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.

Bent Wind - Sussex - Vinyl Side 2

bpNichol - Motherlove vinyl side 2

Reaction

Black Knight - Master of Disaster

George Cook - Why Have You Left Me the Way I Am // On the Trail of Sunset Valley

Rockadrome - Royal American 20th Century Blues BACK

Moonstone - ST

Sweet Somethings - hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'

Siggy Magic & the Hey Ho Band - Commercials For Free (EP)

Frankie

Stephanie Taylor - "I Don't Know Where I Stand"

Gentlemen of Horror - 5 song 45 (Sterling Death) (EP) skull cover

Gentlemen of Horror - 5 song 45 (Sterling Death) (EP) skull cover

David

Original Bones Liner Notes SIDE 02

Bob Bryden

Plastic Cloud - ST

Les 409 acetate label one-of-a-kind garage artifact

Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone - Coming Out

Joker's Memory - ST

Ablaze - Psychopath b/w Sadistic Dream

Hank Snow - Western Caravan (split with Rosalie Allen and Sons of Pioneers) (EP) (picture sleeve)

Phillip Werren - Electronic Music (1968-1971)

Squires - The Sultan b/w Aurora

Natalie Pollock & John Turner

Michel & the French Canadians - Cause I Believe b/w Comfort Him (picture sleeve)

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Cat Piss Year Zero
Martin, Billy Funky Feelin' Strawberry Soul
Other Half Don't Think Twice ST
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Keep Your Hand Off My Girl Year Zero
Compilation Myrna Lawrence - Here, There and Everywhere Unselfconsciously Canadian
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Hell Bent The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
Moonstone Black Blind Light ST
Benge Money Man Money Man b/w Black Sky Lullaby
Skarecrow My Coffee's Gettin' Cold Blues...Live at the Explorer
Skeptical Eye Universal Call - The Message The Devil's Playground
Greenwood, John There is Peace My Sailboat and Me
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra The Spy Who Loved Me James Bond 007
British North American Act Just How You Feel In the Beginning
April Wine Gimme Love The Whole World's Going Crazy (test pressing)
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Greenwood, John The Princess My Sailboat and Me
New Creation Sodom and Gomorrah Troubled
Vines, Norris and The Luvlines Give In Give In b/w Feel The Warm
Lightfoot, Gordon Movin' Movin' Soundtrack (CN picture sleeve) (split with Jean Pierre Ferland)
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Northland's Own
Echoes and a Dream Midnight Passion Echoes and a Dream
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
Mason, Dutch Tighten Up On It Half Ain't Been Told
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Teenage Time
Boudreau, Walter Synchronisation I Jazz - Walter Boudreau + 3 = 4
Medium My Lady Lies Forever ST
Skeptical Eye Tortured From Inside The Devil's Playground
Palmer, Jerry Travelin' Shoes String of Hits
Dixon, Glenn Sunset Reflections
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Bishop, Randy Childhood Song to Christopher Robin I Sing A Soft Song
Mitchell, Ronney I Feel the Earth Move The Five Man Cargo
Huckle Minstrel Song Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)
Braineaters Modern Man Planet X
Huckle Lady Goldberry Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)
EQ Serious Swellsville
Latremouille, Fred Mashed Potato Tossin' and Turnin' - Mashed Potato
Glenn-Copeland, Beverly Interval ST
Baloue, Lewis Let's Fall in Love Tonight L'amour
VXN Putting Love Aside Putting Love Aside b/w No More (picture sleeve)
Arcade Fire I'm Sleeping in a Submarine ST
Jarvis Street Revue Sally's Hymn (Smoker's Funeral Song) Mr. Oil Man
King Herbert And the Knights You Make Me So Very Happy With Jack Harden
Original Bones The Verses of the Fool ST
Plateau My Life My Life b/w Under the Big House
Baloue, Lewis Don't Stop It Now Romantic Times
Fringe, The Inside Lookin' Out Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre mountain lake Sonic Horses I
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck Elevated Platform Home Grown Stuff
Baloue, Lewis Love Showered Me L'amour
Langley Schools Music Project I Get Around Wix - Brown Elementary School
Medium I'll Love Everyone at Last ST
Martin, Billy Moon Ride Strawberry Soul
A Joint Effort Battle of New Orleans Final Effort
British North American Act Give Yourself a Ride In the Beginning
Fiander, Gerry So Long, Goodbye So Long, Goodbye (split with Jim Morrison)
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Opposite Higher and Higher Help Us Make It
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Year Zero Year Zero
Dixon, Hugh Hugh's Hangout (Dixon) The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)
Burgundy Lady Blue Lady Blue b/w Ex-Lovin' Man
Scott Markle, Derek The Circle is Changin' Around ST
VXN No More Putting Love Aside b/w No More (picture sleeve)
Gentlemen of Horror Overhead Projector ST (EP) (skeleton cover)
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre she's a very good cook Awake in th Red Desert
Graham, Sheila Gentle On My Mind ST
Dixon, Hugh Blues Stay Away From Me The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)
Glenn-Copeland, Beverly Don't Despair (Jazz Version) ST
Mix, The Break Up Shake Up Break Up Shake Up (EP) (picture sleeve)
Original Bones One More Night ST
Rockadrome Live and Love Child Royal American 20th Century Blues
King Herbert And the Knights Chicken Strut With Jack Harden
A Joint Effort Hitchhikers Dream Final Effort
Mantra Hopscotch (Part 2) (Dick Kelder) ST
Gentlemen of Horror Bank ST (EP) (skeleton cover)
Echoes and a Dream Life is a Love Song Echoes and a Dream
Brazda Brothers Blooming Flowers ST
Garden Bower Gord’s Dream Etc. w/ Trains
Plastic Cloud Face Behind the Sun ST
Rogers, Thornton J. The Blues Out in the West b/w The Blues
Nerve Preludes Penchant b/w Preludes
409, Les Born in Chicago They Say b/w Born in Chicago
Chantettes Sail Away Remember.....
Spring Shine Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind
Two Tones Dark as a Dungeon Live at the Village Corner
Huckle Wild Blue Yonder Wild Blue Yonder
Langley Schools Music Project Calling Occupants Wix - Brown Elementary School
Skarecrow Stormy Monday Blues Blues...Live at the Explorer
Vicky and the Coins Cotton Fields ST
Martin, Billy If You Care Strawberry Soul
London, Jack & the Sparrows Our Love has Passed ST
Fromager, David Out on the Weekend If What You Said Was True
Ayoub, Nick Quintet Montreal East The Montreal Scene
Bent Wind Riverside Sussex
Langley Schools Music Project Venus and Mars Wix - Brown Elementary School
Connors, Stompin' Tom Emily, the Maple Leaf Northland's Own
Bonnie Scots Lizzie Lindsay Laugh and Cry
Liska Cry Out Loud Cry Out Loud
Two Tones Summer Love Live at the Village Corner

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