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
Jerry Palmer	Come Along With Me	String of Hits	01:52
Skeptical Eye	Concealed Truth	The Devil's Playground	01:02
Cargo	Alisa	Front Side, Back Side	03:50
Ronney Mitchell	Time Alone Will Tell	The Five Man Cargo	02:41
Bear Paws	Standing by the River	Kitche-Ogamah	05:35
Haggath	Live Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07	Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07	20:23
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
Mike Harris	Golden Slippers	Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)	02:02
Gentlemen of Horror	God Knows you by Name	ST (EP) (skeleton cover)	01:24
Roger Rodier	Listen to these chords I play (Celeste)	Upon Velveatur	03:12
Brégent	Je t'Aime	Poussière Des Regrets	05:49
Ray Griff	Jimmy, Luke and Me	Canada "My Native Land"	03:35
Ray Griff	Canadian Pacific	Canada "My Native Land"	03:22
Sidewinders	I Like to Dance	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:52
Medium	My Lady Lies Forever	ST	02:41
New Creation	Wind	Troubled	03:00
Sugluk	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	05:25
The Organization	Pretty City Lady	ST	03:09
Liska	Cry Out Loud	Cry Out Loud	04:58
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels	Dog Food	Dog Food b/w Surfs U Rite (promo)	02:08
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01
Derek Scott Markle	To Whisper Out Your Name	ST	02:35
Ardels	Theme	Rhythm & Blues	03:20
Pat's People	Dona Dona	Today	03:32
Two Tones	Sinnerman	Live at the Village Corner	02:52
David Wiffen	More Often Than Not	Camp Fortune (split with Tex Lecor)	04:42
The Nerve	The Nerve - Penchant (2005 live recording by the Smarties)	Penchant b/w Preludes	04:12
The Amen	Carnivals and Cotton Candy	Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus	02:55
Bonnie Scots	The Drunken Man	Laugh and Cry	02:31
Grimes	Sardaukar Levenbrech	Geidi Primes	02:05
Barbara Gryfe	Reunion With the Reserves	What the World Needs Now	03:00
Twice Upon a Never	Pussy Willows, Cat Tails	Twice Upon a Never	02:07
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Porno Groove	Year Zero	00:58
Gargoyle	Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster)	ST	09:11
Gentlemen of Horror	God Knows you by Name	Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover)	01:26
Gargoyle	Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love	ST	02:14
Pat's People	Michael	Today	02:24
Cargo	Say Goodbye	Front Side, Back Side	02:53
Happy Dolls	Bombie	Show Album No. 1	04:06
Plastic Cloud	Dainty General Rides	ST	04:14
Adanac Reply	What Would It Be Like?	What Would It Be Like? b/w The Other One	02:31
Moosetracks	Judith Wills	ST	02:28
Original Bones	Rollin' Over	ST	03:09
Plastic Cloud	Art's a Happy Man	ST	03:13
Ray Griff	If it Hadn't Been for Music	Canada "My Native Land"	04:11
King Herbert And the Knights	Amen	With Jack Harden	03:22
Lewis Baloue	As the Boats Go By	Romantic Times	03:10
London Experimental Jazz Quartet	Edible Wallpaper	Invisible Roots	04:01
Adanac Reply	The Other One	What Would It Be Like? b/w The Other One	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
No Exit	Downtown Weekend	ST	02:14
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎	Breaking Others Hearts	Country and Rock & Roll Sound	02:12
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Cargo	Initial Mailing	Rural Route One b/w Initial Mailing	04:19
Dutch Mason	Ain't Nobody's Business	Half Ain't Been Told	04:55
Mike Harris	London Hornipie	Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)	01:57
Vic Vogel	Quiet Nights	Montreal Bandleader	02:19
Laurie Ingalls	Mountain Magic	Cheap Champagne	02:52
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	You Know The Science	Year Zero	03:39
British North American Act	Just How You Feel	In the Beginning	02:43
Ronney Mitchell	Tonight My Love, Tonight	The Five Man Cargo	02:09
Moonstone	Hope You Come See	ST	03:03
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Smile Maria Smile	The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope	02:31
Christmas	Sorry I Bore You Victoria	ST	02:58
Sidewinders	Gift to the Sun	Flatfoot Hustlin'	06:09
No Exit	Decisions	ST	01:29
Joy	Tears to be Cried	Ready to Move b/w Tears to be Cried	02:37
Billy O'Boie and the Country Jewels	Little Rosa	I Love My Gal b/w Little Rosa (picture sleeve)	03:27
Stompin' Tom Connors	Streets of Toronto	Northland's Own	02:33
Blind Owl	Some Tears You Have To Cry	ST	03:01
Randy Bishop	Two Jugglers	I Sing A Soft Song	02:55
Siggy Magic & the Hey-Hoe Band	Commercials for Free	Commercials For Free (EP)	01:52
High Park	Let Go the Lifeline	Let Go the Lifeline b/w Sewer Side	01:58
Art Snider	Ode to Billy Joe	Corny Songs I Play on My Organ	03:22
Langley Schools Music Project	Calling Occupants	Wix - Brown Elementary School	05:21
Rockadrome	Ain't It a Shame	Royal American 20th Century Blues	03:14
Ronney Mitchell	I've Got to be Me	The Five Man Cargo	02:48
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Hook and Sling	The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope	05:46
Ardels	Stereo Popeye	Rhythm & Blues	02:21
Bent Wind	Riverside	Sussex	06:12
Joni Mitchell	You Dream Flat Tires	Wild Things Run Fast (test pressing)	02:52
The Nerve	Odd Fellows - Cretonia (1982) (unreleased)	Penchant b/w Preludes	04:54
Lewis Baloue	I Thought The World Of You	L'amour	02:34
EQ	Bring it On	Swellsville	04:17
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck	Times are Changing	Home Grown Stuff	02:39
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	The Christmas Song	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	02:12
Jack London & the Sparrows	I'll be the Boy	ST	01:55
Jolly Tambourine Man	Lisa Burger	Wheeeee! Demo	01:32
Ronney Mitchell	Just a Little Bit More Baby	The Five Man Cargo	03:24
Liska	Coming Home	Cry Out Loud	05:38
Canadian Beadles	Leah	Three Faces North	03:24
Sheila Graham	Gentle On My Mind	ST	03:13
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Here Is	Year Zero	01:08
Jeremy Dormouse	blackberry quadrille	Toad Rejects	22:34
Cyrus Eden	You Came For Me	First Offense (EP)	02:53
King Herbert And the Knights	Let's Get Together	With Jack Harden	03:18
Bent Wind	Mystify	Sussex	03:13
David	House of the Rising Sun	ST	03:41
Rockadrome	Inside Out, Inside In	Royal American 20th Century Blues	03:46
Sweet Somethings	Going Out of My Head - Can't Take My Eyes Off You	hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'	02:31

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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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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Dolores Claman - Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes

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