
Stompin' Tom Connors Little Wawa Little Wawa b/w The Northern Gentleman
Willie Dunn Walking Eagle Who Were The Ones? Parts 11-12
Christmas Jungle Fabulous ST
Bonnie Scots Lonely Prison Cell Laugh and Cry
EQ Step Up Swellsville
Ardels Lonely Hours Rhythm & Blues
Bear Paws All for the Love a Girl Kitche-Ogamah
Sound Sett I'm Not Your Stepping Stone (Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart) 1966-1967
Brad Richards Send a Little Love My Way Right Time for Love
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Gentlemen of Horror Bank Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover)
Moosetracks Judith Wills ST
Blind Owl Spring Rain ST
Randy Bishop Felicitas I Sing A Soft Song
Catseye River Catseye
Jack London & the Sparrows Give My Love to You ST
Norris Vines and The Luvlines Give In Give In b/w Feel The Warm
Vicky and the Coins When the Saints Go Marching In ST

Gone Dead Out

Dis Band

CASSETTE - Dis Band - Gone Dead Out CASSETTE 02

CASSETTE - Dis Band - Gone Dead Out CASSETTE 01

CASSETTE - Dis Band - Gone Dead Out BACK

CASSETTE - Dis Band - Gone Dead Out FRONT FOLDOUT

My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) (promo, DJ Label copy only)

ST

Cybernaut b/w Mean Lady

Shakey Ground b/w Feelings

45-Hi Octane Band - Shakey Ground VINYL 02

Die Children Die b/w The Great Winnipeg Riot

The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life

45-Hagood Hardy & the Montage - The Garden Path VINYL 02

ST

ST

Minutes From Downtown '82

Minutes From Downtown

CASSETTE - Minutes From Downtown - ST DEMO FRONT

Wheeeee! Demo

Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires

ST

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Christmas

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