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
Pepper Tree Blue Caravan Pepper Tree & Penny MacCauley (split with Bobby Arvon)
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre my mouths on fire Awake in th Red Desert
Joni Mitchell You Dream Flat Tires Wild Things Run Fast (test pressing)
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra Moon Raker James Bond 007
London Experimental Jazz Quartet My Dog's Tail is Longer Than Yours Invisible Roots
Fabulous PJ's Proud Mary What Do You Want Me to Do? b/w Proud Mary
Lewis Baloue Where Did My Love Go Away Romantic Times
Trooper 3 Dressed Up as a 9 3 Dressed Up as a 9 b/w Mr. Big (test pressing)
Medium Two by Two ST
Derek Scott Markle I Don't Know For Certain ST
Johnny Teah & The Jubilee Mountain Boys Hello Mister Lonesome Sad Whistle b/w Hello Mister Lonesome
Braineaters Modern Man Pt 2 Planet X
Perth County Conspiracy Lace and Cobwebs ST
Souls of Inspyration Sun Shines in the Winter ST
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone Hay Gee "Coming Out"
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle I'll Take Romance ST
Intersystems track 06 (entire side 2) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Compilation Judy Singh - My Name is Love Unselfconsciously Canadian
Plastic Cloud Bridge Under the Sky ST
Stompin' Tom Connors The Peterborough Postman Northland's Own
New Creation Dig! (The Origin of Man) Troubled
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Pat's People Richman's Spiritual Today
Stormbringer Evil Mind The Curse b/w Evil Mind
Rascalz How the Story Goes Really Livin'
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Comin' Home The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
Braineaters London Town Planet X
Twice Upon a Never Last Round Twice Upon a Never
Roger Rodier Just fine Upon Velveatur
Cyrus Eden Wasteland First Offense (EP)
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
Calgary Range Riders Rocky Mountain Rhythm Rocky Mountain Rhythm // Curly Hair
Original Bones Song for Pierre Laporte ST
Circle C Burn Burn (promo)
Jeremy Dormouse October Morning Toad
Derek Scott Markle Goin' Thru the Town ST
Story Structure I Told You (7" Single Mix) I Told You
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings Grazin' in the Grass Chip Dip
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre fires in the tempul Awake in th Red Desert
David Never Been In Love ST
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau I'm Not Guilty ST (psych cover)
Bonnie Scots The Billy and the Sally Laugh and Cry
Jensen Sisters I Want to Give You My Love Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze
Original Bones The Verses of the Fool ST
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Let it Be The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
Ellison Freedom (Vincent Marandola) ST
Catseye Hedgegate Catseye
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Jeremy Dormouse Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy Toad
Grimes Feyd Rautha Dark Heart Geidi Primes
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎ Broadway Boogie Country and Rock & Roll Sound
Ronney Mitchell Tonight My Love, Tonight The Five Man Cargo
The Amen Peter Zeus Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus
Ted Daigle Ruby Ruby b/w When You Said You All
Nerve Preludes Penchant b/w Preludes
Jeff Moore & Friends Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) The Youngest Son
D.N.A. Seashell Because I Love You b/w Seashell
Cargo Alisa Front Side, Back Side
Plastic Cloud Face Behind the Sun ST
Rascalz Really Livin' Really Livin'
Adanac Reply What Would It Be Like? What Would It Be Like? b/w The Other One
Rockadrome Inside Out, Inside In Royal American 20th Century Blues
Nihilist Spasm Band The Byron Bog No Record
Lucio Agostini Skiing in Québec Once Upon a Hundred Years
Sound Sett She Ain't No Use to Me (Dave Bingham & Roger Mayne, The Ugly Ducklings) 1966-1967
Braineaters Closet Case Planet X
Dennis Walton Sweeter Love Sweeter Love
David Fromager Innocent Times If What You Said Was True
Twice Upon a Never Pussy Willows, Cat Tails Twice Upon a Never
Vicky and the Coins Five Foot Two ST
Dennis Walton Jah Way to Salvation is Easy Sweeter Love
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck Walk Your Head Around Home Grown Stuff
Stompin' Tom Connors The Northern Gentleman Northland's Own
Compilation David Foster - Listen to Daddy Unselfconsciously Canadian
Athenians of Toronto Light My Fire San Skoteiniazei
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau Realize ST (psych cover)
Roger Rodier Let's see some happyness Upon Velveatur
Arcade Fire No Cars Go ST
Chantettes Wayward Wind Remember.....
Sheila Graham Without You ST
John Palmer Free Me Shorelines
Reign Ghost Standing Room Only, Mr. Mars ST
Stompin' Tom Connors Carolyne Movin' On To Rouyn b/w Carolyne
Marty Gillan One Act Play (Howie Vickers (The Collectors)) Try A Little Kindness
VXN Which One Are You ST
Reign Ghost Breast Stroke Blues Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Brazda Brothers Calm River ST
Les 409 Born in Chicago They Say b/w Born in Chicago (acetate)
Other Half Thoughts ST
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone Sunshine "Coming Out"
EQ Serious Swellsville
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Rock-a-tunes Maria Maria b/w You're Some Kind of Nice (picture sleeve)
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra Diamonds Are Forever James Bond 007
Grimes Gambang Geidi Primes
Dutch Mason C.C. Rider Half Ain't Been Told
Huckle Rolling River Wild Blue Yonder
Hugh Dixon Saints Go Marching Inn The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)
Vicky and the Coins Girl From Ipanema ST
Phillip Werren Dance Music I Electronic Music (1968-1971)

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

Heat

45-Heat - Brighouse bw Rocking Chair VINYL 02

Switchin'

Diodes' Paul Robinson @ Black Swan, Ottawa March 1978 courtesy Cameron Muir

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

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