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
Cargo	Say Goodbye	Front Side, Back Side	02:53
Calgary Range Riders	Curly Hair	Rocky Mountain Rhythm // Curly Hair	02:01
Les 409	They Say	They Say b/w Born in Chicago	02:27
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
Reign Ghost	Mother's Got Troubles	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	03:32
Don Carrington Trio	MacArthur Park	Makin' It Happen	04:21
April Wine	Gimme Love	The Whole World's Going Crazy (test pressing)	03:58
Gargoyle	Ian Young - Child of the Sea	ST	01:21
King Beezz	Gloria	Gloria b/w She Belongs to Me	02:52
King Herbert And the Knights	Let's Get Together	With Jack Harden	03:18
Lewis Baloue	So Be in Love With Me	Romantic Times	03:33
Liska	You Make Me Smile Again	Cry Out Loud	02:14
Fred Latremouille	Tossin' and Turnin'	Tossin' and Turnin' - Mashed Potato	01:54
Moosetracks	Lost In A Southern Town	ST	02:57
Original Bones	Song for Pierre Laporte	ST	03:53
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone	Only Takes a Minute	"Coming Out"	04:04
Arcade Fire	The Woodland National Anthem	ST	03:59
Tex Lecor	Le frigidaire	Camp Fortune (split with David Wiffen)	02:57
Brégent	Dans ma maison	Poussière Des Regrets	07:09
May Run	The Only One	Days Into Years	02:56
Georges Leningrad	Main name est Eva Braun	Made In Taiwan	03:03
Robert Armes	Bobcaygeon	Songs for Icarus	04:39
Moonstone	Murk	ST	02:08
Jim Brown	Roy Cooper - Prelude to 1984	The First See Hear	07:03
Spring Fever	Gimme Shelter	Woodstock	04:00
Sheila Graham	Without You	ST	02:22
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	now, according to paragraph C	Awake in th Red Desert	02:31
Skarecrow	Bring It On Home to Me	Blues...Live at the Explorer	05:35
David Wiffen	Courtin' in the Kitchen	Live at the Bunkhouse	02:55
Stefan Gnys	Another Time Another Place	English Oaks and Evangeline	03:31
Siggy Magic & the Hey-Hoe Band	Commercials for Free	Commercials For Free (EP)	01:52
Don Carrington Trio	Dingus	Makin' It Happen	02:43
Don Carrington Trio	Make Me Smile	Makin' It Happen	03:24
Georges Leningrad	Bad smells	Made In Taiwan	03:05
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle	Count Baculis	ST	02:14
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck	No one in Particular	Home Grown Stuff	03:40
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau	Do You Agree With Me	ST (psych cover)	03:52
Derek Scott Markle	House Song	ST	03:38
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck	Someone Think	Home Grown Stuff	03:51
The Organization	Happiness	ST	02:27
Jim Brown	Bp Nichol - Another Day Older	The First See Hear	01:45
No Exit	Decisions	ST	22:40
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	Snowfall	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	02:43
Ray Griff	D-Dogies	Canada "My Native Land"	04:02
British North American Act	If You're Looking for Honey	In the Beginning	02:12
Rockadrome	Live and Love Child	Royal American 20th Century Blues	01:38
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck	Intermission Poetry	Home Grown Stuff	03:06
Sunshyne	The Raven (David Sinclair)	The Raven (EP)	09:30
New Creation	Wind	Troubled	03:00
Caribou	Quebec te veux	ST	04:12
Rock-a-tunes	Maria	Maria b/w You're Some Kind of Nice (picture sleeve)	03:00
Sidewinders	Can't You Feel the Fire	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:55
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	the canada council juree prson is missing	Sonic Horses I	03:07
Barbara Gryfe	Who Am I	What the World Needs Now	02:29
Plateau	Under the Big House	My Life b/w Under the Big House	03:03
David	Because I'm Black	ST	02:43
Intersystems	Orange Juice & Velvet Underwear	Number One	19:41
Jeff Moore & Friends	Blind Man (Christina Becker)	The Youngest Son	02:25
Other Half	Warm Summer's Night	ST	03:03
Moosetracks	Happily Day Is Done	ST	02:57
Marty Gillan	Colours	Try A Little Kindness	02:09
Hank Noble & His Red River Valley Boys	I`ll Spend My Life Loving You	Things That Might Have Been // I`ll Spend My Life Loving You	02:33
Grimes	Feyd Rautha Dark Heart	Geidi Primes	03:41
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone	What's Come Over Me?	"Coming Out"	05:01
London Experimental Jazz Quartet	The Sound of Next Year's Echo	Invisible Roots	03:42
Perth County Conspiracy	Hindsight	ST	03:39
The Reaction	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
Spring Fever	Watch Yourself	Woodstock	03:36
Lewis Baloue	Don't Stop It Now	Romantic Times	05:10
Cyrus Eden	Horizon	First Offense (EP)	02:33
Rascalz	Kibbles 'N Bits	Really Livin'	04:10
Sedum Shadows	Thinking Away	Thinking Away b/w Anatomy of a Shadow	02:26
King Herbert And the Knights	Lucille	With Jack Harden	02:45
Perth County Conspiracy	Hurdy-Gurdy Man	ST	04:38
Dolores Claman	Summer Walk	Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes	03:02
Skarecrow	Mule Skinner Blues	Blues...Live at the Explorer	02:28
New Creation	Yet Still Time	Troubled	03:25
Vicky and the Coins	Old Fashioned Girl	ST	01:58
Skeptical Eye	Sad Jazz	The Devil's Playground	02:18
Barbara Gryfe	If I Were a Rich Girl	What the World Needs Now	03:36
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings	Rock and Soul	Chip Dip	03:57
Boys Brigade	Shadows	Mannequin Demo	03:32
Robert Armes	Song for Icarus	Songs for Icarus	04:06
Athenians of Toronto	Opi Aniko	San Skoteiniazei	02:11
The Amen	Peter Zeus	Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus	02:28
Ice	Soul Searcher	On the Radio b/w Soul Searcher	04:01
Caribou	Libre	ST	04:12
Blind Owl	Song To the Wind	ST	03:06
Nihilist Spasm Band	When in London Sleep at the York Hotel	No Record	04:59
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	Christmas Waltz	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	03:05
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle	You Are Too Beautiful	ST	02:57
Gentlemen of Horror	Bank	Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover)	00:59
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	The Child in Me	Motherlove	00:47
Rockadrome	R.A.T.C.B. Teaser	Royal American 20th Century Blues	01:08
Garden Bower	Lord I’m Tired	Etc. w/ Trains	02:36
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau	Blues in Your Room	ST (psych cover)	03:27
Skarecrow	Bo Diddley	Blues...Live at the Explorer	07:37

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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

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Kings - Switchin'

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Spring - Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind

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