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
Plateau Under the Big House My Life b/w Under the Big House
Jeremy Dormouse Portrait for Marianne Toad
Jeremy Dormouse freight train Toad Rejects
Jarvis Street Revue Mr. Oil Man Mr. Oil Man
A Joint Effort Greed for Gold Final Effort
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Stompin' Tom Connors Luke's Guitar The Birth of the New Dragon Mine b/w Luke's Guitar
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings Walkin' the Dog Chip Dip
Trevor Dandy Don’t Cry Little Tree Don't Cry Little Tree
Twice Upon a Never A World of Our Own Twice Upon a Never
John Greenwood Mother's Day Love My Sailboat and Me
Mike Harris Wednesday Night Waltz Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Ice Soul Searcher On the Radio b/w Soul Searcher
Billy Martin If You Care Strawberry Soul
Skarecrow Bo Diddley Blues...Live at the Explorer
Stephanie Taylor I Don't Know Where I Stand (Joni Mitchell) "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
Chantettes Gay Hawaiian Melody Remember.....
Adanac Reply The Other One What Would It Be Like? b/w The Other One
Ardels Theme Rhythm & Blues
Hazel McKirdy End of the World End of the World b/w Mama Didn't Lie
Reign Ghost Black Ode ST
Cargo Black Window Front Side, Back Side
Trevor Dandy Have You Ever Wondered? Don't Cry Little Tree
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey #1 ST
Brazda Brothers Lonely Time ST
Ellison Seal a Beam Bow (Vincent Marandola) ST
Mynah Birds The Mynah Bird Song The Mynah Bird Hop b/w The Mynah Bird Song
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck Pot O' Gold Home Grown Stuff
VXN No More Putting Love Aside b/w No More (picture sleeve)
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Brad Richards Send a Little Love My Way Right Time for Love
Derek Scott Markle Could She Fly ST
Two Tones Fast Freight Live at the Village Corner
Barbara Gryfe If I Were a Rich Girl What the World Needs Now
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) You Know The Science Year Zero
Five Man Cargo Why Can't I Get You Memories b/w Why Can't I Get You
Roger Rodier Am I supposed to let it by again Upon Velveatur
Jack London & the Sparrows Sparrows and Daisies ST
Jeremy Dormouse blackberry quadrille Toad Rejects
Willie Dunn Walking Eagle Who Were The Ones? Parts 11-12
Ray Griff Alberta My Alberta Canada "My Native Land"
Gentlemen of Horror Rough Hike ST (EP) (skeleton cover)
Plateau My Life My Life b/w Under the Big House
The Organization Back to Back ST
Art Snider Sweet Caroline Corny Songs I Play on My Organ
Ellison Satanic (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand) ST
Stompin' Tom Connors Little Wawa Little Wawa b/w The Northern Gentleman
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau Realize ST (psych cover)
Athenians of Toronto Opi Aniko San Skoteiniazei
Barbara Gryfe Jerusalem of Gold What the World Needs Now
Marty Gillan Home from the Forest Try A Little Kindness
The Mix Maybe (Face To The Wall) Break Up Shake Up (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre th ride to th place uv meditaysyun Sonic Horses I
EQ Hostile Swellsville
Sound Sett I've Been Loving You Too Long (Otis Redding & Jerry Butler) 1966-1967
Beverly Glenn-Copeland Don't Despair ST
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Urine Trouble Year Zero
Hi-Fives Fujikami The Warrior Fujikami The Warrior b/w Mo-Shun
Marty Gillan She's a Woman (Terry Frewer) Try A Little Kindness
Jeremy Dormouse Small Man Toad
Langley Schools Music Project I Get Around Wix - Brown Elementary School
Moosetracks Hangman ST
A Joint Effort Champagne Junction Final Effort
Lucio Agostini Once Upon a Hundred Years (Theme) Once Upon a Hundred Years
Mystique No Return Black Rider
Roger Rodier My spirits calling Upon Velveatur
The Amen Peter Zeus Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus
Original Bones Say it With gentle ST
Jeremy Dormouse the immortal st. canthor Toad Rejects
Billy Martin Stax Strawberry Soul
Calgary Range Riders Rocky Mountain Rhythm Rocky Mountain Rhythm // Curly Hair
Lewis Baloue Bringing You a Rose Romantic Times
Glenn Dixon Silence (The Cold Hours Come) Reflections
Norris Vines and The Luvlines Feel The Warm Give In b/w Feel The Warm
Jarvis Street Revue Heidi-Ho (Let Her Go) Mr. Oil Man
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Ronney Mitchell Fools Rush in The Five Man Cargo
Gargoyle Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) ST
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Here Is Year Zero
Jim Brown Lloyd Burritt - The Hollow Men The First See Hear
Nihilist Spasm Band Oh Brian Dibb No Record
B.C. Centennial Spots B.C. Centennial Song Cut No. 3 B.C. Centennial Song
Jarvis Street Revue 20 Years Mr. Oil Man
Skarecrow Rest Assured Blues...Live at the Explorer
Shagnasty Ringing in My Ear Ringing in My Ear b/w All My Teachers
EQ Inner Thoughts Swellsville
King Herbert And the Knights Lucille With Jack Harden
Riverson Empty Sky (Brian Edwards - Rayburn Blake) ST
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
New Reality Moments of Silence Demo Tape
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck Walk Your Head Around Home Grown Stuff
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Smile Maria Smile The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
Langley Schools Music Project Desperado Wix - Brown Elementary School
John Greenwood The Princess My Sailboat and Me
Emtidi Tr„ume Saat
Moonstone Finas Birthday Song ST
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Comin' Home The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
Grimes Sardaukar Levenbrech Geidi Primes
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh

ST

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

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