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
Willie Dunn Ballad of a Metis Who Were The Ones? Parts 11-12
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding The Bell that Couldn't Jingle Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Twice Upon a Never Come the Day Twice Upon a Never
Marty Gillan You've Made Me So Very Happy Try A Little Kindness
Medium Stars ST
Randy Bishop Felicitas I Sing A Soft Song
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Stefan Gnys Another Time Another Place English Oaks and Evangeline
Barbara Gryfe People (Lovers) Such As What the World Needs Now
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone Air I Breathe "Coming Out"
Moosetracks Sophie ST
Robert Armes Requiem Songs for Icarus
Souls of Inspyration Stranger ST
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Blind Owl Some Tears You Have To Cry ST
Canadian Beadles Lonely Blue Boy Three Faces North
Twice Upon a Never Leavin' On a Jet Plane Twice Upon a Never
B.C. Centennial Spots B.C. Centennial Song Cut No. 4 B.C. Centennial Song
Reign Ghost Mother's Got Troubles Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Squires The Sultan The Sultan b/w Aurora
David Fromager Concrete City Life If What You Said Was True
Stephanie Taylor Long and Winding Road "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre whn i first came to vancouvr Sonic Horses I
Opposite Land of 1000 Dances Help Us Make It
Compilation Jim Wheeler and the Spokes - Secret Spy International Master Discovery Records
Sound Sett You're a Better Man Than I (Mike & Brian Hugg) 1966-1967
Jackie Mittoo Totally Together Stepping Tiger
Mantra Dick's Song (Dick Kelder) ST
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Chiliwack Year Zero
John Greenwood There is Peace My Sailboat and Me
Medium The Mouse ST
VXN Putting Love Aside ST
Liska Weekday Mother Cry Out Loud
Barbara Gryfe Evening of Roses What the World Needs Now
Jackie Mittoo Mystic World Stepping Tiger
Don Carrington Trio If I Were a Carpenter Makin' It Happen
Chantettes Man Come Into Egypt Remember.....
Rockadrome R.A.T.C.B. Reprise Royal American 20th Century Blues
Walter Boudreau Synchronisation II Jazz - Walter Boudreau + 3 = 4
Walter Boudreau Boul Chaumont Jazz - Walter Boudreau + 3 = 4
Strange Movies What A Drag (I Can) Feel It Coming b/w What A Drag
New Creation Where Are You Going? Troubled
Art Snider Something Stupid - Tea for Two Corny Songs I Play on My Organ
Braineaters Kid Stuff Planet X
Cargo Alisa Front Side, Back Side
Black Knight Aaraigathor (Metal Anthem) Master of Disaster (EP)
Other Half Summertime ST
Grimes Zoal, Face Dancer Geidi Primes
Sound Sett Girl You'll be a Woman Soon (Neil Diamond) 1966-1967
David Flight of the Egyptian Army ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
Don Carrington Trio Higher Makin' It Happen
Don Carrington Trio Dingus Makin' It Happen
Jackie Mittoo Stepping Tiger Stepping Tiger
Huckle Wild Night Wild Blue Yonder
David Fromager My Woman Left Me If What You Said Was True
Jack London & the Sparrows Our Love has Passed ST
Uncertain Wipeout Land of 1000 Dances b/w Wipeout
Pepper Tree Message Pepper Tree & Penny MacCauley (split with Bobby Arvon)
Dutch Mason Lights Are On But Nobody's Home Half Ain't Been Told
Lucio Agostini Skiing in Québec Once Upon a Hundred Years
Twice Upon a Never California Dreamin' Twice Upon a Never
Dolores Claman Wilderness West Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes
Ray Griff If it Hadn't Been for Music Canada "My Native Land"
VXN The Magic’s in Your Hands ST
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings Wanda Unda Landa Chip Dip
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers What Does it Take The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
Jeremy Dormouse Just to Hear the Bells Toad
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle Buck Shots ST
Jerry Palmer Love's Come to Me String of Hits
A Joint Effort Winter Final Effort
David Wiffen Blue Live at the Bunkhouse
Stormbringer The Curse The Curse b/w Evil Mind
Peter Mathieson Heaven Help the Fool Yonge Street b/w heaven Help the Fool
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey #2 Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Art Snider Exodus Corny Songs I Play on My Organ
Rock-a-tunes Maria Maria b/w You're Some Kind of Nice (picture sleeve)
Rockadrome R.A.T.C.B. Teaser Royal American 20th Century Blues
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎ Country Four Blues Country and Rock & Roll Sound
Dolores Claman Summer Walk Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Medium Give Me a Peace ST
Heat Brighouse Brighouse b/w Rocking Chair
David Wiffen Four Strong Winds Live at the Bunkhouse
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone Sunshine "Coming Out"
David Fromager If What You Said Was True If What You Said Was True
Jeremy Dormouse hesitation blues Toad Rejects
Bent Wind Hate Sussex
Echoes and a Dream Yesterday's Tomorrow Echoes and a Dream
Stompin' Tom Connors Carolyne Movin' On To Rouyn b/w Carolyne
Huckle High For Sky Wild Blue Yonder
Michel & the French Canadians Cause I Believe Cause I Believe b/w Comfort Him (picture sleeve)
Jeremy Dormouse October Morning Toad
Beverly Glenn-Copeland Northwind ST
David House of the Rising Sun ST
New Creation New Creation Troubled
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre whn u cum into me Sonic Horses I
Lucio Agostini Chuck Wagon Race Once Upon a Hundred Years
Jack London & the Sparrows Leavin' Blues (vocal by Jerry Edmonton) ST
No Exit Decisions ST

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

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

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