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
David	Because I'm Black	ST	02:43
Chantettes	Man Come Into Egypt	Remember.....	02:20
Raphaels	Someday	Someday b/w I Change My Mind	02:36
Hank Noble & His Red River Valley Boys	I`ll Spend My Life Loving You	Things That Might Have Been // I`ll Spend My Life Loving You	02:33
Blind Owl	Song To the Wind	ST	03:06
November Grief	Infanticide	To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)	02:45
Emtidi	Trume	Saat	03:25
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	The Bell that Couldn't Jingle	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	02:54
Dolores Claman	Happy Whistler	Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes	02:15
Cargo	Child of the Playroom	Front Side, Back Side	03:17
Joni Mitchell	You Dream Flat Tires	Wild Things Run Fast (test pressing)	02:52
Derek Scott Markle	Could She Fly	ST	04:01
Jeremy Dormouse	Believe Me	Toad	03:20
Roger Rodier	Listen to these chords I play (Celeste)	Upon Velveatur	03:12
Stefan Gnys	The Pleasant Land of Counterpane	English Oaks and Evangeline	04:36
Opposite	A Dark Night	Help Us Make It	03:21
Don Carrington Trio	Dingus	Makin' It Happen	02:43
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
VXN	Putting Love Aside	Putting Love Aside b/w No More (picture sleeve)	04:02
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra	Thunderball	James Bond 007	02:37
Opposite	Oh Mamy Blue	Help Us Make It	03:06
Catseye	Am I the One	Catseye	03:46
Stefan Gnys	Horizoning	English Oaks and Evangeline	03:52
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra	Casino Royale	James Bond 007	02:43
Huckle	Beyonder	Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)	04:25
Reign Ghost	Enola Gay	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	08:26
Randy Bishop	I Sing a Soft Song	I Sing A Soft Song	03:04
Ellison	Satanic (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand)	ST	02:02
Medium	Melon	ST	01:46
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	The Bassment Show	Year Zero	03:44
Robert Armes	Someday	Songs for Icarus	02:39
Laurie Ingalls	You Were Wrong	Cheap Champagne	03:21
British North American Act	Joe Cool	In the Beginning	02:27
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Song From Beads	ST	02:17
Skarecrow	Bring It On Home to Me	Blues...Live at the Explorer	05:35
Joy	Tears to be Cried	Ready to Move b/w Tears to be Cried	02:37
Two Tones	Copper Kettle	Live at the Village Corner	03:34
Bent Wind	Goin' to the City	Sussex	02:51
London Experimental Jazz Quartet	Jazz Widow Waltz	Invisible Roots	05:31
Haggath	Evil Transitions	Rehearsal 1985-09	07:43
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra	For Your Eyes Only	James Bond 007	02:55
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	You Got the Green Light	The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope	04:03
Jeremy Dormouse	birds of joy	Toad Rejects	01:38
Sheila Graham	Little Green Apples	ST	03:49
Ronnie Dove and the Ron-Als	I'm Happy	Beach Rat b/w I'm Happy	02:07
Black Knight	Aaraigathor (Metal Anthem)	Master of Disaster (EP)	06:59
Reign Ghost	Reaching	ST	09:12
Jensen Sisters	Do What Makes You Happy	Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze	03:42
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	an ode to d a levy	Awake in th Red Desert	01:25
Langley Schools Music Project	Venus and Mars	Wix - Brown Elementary School	02:47
Laurie Ingalls	Peace Country	Cheap Champagne	04:54
John Greenwood	My Sailboat and Me	My Sailboat and Me	04:41
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	What Child is This	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	03:11
Sheila Graham	The Letter	ST	02:28
Stompin' Tom Connors	Sudbury Saturday Night	Northland's Own	02:31
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Hell Bent	Hell Bent: A Collection of Hard Instrumentals (Split with King Herbert & the Knights)	03:33
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
London Experimental Jazz Quartet	Time is of the Essence	Invisible Roots	03:36
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	Scarlet Ribbons	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	02:34
Lewis Baloue	Love Showered Me	L'amour	04:01
Gentlemen of Horror	Rough Hike	ST (EP) (skeleton cover)	01:18
High Park	Sewer Side	Let Go the Lifeline b/w Sewer Side	02:46
Caribou	Quebec te veux	ST	04:12
Braineaters	Wrong World	Planet X	02:35
Billy Martin	Egg Roll	Strawberry Soul	03:02
British North American Act	Only a Dream	In the Beginning	02:56
Ronney Mitchell	Just a Little Bit More Baby	The Five Man Cargo	03:24
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Reflections	ST	08:05
Reign Ghost	Black Ode	ST	03:29
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle	Buck Shots	ST	02:07
Plastic Cloud	You Don't Care	ST	10:35
Langley Schools Music Project	In My Room	Wix - Brown Elementary School	02:27
Original Bones	Sit Down	ST	03:24
Dutch Mason	Tighten Up On It	Half Ain't Been Told	03:42
Emtidi	Touch The Sun	Saat	12:03
Sidewinders	Flat Foot Hustlin'	Flatfoot Hustlin'	06:16
Randy Bishop	Wonderful Angel	I Sing A Soft Song	02:35
Jarvis Street Revue	Mr. Oil Man	Mr. Oil Man	12:27
John Greenwood	There is Peace	My Sailboat and Me	03:34
Jack London & the Sparrows	It's Been One of Those Days	ST	02:27
Riverson	Take Me (Rayburn Blake)	ST	02:55
Stormbringer	Evil Mind	The Curse b/w Evil Mind	05:28
Don Carrington Trio	Make Me Smile	Makin' It Happen	03:24
Glenn Dixon	Silence (The Cold Hours Come)	Reflections	09:38
Ablaze	Psycho Path	Psychopath	06:42
Clymaxe	R. U. Cumming?	R. U. Cumming? b/w Walkin' Blues	02:40
Story Structure	I Told You (7" Single Mix)	I Told You	04:27
Nihilist Spasm Band	The Byron Bog	No Record	11:21
Rascalz	The Roughest (We Are)	Really Livin'	03:44
The Nerve	Preludes	Penchant b/w Preludes	05:28
Jolly Tambourine Man	The Apple Strudel Man	Wheeeee! Demo	02:22
Ray Griff	Mama, This One's for You	Canada "My Native Land"	03:18
Strange Movies	(I Can) Feel It Coming	(I Can) Feel It Coming b/w What A Drag	03:11
Jeremy Dormouse	Portrait for Marianne	Toad	02:13
VXN	Not Only in Love	ST	03:54
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Style 386	Year Zero	02:17
Pat's People	Turn, Turn, Turn	Today	03:23
Sacrifice	The Shining - Sacrifice	The Exorcism	02:46
Sheila Graham	Son of a Preacher Man	ST	02:32

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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