Rarest Canadian Music

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
Spring You Were Blind Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind
Canadian Beadles I Just Don't Think it's Fair Three Faces North
Echoes and a Dream Thank You (Led Zeppelin) Echoes and a Dream
Sound Sett You're a Better Man Than I (Mike & Brian Hugg) 1966-1967
Brazda Brothers Walking in the Sun ST
Canadian Beadles Mojo Workout Three Faces North
New Creation Songs to Sing Troubled
Rascalz Ragga Muffin Rhymes Really Livin'
Joni Mitchell You Dream Flat Tires Wild Things Run Fast (test pressing)
Grimes Caladan Geidi Primes
Gentlemen of Horror Rough Hike ST (EP) (skeleton cover)
Jerry Palmer Come Along With Me String of Hits
Skarecrow More Than Once Blues...Live at the Explorer
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre yu sing Awake in th Red Desert
Pat's People Get To-Gether Today
Blind Owl Some Tears You Have To Cry ST
Mystique Wake Up Screamin' Black Rider
Twice Upon a Never Last Round Twice Upon a Never
Compilation Buddy Victor - The More I See You Unselfconsciously Canadian
Langley Schools Music Project Wild Fire Wix - Brown Elementary School
Souls of Inspyration Eyes of Nature ST
Robert Armes 2-2 Blues Songs for Icarus
Brazda Brothers Nature ST
Ellison Satanic (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand) ST
New Creation Eternity Ahead Troubled
Original Bones Steamboat Whistle Blues ST
Tex Lecor Je t'amène avec moi Camp Fortune (split with David Wiffen)
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle Wet Wash ST
Ronney Mitchell Good Luck Charm - She's Not You The Five Man Cargo
John Greenwood Blessed My Sailboat and Me
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia O Come ST
Stompin' Connors Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Northland's Own
Gentlemen of Horror Bank ST (EP) (skeleton cover)
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Moosetracks Sophie ST
Northwest Company Get Away From it All Hard to Cry b/w Get Away From it All
Lucio Agostini Dundurn Castle Once Upon a Hundred Years
Walter Boudreau Imagination Jazz - Walter Boudreau + 3 = 4
Ronney Mitchell It's Your Thing The Five Man Cargo
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone Hay Gee "Coming Out"
Barbara Gryfe What the World Needs Now What the World Needs Now
Billy Martin Watermelon Man Strawberry Soul
Art Snider Lara's Theme Corny Songs I Play on My Organ
Roger Rodier Am I supposed to let it by again Upon Velveatur
Perth County Conspiracy Welcome Surprise ST
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone Air I Breathe "Coming Out"
Sweet Somethings My Guy (From My Girl) hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'
John Palmer Better Later Than Never Shorelines
VXN Putting Love Aside Putting Love Aside b/w No More (picture sleeve)
Stompin' Connors Tom The Northern Gentleman Northland's Own
Blind Owl Spring Rain ST
November Grief The Aftermath To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
A Joint Effort Tequilla Sunrise Final Effort
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck No one in Particular Home Grown Stuff
Jeremy Dormouse By the Way Toad
Five Man Cargo Why Can't I Get You Memories b/w Why Can't I Get You
Arcade Fire No Cars Go ST
Bent Wind Goin' to the City Sussex
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra Dr. No James Bond 007
Lewis Baloue Things Just Happen That Way L'amour
Huckle Get Down Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)
Other Half Thoughts ST
Hank Noble & His Red River Valley Boys Things That Might Have Been Things That Might Have Been // I`ll Spend My Life Loving You
Mantra Hopscotch (Part 1) (Dick Kelder) ST
The Organization Crocadile Rock ST
Reign Ghost Solar Nice Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Braineaters Johnny Planet X
Emtidi Die Reise Saat
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck Little Pony Home Grown Stuff
Plateau Under the Big House My Life b/w Under the Big House
Ladykiller Still Madly in Love Still Madly in Love b/w Ice Woman
Twice Upon a Never Leavin' On a Jet Plane Twice Upon a Never
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Comin' Home The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
Aftermath Sunny Do You Believe In Magic? b/w Sunny
Blind Owl The Old Man ST
Mantra San Francisco Morning (D'arcy Draper) ST
Hank Snow I'm Movin' On Western Caravan (split with Rosalie Allen and Sons of Pioneers) (EP) (picture sleeve)
Skarecrow Bo Diddley Blues...Live at the Explorer
Thornton Rogers J. The Blues Out in the West b/w The Blues
London Experimental Jazz Quartet Destroy the Nihilistic Picnic Invisible Roots
Brégent Dans ma maison Poussière Des Regrets
EQ Funky Oasis Swellsville
Johnny Teah & The Jubilee Mountain Boys Hello Mister Lonesome Sad Whistle b/w Hello Mister Lonesome
Huckle Good Morning Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)
John Palmer Salvation's Den Shorelines
Stompin' Connors Tom Little Wawa Little Wawa b/w The Northern Gentleman
Skeptical Eye Tortured From Inside The Devil's Playground
Huckle Flowers Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)
Lewis Baloue It's a New Day Romantic Times
Jack London & the Sparrows It's Been One of Those Days ST
Twice Upon a Never Last Thing On My Mind Twice Upon a Never
Beverly Glenn-Copeland Untitled (Make the Answer "Yes") ST
Phillip Werren Dance Music II Electronic Music (1968-1971)
Ronnie Dove and the Ron-Als Beach Rat Beach Rat b/w I'm Happy
Willie Dunn Ballad of a Pavillion Who Were The Ones? Parts 11-12
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra For Your Eyes Only James Bond 007
John Palmer Colours For the Shoreline Shorelines
Legacy Come With Me Come With Me b/w Gimme My Drugs
Ardels Georgia On My Mind Rhythm & Blues
Jerry Palmer Travelin' Shoes String of Hits

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

David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges

1980-07_DOA_Toronto_flyer

1983-01-03_DOA_Pier (Raleigh, NC)_flyer_+

1984-09-28_DOA + Abrasive Wheels + Battalion Of Saints + Killroy_Olympic Audit (LA, CA)_flyer_+

1987-05-24_Sacrifice + Ablaze + Faulkwolf_Bathurst Theatre (Toronto)_orange original flyer reduced

ST

ST

Glenn-Copeland, Beverly

Sussex

Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Crash & Burn, TORONTO, Canada. July 22 and 23, 1977. Not one, but two big nights.

February 22, 1976 we headed across the street from Steve Park's house on Forsyth St. North in HAMILTON, and into what is now called The McMaster Children's Hospital, for our first photo shoot.

It was never really a great shot, but so far it's the only picture we have of our first gig, October 17, 1975. This one came from the Westdale High School year book, which is where we played, in the "new" cafeteria they built on the ground floor courtyard

September 8, 1977 starting the new school year out in Scarberia with TEENAGE HEAD at Centennial College

Lucio Agostini - Once Upon a Hundred Years

Mutual Understanding

In Wonderland

Mutual Understanding - In Wonderland

Mutual Understanding - In Wonderland

Comments

Robert Williston

ok. thanks. I'll get those posted in the next little while....RW

Anonymous

oops - correct title of the Rockadrome album is "Royal American 20th Century Blues" - vk

Anonymous

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