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
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings	Chip's Groove	Chip Dip	02:52
Derek Scott Markle	Could it Be	ST	03:03
Opposite	One Night	Help Us Make It	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Siggy Magic & the Hey-Hoe Band	Commercials for Free	Commercials For Free (EP)	01:52
King Beezz	Gloria	Gloria b/w She Belongs to Me	02:52
Perth County Conspiracy	Mr. Truthful Licks	ST	02:48
Sheila Graham	Straight Life	ST	02:32
Reign Ghost	Eyes Knows, So Does Ears	ST	09:11
Cyrus Eden	You Came For Me	First Offense (EP)	02:53
Joy	Tears to be Cried	Ready to Move b/w Tears to be Cried	02:37
The Nerve	Preludes	Penchant b/w Preludes	05:28
Garden Bower	This Woman (live)	Etc. w/ Trains	03:29
The Fringe	Flower Generation	Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo	02:25
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra	For Your Eyes Only	James Bond 007	02:55
Vicky and the Coins	Old Fashioned Girl	ST	01:58
Canadian Beadles	Funny Feeling	Three Faces North	02:05
David	Hey Jude	ST	04:30
Skarecrow	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	03:18
Pat's People	Get To-Gether	Today	03:04
Bear Paws	Can't You See	Kitche-Ogamah	04:11
John Palmer	Free Me	Shorelines	05:10
Humble Sponge	Lady Is Love	Lady Is Love b/w Barabbas	02:57
Ice	On the Radio	On the Radio b/w Soul Searcher	03:01
Jeremy Dormouse	High Flying Bird	Toad	02:27
Spring Fever	Woodstock (Joni Mitchell)	Woodstock	03:59
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	Won't You Step Into My Life	The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life	02:27
Barbara Gryfe	One Child	What the World Needs Now	03:30
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau	God Bless	ST (psych cover)	03:48
Black Knight	Aaraigathor (Metal Anthem)	Master of Disaster (EP)	06:59
Perth County Conspiracy	Lace and Cobwebs	ST	02:41
The Other Half	In Passing	ST	04:26
Media	Girl I Want You	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	04:20
Jeremy Dormouse	the immortal st. canthor	Toad Rejects	03:14
April Wine	Gimme Love	The Whole World's Going Crazy (test pressing)	03:58
Mike Harris	Bill Cheatem	Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)	01:46
Hugh Dixon	Chopin's Nocturne	The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)	03:33
Reign Ghost	Breadbox	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	02:05
Jeremy Dormouse	what joy - what bliss	Toad Rejects	01:35
Art Snider	"Travellin Man" (Theme from the Tommy Hunter Show)	Corny Songs I Play on My Organ	02:06
Walter Boudreau	Synchronisation I	Jazz - Walter Boudreau + 3 = 4	07:16
Rascalz	How the Story Goes	Really Livin'	04:32
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Phil	Phil	03:19
Braineaters	Modern Man Pt 2	Planet X	01:16
Stonemen	Faded Colors	In the Evening b/w Faded Colors	02:50
Plastic Cloud	Dainty General Rides	ST	04:14
Sacrifice	The Shining - Sacrifice	The Exorcism	02:46
Compilation	New Brands - Ace Up His Sleeve	International Master Discovery Records	02:24
Caribou	Lune	ST	03:51
Jeff Moore & Friends	Both Sides (Jeff Moore)	The Youngest Son	02:52
Caribou	Femme	ST	03:22
Reign Ghost	Mother's Got Troubles	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	03:32
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	o a b a	Awake in th Red Desert	02:29
Original Bones	Rollin' Over	ST	03:09
Gargoyle	Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster)	ST	09:11
Christmas	Oasis	ST	06:10
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia	Silhouette	ST	03:07
John Greenwood	3/4 Time	My Sailboat and Me	02:32
Robert Armes	Put Your Cards on the Table	Songs for Icarus	03:48
Ronney Mitchell	I Feel the Earth Move	The Five Man Cargo	03:29
Riverson	Clear Night (Rayburn Blake)	ST	03:06
David Wiffen	More Often Than Not	Camp Fortune (split with Tex Lecor)	04:42
Original Bones	The Verses of the Fool	ST	02:14
Blind Owl	Some Tears You Have To Cry	ST	03:01
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	awake in the red desert	Awake in th Red Desert	03:37
Gargoyle	Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters)	ST	01:27
Ronney Mitchell	It's Your Thing	The Five Man Cargo	03:43
Mike Harris	Patty the Coon	Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)	01:57
Moosetracks	Hangman	ST	02:53
King Beezz	She Belongs to Me	Gloria b/w She Belongs to Me	03:56
Papa Bears Medicine Show	O.K.	ST	03:41
Opposite	We Say Yeah	Help Us Make It	02:15
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Comin' Home	The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope	05:21
Art Snider	It Was a Very Good Year	Corny Songs I Play on My Organ	02:38
Derek Scott Markle	A Better Way	ST	01:39
Mynah Birds	The Mynah Bird Song	The Mynah Bird Hop b/w The Mynah Bird Song	03:11
Jolly Tambourine Man	Movin' On Up	Wheeeee! Demo	01:12
Jerry Palmer	Oh, Lucky Me	String of Hits	02:27
London Experimental Jazz Quartet	Jazz Widow Waltz	Invisible Roots	05:31
Skarecrow	If It Feels Just Right	Blues...Live at the Explorer	04:24
Jim Brown	Lloyd Burritt - The Hollow Men	The First See Hear	02:04
Lucio Agostini	Voyageur Canoe Race	Once Upon a Hundred Years	02:32
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Style 386	Year Zero	02:17
New Reality	Lost Never Found	Demo Tape	04:46
Shagnasty	Ringing in My Ear	Ringing in My Ear b/w All My Teachers	03:26
Stompin' Tom Connors	The Peterborough Postman	Northland's Own	02:11
Skarecrow	Ballad of Glen & Trevor	Blues...Live at the Explorer	04:24
Rockadrome	Live and Love Child	Royal American 20th Century Blues	01:38
Gentlemen of Horror	Rich Kids	ST (EP) (skeleton cover)	01:22
Mystique	Memories	Black Rider	05:47
Ray Griff	Piano Man	Canada "My Native Land"	03:01
Canadian Beadles	Mojo Workout	Three Faces North	03:36
Gargoyle	Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree	ST	04:39
Ronnie Dove and the Ron-Als	I'm Happy	Beach Rat b/w I'm Happy	02:07
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Untitled (Make the Answer "Yes")	ST	04:31
Ronney Mitchell	Sandy	The Five Man Cargo	03:37
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	gold minrs	Sonic Horses I	04:10
Two Tones	Fast Freight	Live at the Village Corner	03:48
Haggath	Live Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07	Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07	20:23
Lewis Baloue	As the Boats Go By	Romantic Times	03:10

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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