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
David	House of the Rising Sun	ST	03:41
New Creation	All is Well	Troubled	03:20
Michael-Jon Rosenberg	What a Lovely Place to be Buried	ST	03:09
November Grief	Grass Is Gold	To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)	02:47
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	STHNLA	Motherlove	04:44
Canadian Beadles	Whole Lot of Shakin Going On	Three Faces North	02:28
Reign Ghost	Reaching	ST	09:12
Stompin' Tom Connors	Algoma Central No. 69	Northland's Own	02:30
Perth County Conspiracy	Woman for All Seasons	ST	04:13
Tex Lecor	Le frigidaire	Camp Fortune (split with David Wiffen)	02:57
Spring Fever	Mama, What About Your Daughter	Woodstock	02:38
Rascalz	The Roughest (We Are)	Really Livin'	03:44
Sheila Graham	24 Hours of Loneliness	ST	01:59
Lucio Agostini	Up, Up and a Bull	Once Upon a Hundred Years	02:22
Sunshyne	The Raven (David Sinclair)	The Raven (EP)	09:30
May Run	These Eyes	Days Into Years	04:45
Ray Griff	If it Hadn't Been for Music	Canada "My Native Land"	04:11
Jerry Palmer	Hey, Sweet Baby	String of Hits	02:29
Spring Fever	Gimme Shelter	Woodstock	04:00
Mike Harris	Country Waltz	Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)	02:24
Robert Armes	Song for Icarus	Songs for Icarus	04:06
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Jeremy Dormouse	hesitation blues	Toad Rejects	02:31
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle	Jazz Compo No. 2 "The Beak"	ST	02:15
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels	Surfs U Rite	Dog Food b/w Surfs U Rite (promo)	02:25
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra	Dr. No	James Bond 007	02:31
Compilation	Joe Vassos - New World	Unselfconsciously Canadian	02:31
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Hook & Sling	Hell Bent: A Collection of Hard Instrumentals (Split with King Herbert & the Knights)	05:51
Minutes From Downtown	Emotion Under Pressure	Minutes From Downtown '82	04:14
John Palmer	The Wheel	Shorelines	01:03
Pat's People	To-day	Today	03:19
Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:31
November Grief	Intro	To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)	04:31
Nick Ayoub Quintet	Ya Habibi	The Montreal Scene	04:34
David Fromager	Girl from the North Country	If What You Said Was True	03:25
Neil Young	My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)	My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) (promo, DJ Label copy only)	03:46
Happy Dolls	Shake Your Booty	Show Album No. 1	02:57
Les Bel Kanto	A Kind of Break Down	A Kind of Break Down b/w Dors (promo)	03:05
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	The Child in Me	Motherlove	00:47
The Diodes	The Curse - War	Raw / War (split with The Curse)	01:37
Vicky and the Coins	Bill Bailey	ST	02:15
Sidewinders	I Like Your Stuff	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:49
Jerry Palmer	Celebration Day	String of Hits	02:07
Lucio Agostini	Reel	Once Upon a Hundred Years	01:07
Roger Rodier	Listen to these chords I play (Celeste)	Upon Velveatur	03:12
Michael-Jon Rosenberg	Smokestack Lightning	ST	04:09
London Experimental Jazz Quartet	Eric's Madness	Invisible Roots	04:51
The Organization	Out in the Country	ST	02:57
Michael-Jon Rosenberg	Season of the Witch	ST	05:42
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Baroque	ST	02:50
New Day	They're Callin' Me Back Home	They're Callin' Me Back Home b/w Gotta Spread Some Love Around	04:06
Rascalz	Quest for Rhyme	Really Livin'	04:03
Catseye	Images	Catseye	06:41
Brégent	La mélancolie	Poussière Des Regrets	04:25
Lewis Baloue	So Be in Love With Me	Romantic Times	03:33
The Fringe	Executive Dream	Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo	03:04
Jeremy Dormouse	rollin' again	Toad Rejects	02:38
Spade Nielsen	What's Happening	Fuddle Duddle b/w What's Happening (radio station advance copy)	02:45
Opposite	A Dark Night	Help Us Make It	03:21
Mock Duck	Sitting on Top of the World	Test Record	04:15
Squires	The Sultan	The Sultan b/w Aurora	02:32
Riverson	Clear Night (Rayburn Blake)	ST	03:06
Boys Brigade	Mannequin	Mannequin Demo	04:13
Jolly Tambourine Man	The Apple Strudel Man	Wheeeee! Demo	02:22
David Wiffen	Four in the Mornin'	Live at the Bunkhouse	03:43
Willie Dunn	Walking Eagle	Who Were The Ones? Parts 11-12	07:01
Don Carrington Trio	A Song for My Father	Makin' It Happen	03:36
Heat	Rocking Chair	Brighouse b/w Rocking Chair	02:03
Canadian Beadles	Leah	Three Faces North	03:24
Glenn Dixon	One By One	Reflections	03:42
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	the canada council juree prson is missing	Sonic Horses I	03:07
Liska	Coming Home	Cry Out Loud	05:38
Athenians of Toronto	Everybody's Everything	San Skoteiniazei	03:52
Braineaters	Modern Man Pt 2	Planet X	01:16
Golden Earrings	My Situation	My Situation b/w Nothing Much	02:09
Jerry Palmer	Gotta Learn to Twist	String of Hits	02:47
John Greenwood	There is Peace	My Sailboat and Me	03:34
Billy O'Boie and the Country Jewels	I Love My Gal	I Love My Gal b/w Little Rosa (picture sleeve)	02:22
Haggath	Live Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07	Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07	20:23
Ray Griff	Jimmy, Luke and Me	Canada "My Native Land"	03:35
Boys Brigade	Cut Up	Live Off-The-Floor Demo	04:25
Huckle	Wild Blue Yonder	Wild Blue Yonder	04:14
VXN	Just a Game	ST	04:29
September (1)	Celebration	Blue Lady b/w Celebration	03:26
Pat's People	Michael	Today	02:24
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	Little Toy Trains	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	02:31
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle	Let's Make Up Your Mind (Joyce Hahn vocals)	ST	02:36
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	My Favourite Things	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	03:11
Huckle	Rolling River	Wild Blue Yonder	04:41
Ardels	Unchain My Heart	Rhythm & Blues	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
EQ	Serious	Swellsville	02:03
Brazda Brothers	Walking in the Sun	ST	03:02
Jeff Moore & Friends	Is It You (Jeff Moore)	The Youngest Son	01:59
The Other Half	Warm Summer's Night	ST	03:03
Ted Daigle	Ruby	Ruby b/w When You Said You All	02:02
London Experimental Jazz Quartet	Edible Wallpaper	Invisible Roots	04:01
Souls of Inspyration	Stranger	ST	03:02
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau	Until Nine	ST (psych cover)	03:00
John Greenwood	Jig	My Sailboat and Me	01:40

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

FEATURED

The Other Half - ST

FEATURED

The Haunted - ST

FEATURED

Minutes From Downtown - Minutes From Downtown '82

FEATURED

Jolly Tambourine Man - Wheeeee! Demo

FEATURED

Reign Ghost - Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires

FEATURED

Reign Ghost - ST

FEATURED

Christmas - ST

FEATURED

Lorne Ranger - French Fried Freedom

FEATURED

Caribou - ST

FEATURED

Laurie Ingalls - Cheap Champagne

FEATURED

Sacrifice - Interviews 1985 + First Live Show

FEATURED

Sacrifice - The Exorcism

FEATURED

Sacrifice - Turn In Your Grave (demo)

FEATURED

Dimitroff, Burgess and Friends - Dimitroff, Burgess and Friends

FEATURED

Ablaze - Psychopath

FEATURED

May Run - Days Into Years

FEATURED

Gerry Fiander - So Long, Goodbye (split with Jim Morrison)

FEATURED

Moonstone - ST

FEATURED

bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

FEATURED

New Creation - Troubled

FEATURED

Boys Brigade - Live Off-The-Floor Demo

FEATURED

Boys Brigade - Mannequin Demo

FEATURED

Haggath - Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07

FEATURED

Haggath - Rehearsal 1985-09

FEATURED

Haggath - Rehearsal 1985-03-11

FEATURED

Dolores Claman - Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes

FEATURED

Billy Martin - Strawberry Soul

Jimmy Apostle & the Willows - I Love Ya Honey b/w Lost Love

FEATURED

Ellison - ST

FEATURED

Perth County Conspiracy - ST

Comments