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
Jeremy Dormouse	October Morning	Toad	02:20
Marty Gillan	Home from the Forest	Try A Little Kindness	02:40
Pepper Tree	Message	Pepper Tree & Penny MacCauley (split with Bobby Arvon)	03:33
Blind Owl	Spring Rain	ST	05:05
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Dada Lama	Motherlove	03:06
November Grief	T.W.O.D.	To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)	00:43
Chantettes	Gay Hawaiian Melody	Remember.....	01:16
The Stonefield	Deep Shades of Blue	Deep Shades of Blue b/w Morning Hours	02:54
Ellison	Satanic (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand)	ST	02:02
VXN	Putting Love Aside	Putting Love Aside b/w No More (picture sleeve)	04:02
David Wiffen	You'll Never Make a Dollar That Way	Camp Fortune (split with Tex Lecor)	04:03
New Creation	Eternity Ahead	Troubled	02:49
The Other Half	Thoughts	ST	04:06
Bent Wind	Mystify	Sussex	03:13
Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:31
Mantra	Midnigh Train (D'arcy Draper)	ST	02:01
The Organization	Back to Back	ST	02:50
Langley Schools Music Project	To Know Him is to Love Him	Glenwood Region Music Group-Musical Supervision: Hans Fenger	01:49
Terry & The Pyrates	Someone	Keep On Dancin' b/w Someone	04:15
Langley Schools Music Project	Desperado	Wix - Brown Elementary School	03:34
Original Bones	Tom Greene County Fair	ST	02:21
The Organization	Crocadile Rock	ST	03:45
Jack London & the Sparrows	You Don’t Want Me Now	ST	02:04
Stephanie Taylor	Softly as I Leave You	"I Don't Know Where I Stand"	02:52
Luke Simmons and His Blue Mountain Boys	Howlin' at the Moon	Just Waitin' // Howlin' at the Moon	02:56
Ultimate Image	It's a Hard Life	It's a Hard Life b/w Rains of Autumn	02:54
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	State Of The Art	Year Zero	01:28
John Palmer	Better Later Than Never	Shorelines	04:52
Jack London & the Sparrows	Glad to Be With You	ST	02:10
Threads Of Fybre	Mama	Mama b/w Believe Me	02:46
Bear Paws	Standing by the River	Kitche-Ogamah	05:35
EQ	Inner Thoughts	Swellsville	02:50
Mike Harris	Rippling Water Jig	Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)	01:53
Fred Latremouille	Mashed Potato	Tossin' and Turnin' - Mashed Potato	02:26
David Wiffen	Driving Wheel	Camp Fortune (split with Tex Lecor)	06:19
Sugluk	Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	02:41
The Other Half	Eve of Destruction	ST	02:53
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
EQ	Bring it On	Swellsville	04:17
Intersystems	track 06 (entire side 2)	Free Psychadelic Poster Inside	22:24
Michael-Jon Rosenberg	Season of the Witch	ST	05:42
Mantra	Simple Joys (D'arcy Draper)	ST	03:10
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle	You Are Too Beautiful	ST	02:57
Trevor Dandy	Don’t Cry Little Tree	Don't Cry Little Tree	03:10
Mantra	San Francisco Morning (D'arcy Draper)	ST	03:17
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	boomerang th floating oranges	Sonic Horses I	04:23
Compilation	Judy Singh - Emily	Unselfconsciously Canadian	03:54
Langley Schools Music Project	Calling Occupants	Wix - Brown Elementary School	05:21
Mantra	Dick's Song (Dick Kelder)	ST	03:51
Lucio Agostini	Skiing in Québec	Once Upon a Hundred Years	01:30
Skarecrow	Sea-Suckin' Blues	Blues...Live at the Explorer	06:42
Liska	Coming Home	Cry Out Loud	05:38
Jim Brown	Al Neil Trio - Lombardo	The First See Hear	04:05
Mike Harris	Bill Cheatem	Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)	01:46
Spring	Shine	Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind	02:52
Liska	Tear Away My Heart	Cry Out Loud	03:31
Nick Ayoub Quintet	Two and	The Montreal Scene	04:05
Siggy Magic & the Hey-Hoe Band	Passive & Blue	Commercials For Free (EP)	00:59
Skeptical Eye	Believe in Me	The Devil's Playground	03:46
Brazda Brothers	20th Century	ST	04:07
Jeremy Dormouse	rollin' again	Toad Rejects	02:38
Opposite	Higher and Higher	Help Us Make It	02:46
Hi Octane Band	Shakey Ground	Shakey Ground b/w Feelings	02:30
Ellison	Seal a Beam Bow (Vincent Marandola)	ST	04:25
The Organization	I Believe in Music	ST	02:44
Ice	Soul Searcher	On the Radio b/w Soul Searcher	04:01
David Fromager	If What You Said Was True	If What You Said Was True	03:00
Grimes	Gambang	Geidi Primes	01:34
Alanis Morissette	Fate Stay With Me	Fate Stay With Me (picture disc)	03:00
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra	For Your Eyes Only	James Bond 007	02:55
Christmas	Sorry I Bore You Victoria	ST	02:58
Stefan Gnys	You're Not The Only One	English Oaks and Evangeline	03:28
New Creation	Sodom and Gomorrah	Troubled	02:49
Jerry Palmer	Walking Home	String of Hits	01:36
Skarecrow	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	03:18
Robert Armes	Lying Close Together	Songs for Icarus	06:23
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle	Take a Long Last Look (Joyce Hahn vocals)	ST	02:22
Huckle	Wild Blue Yonder	Wild Blue Yonder	04:14
Garden Bower	O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela	Etc. w/ Trains	04:03
Original Bones	The Verses of the Fool	ST	02:14
Spring Fever	She Moves Me	Woodstock	03:30
Twice Upon a Never	Early in the Morning	Twice Upon a Never	01:32
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Cat Piss	Year Zero	02:53
Pat's People	Our Father	Today	01:22
John Greenwood	There is Peace	My Sailboat and Me	03:34
The Other Half	100 lbs. Clay	ST	03:17
Compilation	Myrna Lawrence - I've Grown Accustomed to His Face	Unselfconsciously Canadian	02:28
Dolores Claman	Happy Whistler	Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes	02:15
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	mountain lake	Sonic Horses I	03:37
Glenn Dixon	One By One	Reflections	03:42
Bear Paws	Lady of the Nite	Kitche-Ogamah	03:52
Mantra	Hopscotch (Part 1) (Dick Kelder)	ST	01:28
Stephanie Taylor	I Don't Know Where I Stand (Joni Mitchell)	"I Don't Know Where I Stand"	03:32
London Experimental Jazz Quartet	Edible Wallpaper	Invisible Roots	04:01
Sunshyne	Eclypse & Sunny Day (Ross Barrett and Ken Spence)	The Raven (EP)	06:52
Dutch Mason	Gamblin' Fever	Half Ain't Been Told	04:04
Billy Martin	Phillie Dog	Strawberry Soul	02:14
Ronney Mitchell	Good Luck Charm - She's Not You	The Five Man Cargo	03:25
David Wiffen	Abilene	Live at the Bunkhouse	01:50
Matlows	If You Were Mine	If You Were Mine // Only You	02:17

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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Ellison - ST

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Clockwork - Cybernaut b/w Mean Lady

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Hi Octane Band - Shakey Ground b/w Feelings

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Something Evil - Die Children Die b/w The Great Winnipeg Riot

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life

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The Other Half - ST

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The Haunted - ST

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Minutes From Downtown - Minutes From Downtown '82

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Jolly Tambourine Man - Wheeeee! Demo

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Reign Ghost - Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires

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Reign Ghost - ST

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Christmas - ST

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Lorne Ranger - French Fried Freedom

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Caribou - ST

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Laurie Ingalls - Cheap Champagne

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Sacrifice - Interviews 1985 + First Live Show

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Sacrifice - The Exorcism

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Sacrifice - Turn In Your Grave (demo)

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Dimitroff, Burgess and Friends - Dimitroff, Burgess and Friends

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Ablaze - Psychopath

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May Run - Days Into Years

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

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Moonstone - ST

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bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

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New Creation - Troubled

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Boys Brigade - Live Off-The-Floor Demo

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Boys Brigade - Mannequin Demo

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

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Haggath - Rehearsal 1985-09

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Haggath - Rehearsal 1985-03-11

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