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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazel McKirdy | Mama Didn't Lie | End of the World b/w Mama Didn't Lie | 02:03 | |
| Jack London & the Sparrows | Give My Love to Sally | ST | 02:52 | |
| Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre | normal is not returning | Sonic Horses I | 01:18 | |
| Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings | Wanda Unda Landa | Chip Dip | 02:32 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | rollin' again | Toad Rejects | 02:38 | |
| Brégent | Dieu est nègre | Poussière Des Regrets | 12:19 | |
| Ardels | Night Time is the Right Time | Rhythm & Blues | 02:58 | |
| Billy O'Boie and the Country Jewels | I Love My Gal | I Love My Gal b/w Little Rosa (picture sleeve) | 02:22 | |
| EQ | Freestyle | Swellsville | 04:33 | |
| Don Carrington Trio | A Song for My Father | Makin' It Happen | 03:36 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Huckle | Flower To The Sun | Wild Blue Yonder | 06:17 | |
| Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) | Porno Groove | Year Zero | 00:58 | |
| Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra | You Only Live Twice | James Bond 007 | 02:25 | |
| Jack London & the Sparrows | Glad to Be With You | ST | 02:10 | |
| Intersystems | Lately | Number One | 18:16 | |
| Randy Bishop | Tragi-Comedy in Four Acts: Act 1) In Honour of a Dissonant Triad; Act 1) A Tale Told By An Idiot; Act 3) Who Was That Unmasked Man?; Act 4) Morning | I Sing A Soft Song | 13:40 | |
| New Creation | Songs to Sing | Troubled | 01:48 | |
| Brazda Brothers | Soldier in a Battleground | ST | 02:27 | |
| Souls of Inspyration | Pursuit | ST | 02:45 | |
| Fyre | David's Song | David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges | 03:03 | |
| Rascalz | Kibbles 'N Bits | Really Livin' | 04:10 | |
| Gentlemen of Horror | Rough Hike | Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover) | 01:20 | |
| Story Structure | I Told You (7" Single Mix) | I Told You | 04:27 | |
| Lucio Agostini | Pastorale | Once Upon a Hundred Years | 00:54 | |
| A Joint Effort | Horse with No Name | Final Effort | 07:34 | |
| Emtidi | Saat | Saat | 04:16 | |
| Huckle | Gather The Children | Wild Blue Yonder | 03:41 | |
| New Creation | No Excuse | Troubled | 04:43 | |
| Athenians of Toronto | Everybody's Everything | San Skoteiniazei | 03:52 | |
| Stephanie Taylor | Working on a Groove Thing | "I Don't Know Where I Stand" | 02:50 | |
| David Wiffen | Abilene | Live at the Bunkhouse | 01:50 | |
| Dolores Claman | Later Latin | Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes | 02:44 | |
| New Creation | New Creation | Troubled | 02:01 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Opposite | We Say Yeah | Help Us Make It | 02:15 | |
| Other Half | Eve of Destruction | ST | 02:53 | |
| Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings | Ya Ya | Chip Dip | 04:00 | |
| Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) | Phil | Phil | 03:19 | |
| Haunted | Twist | ST | 02:34 | |
| Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck | Funny Feeling | Home Grown Stuff | 03:31 | |
| Marty Gillan | Lalena | Try A Little Kindness | 03:42 | |
| Grimes | Sardaukar Levenbrech | Geidi Primes | 02:05 | |
| Jackie Mittoo | Sugar Jar | Stepping Tiger | 04:45 | |
| Sikumiut (People of the Ice) | Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) | People Of The Ice | 02:37 | |
| Hugh Dixon | Hot Pants (Dixon) | The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate) | 03:54 | |
| Langley Schools Music Project | Your Sixteen | Wix - Brown Elementary School | 02:21 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Rockadrome | R.A.T.C.B. Reprise | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 05:22 | |
| Georges Leningrad | chanson italienne | Made In Taiwan | 02:23 | |
| Pat's People | What Have They Done to the Rain | Today | 03:28 | |
| Stompin' Tom Connors | Emily, the Maple Leaf | Northland's Own | 02:42 | |
| Ellison | Untruth Story (Vincent Marandola) | ST | 05:58 | |
| Bear Paws | All for the Love a Girl | Kitche-Ogamah | 03:11 | |
| Beverly Glenn-Copeland | Song From Beads | ST | 02:17 | |
| bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) | The Child in Me | Motherlove | 00:47 | |
| The Organization | Don't Let the Green Grass Fool Ya | ST | 02:58 | |
| Don Carrington Trio | MacArthur Park | Makin' It Happen | 04:21 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Lewis Baloue | As the Boats Go By | Romantic Times | 03:10 | |
| Billy Martin | It's Your Life | Strawberry Soul | 02:42 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Benge | Black Sky Lullaby | Money Man b/w Black Sky Lullaby | 02:47 | |
| Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra | Goldfinger | James Bond 007 | 02:49 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Reign Ghost | Black Ode | ST | 03:29 | |
| Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) | Here Is | Year Zero | 01:08 | |
| Medium | New Thing | ST | 04:35 | |
| Dutch Mason | Polk Salad Annie | Half Ain't Been Told | 03:44 | |
| Ronney Mitchell | I've Got to be Me | The Five Man Cargo | 02:48 | |
| Sweet Somethings | Hold On, I'm Comin' | hold on!..sweet somethings are comin' | 02:19 | |
| Arcade Fire | Vampire Forest Fire | ST | 07:15 | |
| Sphex | Leaving This Crazy City | Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City | 03:28 | |
| Bear Paws | Lady of the Nite | Kitche-Ogamah | 03:52 | |
| Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck | No one in Particular | Home Grown Stuff | 03:40 | |
| Skarecrow | Ain't Gonna Pop 'Dem Blues | Blues...Live at the Explorer | 04:54 | |
| Cargo | Habits and Jails | Front Side, Back Side | 05:16 | |
| Bonnie Scots | Lizzie Lindsay | Laugh and Cry | 03:33 | |
| Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre | awake in the red desert | Awake in th Red Desert | 03:37 | |
| Twice Upon a Never | California Dreamin' | Twice Upon a Never | 02:22 | |
| EQ | Help a Bruva Out | Swellsville | 05:45 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | hesitation blues | Toad Rejects | 02:31 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Mystique | Memories | Black Rider | 05:47 | |
| New Reality | Moments of Silence | Demo Tape | 04:10 | |
| EQ | Let it be Known | Swellsville | 03:41 | |
| New Reality | Yesterday a Child Was Born | Demo Tape | 04:09 | |
| Ardels | Linda Lou | Rhythm & Blues | 02:23 | |
| Jerry Palmer | Love's Come to Me | String of Hits | 02:50 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | hollywood heaven | Toad Rejects | 03:10 | |
| Lewis Baloue | Let's Fall in Love Tonight | L'amour | 03:41 | |
| Arcade Fire | I'm Sleeping in a Submarine | ST | 02:48 | |
| bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) | Angels Hair Mother Love Suite: Intro; Allementry; Plunket Pastoral; Two Buried Texts Part I - Silver Lake Six; Two Buried Texts Part II - Silver Lake Six; A Little Love Poem for Your Lobes to Nibble On; Visitation; Cada | Motherlove | 05:34 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Compilation | Shades of Blond - All Your Love | International Master Discovery Records | 02:12 | |
| Ray Griff | Jacket River | Canada "My Native Land" | 03:08 | |
| Genèse | Je crois en moi | L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi | 02:34 | |
| Jack London & the Sparrows | If You Don't Want My Love | ST | 02:01 |
So Long, Goodbye (split with Jim Morrison)
ST
Motherlove
Troubled
Live Off-The-Floor Demo
Mannequin Demo
Boys Brigade
Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07
Rehearsal 1985-09
Rehearsal 1985-03-11
Haggath
Haggath / Rehearsal 1985-09 tape
Haggath / Rehearsal 1985-09_tape track list_02
Haggath / Live Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07_tape cover_02
Haggath / Live Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07_tape cover_03
Haggath / Rehearsal 1985-03-11 (rehearsal) DE21_tape track list_02
Haggath / Rehearsal 1985-03-11 (rehearsal) DE21_tape
Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes
Strawberry Soul
I Love Ya Honey b/w Lost Love
ST
Compilation
ST
GUESS289-color
Brighouse b/w Rocking Chair
45-Something Evil-Die Children Die VINYL 02
45-Something Evil-Die Children Die VINYL 01
45-Something Evil-The Great Winnipeg Riot BACK
Die Children Die b/w The Great Winnipeg Riot
Something Evil
ok. thanks. I'll get those posted in the next little while....RW
oops - correct title of the Rockadrome album is "Royal American 20th Century Blues" - vk
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