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
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle	You Are Too Beautiful	ST	02:57
Golden Earrings	Nothing Much	My Situation b/w Nothing Much	02:11
Media	Girl I Want You	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	04:20
Ronney Mitchell	Just a Little Bit More Baby	The Five Man Cargo	03:24
Jensen Sisters	You Light Up My Life	Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze	03:12
Bent Wind	Look at Love	Sussex	04:01
Art Snider	It Was a Very Good Year	Corny Songs I Play on My Organ	02:38
Moonstone	Top Heavy	ST	02:39
Laurie Ingalls	Peace Country	Cheap Champagne	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	M.L.’s Dream	Motherlove	01:06
John Greenwood	Jig	My Sailboat and Me	01:40
New Creation	Yet Still Time	Troubled	03:25
Spring Fever	Mama, What About Your Daughter	Woodstock	02:38
Jensen Sisters	I'm Gonna Love You	Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze	03:11
Mike Harris	Maple Sugar	Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)	02:24
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone	Only Takes a Minute	"Coming Out"	04:04
Skeptical Eye	Concealed Truth	The Devil's Playground	01:02
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone	What's Come Over Me?	"Coming Out"	05:01
EQ	Swellsville	Swellsville	04:01
Chantettes	Freight Train	Remember.....	02:34
Lord Ryur	Heroes After Heroes	Pact With The Sinner b/w Heroes After Heroes	05:00
The Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Thornton Rogers J.	Out in the West	Out in the West b/w The Blues	02:39
Billy O'Boie and the Country Jewels	I Love My Gal	I Love My Gal b/w Little Rosa (picture sleeve)	02:22
Les 409	Born in Chicago	They Say b/w Born in Chicago (acetate)	02:48
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau	I'm Not Guilty	ST (psych cover)	03:47
Laurie Ingalls	You Were Wrong	Cheap Champagne	03:21
New Creation	New Creation	Troubled	02:01
Billy Martin	Prayer Meetin'	Strawberry Soul	03:08
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	Little Toy Trains	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	02:31
Joe College & the Rulers	It Ain't Allright (With Me)	It Ain't Allright (With Me) b/w Working Class Hero	04:10
Joe College & the Rulers	Working Class Hero	It Ain't Allright (With Me) b/w Working Class Hero	02:11
Hugh Dixon	What's New	The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)	02:52
Mynah Birds	The Mynah Bird Song	The Mynah Bird Hop b/w The Mynah Bird Song	03:11
Sound Sett	I've Been Loving You Too Long (Otis Redding & Jerry Butler)	1966-1967	03:15
Spring	It's So Hard	Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind	02:36
Blind Owl	Some Tears You Have To Cry	ST	03:01
Threads Of Fybre	Mama	Mama b/w Believe Me	02:46
Caribou	Libre	ST	04:12
John Greenwood	There is Peace	My Sailboat and Me	03:34
Sheila Graham	Gentle On My Mind	ST	03:13
Jolly Tambourine Man	Gropnick	Wheeeee! Demo	02:24
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Athenians of Toronto	Make Me Smile	San Skoteiniazei	08:20
Dutch Mason	Gonna Move to the Country	Half Ain't Been Told	03:38
Ablaze	Sadistic Dream	Psychopath	05:34
Gentlemen of Horror	Bank	ST (EP) (skeleton cover)	00:57
Dolores Claman	Odd Couplet #2	Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes	03:00
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck	One Ring Jane	Home Grown Stuff	04:15
Lewis Baloue	Like To See You Again	L'amour	04:25
B.C. Centennial Spots	B.C. Centennial Song Cut No. 2	B.C. Centennial Song	01:17
Stephanie Taylor	Chelsea Morning (Joni Mitchell)	"I Don't Know Where I Stand"	02:41
Happy Dolls	Pick Up the Pieces	Show Album No. 1	03:59
Hugh Dixon	Hugh's Hangout (Dixon)	The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)	02:10
Happy Dolls	Sweet Gypsy Rose	Show Album No. 1	02:32
Twice Upon a Never	California Dreamin'	Twice Upon a Never	02:22
David	Flight of the Egyptian Army	ST	02:43
Boys Brigade	Saigon	Live Off-The-Floor Demo	04:41
Five Man Cargo	Why Can't I Get You	Memories b/w Why Can't I Get You	02:55
Jerry Palmer	Sweet Lorene	String of Hits	02:11
Billy Martin	Phillie Dog	Strawberry Soul	02:14
Chantettes	Sail Away	Remember.....	02:16
Art Snider	Sweet Caroline	Corny Songs I Play on My Organ	02:17
Boys Brigade	Cut Up	Mannequin Demo	04:46
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Here Is	Year Zero	01:08
Langley Schools Music Project	Good Vibrations	Wix - Brown Elementary School	04:02
Souls of Inspyration	Of Lambs & Wolves	ST	06:11
Opposite	Ebony Eyes	Help Us Make It	03:17
Sidewinders	Gift to the Sun	Flatfoot Hustlin'	06:09
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	an ode to d a levy	Awake in th Red Desert	01:25
Brégent	Métamorphoses du vampire	Poussière Des Regrets	05:09
Rogues	I Can't Hold Out Much Longer	I Can't Hold Out Much Longer b/w I'll Make It Up To You	02:28
Chantettes	There But For Fortune	Remember.....	02:58
Emtidi	Love Time Rain	Saat	02:54
New Creation	Where Are You Going?	Troubled	03:11
Robert Armes	Song for Icarus	Songs for Icarus	04:06
Stompin' Tom Connors	The Birth of the New Dragon Mine	The Birth of the New Dragon Mine b/w Luke's Guitar	02:59
Trevor Dandy	Sometimes	Don't Cry Little Tree	04:33
Mike Harris	By the Fireside	Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)	02:28
Brad Richards	Send a Little Love My Way	Right Time for Love	03:48
Northwest Company	Hard to Cry	Hard to Cry b/w Get Away From it All	02:24
Rockadrome	There You Go Again	Royal American 20th Century Blues	03:22
November Grief	T.W.O.D.	To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)	00:43
The Haunted	Untie Me	ST	04:44
Huckle	Wild Night	Wild Blue Yonder	04:07
The Chessmen	Meadowlands	Mustang b/w Meadowlands	02:33
May Run	Up Where Dreams Begin	Days Into Years	03:54
Pat's People	Changes	Today	03:27
Brazda Brothers	My Little Girl	ST	02:54
British North American Act	Just How You Feel	In the Beginning	02:43
Opposite	One Night	Help Us Make It	03:02
Mantra	Depend on Somebody (D'arcy Draper)	ST	03:35
Threads Of Fybre	Believe Me	Mama b/w Believe Me	02:57
Les 409	Born in Chicago	They Say b/w Born in Chicago	02:50
The Stonefield	Deep Shades of Blue	Deep Shades of Blue b/w Morning Hours	02:54
Brad Richards	Right Time for Love	Right Time for Love	04:07
Jensen Sisters	Dancin' in the Autumn Breeze	Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze	03:05
John Palmer	Seedling of Light	Shorelines	02:20
George Hauschild & Carole	Penticton	Penticton b/w But For Love	02:29

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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Dis Band - Gone Dead Out

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

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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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