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.

Bent Wind - Sussex - Vinyl Side 2

bpNichol - Motherlove vinyl side 2

Reaction

Black Knight - Master of Disaster

George Cook - Why Have You Left Me the Way I Am // On the Trail of Sunset Valley

Rockadrome - Royal American 20th Century Blues BACK

Moonstone - ST

Sweet Somethings - hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'

Siggy Magic & the Hey Ho Band - Commercials For Free (EP)

Frankie

Stephanie Taylor - "I Don't Know Where I Stand"

Gentlemen of Horror - 5 song 45 (Sterling Death) (EP) skull cover

Gentlemen of Horror - 5 song 45 (Sterling Death) (EP) skull cover

David

Original Bones Liner Notes SIDE 02

Bob Bryden

Plastic Cloud - ST

Les 409 acetate label one-of-a-kind garage artifact

Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone - Coming Out

Joker's Memory - ST

Ablaze - Psychopath b/w Sadistic Dream

Hank Snow - Western Caravan (split with Rosalie Allen and Sons of Pioneers) (EP) (picture sleeve)

Phillip Werren - Electronic Music (1968-1971)

Squires - The Sultan b/w Aurora

Natalie Pollock & John Turner

Michel & the French Canadians - Cause I Believe b/w Comfort Him (picture sleeve)

Tracks

Artist Track Title
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Rockadrome T.O. Town Royal American 20th Century Blues
Wiffen, David Slice of Life Live at the Bunkhouse
Spring Fever She Taught My Katie Woodstock
New Reality Moments of Silence Demo Tape
Opposite Help Us Make it Through the Night Help Us Make It
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) You Know The Science Year Zero
Snider, Art It Was a Very Good Year Corny Songs I Play on My Organ
Sweet Somethings Frosty Friday hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'
Claman, Dolores Western Way Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes
Nielsen, Spade Fuddle Duddle Fuddle Duddle b/w What's Happening (radio station advance copy)
Skeptical Eye Tortured From Inside The Devil's Playground
A Joint Effort Battle of New Orleans Final Effort
King Herbert And the Knights I Believe With Jack Harden
Gentlemen of Horror Bank Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover)
Cargo Alisa Front Side, Back Side
Original Bones Song for Pierre Laporte ST
Rosenberg, Michael-Jon What a Lovely Place to be Buried ST
Fromager, David If What You Said Was True If What You Said Was True
Reign Ghost Southern Hemisphere Blues Legacy ST
Braineaters Screw You Planet X
Fromager, David Catch Him If You Can If What You Said Was True
Mystique Wake Up Screamin' Black Rider
Huckle Hello Sunshine Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)
Howard & Smith Monotype Limited Stage 3: Bossanova The Optic Earful
Christmas Your Humble Suitor ST
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Boudreau, Walter Imagination Jazz - Walter Boudreau + 3 = 4
Langley Schools Music Project To Know Him is to Love Him Glenwood Region Music Group-Musical Supervision: Hans Fenger
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Medium New Thing ST
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) State Of The Art Year Zero
Bear Paws Kitch-Ogamah Kitche-Ogamah
Ellison Untruth Story (Vincent Marandola) ST
Dandy, Trevor Overture and Judgement Morning Don't Cry Little Tree
Palmer, John Such a Long Long Time Shorelines
EQ Late 4 The Studio Swellsville
Wiffen, David Don't Think Twice Live at the Bunkhouse
Story Structure I Told You (Instrumental Mix) I Told You
Bishop, Randy Childhood Song to Christopher Robin I Sing A Soft Song
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre awake in the red desert Awake in th Red Desert
London, Jack & the Sparrows Take it Slow (vocal by Jerry Edmonton) ST
Pat's People Richman's Spiritual Today
Motley, Frank & the Bridge Crossings Rock and Soul Chip Dip
Braineaters Closet Case Planet X
Perth County Conspiracy Woman for All Seasons ST
Mock Duck My Time Test Record
Griff, Ray That Old Montana Moon Canada "My Native Land"
Griff, Ray Piano Man Canada "My Native Land"
Echoes and a Dream Life is a Love Song Echoes and a Dream
Jensen Sisters I'm Gonna Love You Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Historical Implications of Turnips Motherlove
Lacombe, Buck Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle Moose Head ST
Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia Café Symphony ST
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎ Tribute to Pretty Maidens Prayer Country and Rock & Roll Sound
Jensen Sisters I Can't Deny Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze
Wiffen, David Since I Fell For You Live at the Bunkhouse
London Experimental Jazz Quartet Ron Martin Special With Mustard Invisible Roots
High Park Sewer Side Let Go the Lifeline b/w Sewer Side
Skarecrow Ain't Gonna Pop 'Dem Blues Blues...Live at the Explorer
Bear Paws Can't You See Kitche-Ogamah
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎ Breaking Others Hearts Country and Rock & Roll Sound
Lost Soul Dept. Wild-Weekend Wild-Weekend b/w Pot Belly
November Grief Grass Is Gold To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Comin' Home The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
New Creation Wind Troubled
Biggy Twiggy Band I Don't Want That to Change Mama Won't Let You b/w I Don't Want That to Change
Shagnasty All My Teachers Ringing in My Ear b/w All My Teachers
Golden Earrings Nothing Much My Situation b/w Nothing Much
Moosetracks Airplane Over the Rockies ST
Guess Who American Woman American Woman (split with Christie, Cliff Richards & Arlene Harden)
Ellison Seal a Beam Bow (Vincent Marandola) ST
Platinum Blonde No Regrets Hey Hey You b/w No Regrets
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Pat's People Get To-Gether Today
Rodier, Roger The Key Upon Velveatur
Brown, Jim Lionel Kearns - The Woman Who The First See Hear
Werren, Phillip Polish Wedding music Electronic Music (1968-1971)
Ayoub, Nick Quintet Bib and I The Montreal Scene
Pat's People Michael Today
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra Live and Let Die James Bond 007
Catseye It's a Long Way Catseye
Greenwood, John Give Us Love My Sailboat and Me
Liska You Make Me Smile Again Cry Out Loud
Haunted Out of Time ST
Reign Ghost Eyes Knows, So Does Ears ST
Chantettes Come and Go With Me Remember.....
Dixon, Glenn One By One Reflections
Dandy, Trevor Have You Ever Wondered? Don't Cry Little Tree
Hauschild, George & Carole But For Love Penticton b/w But For Love
Gillan, Marty Lalena Try A Little Kindness
Graham, Sheila Gentle On My Mind ST
Garden Bower Gord’s Dream Etc. w/ Trains
Jeremy Dormouse By the Way Toad
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Daigle, Ted Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Vicky and the Coins Bill Bailey ST
Ice On the Radio On the Radio b/w Soul Searcher
Spring Fever Watch Yourself Woodstock

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