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
Laurie Ingalls	After All	Cheap Champagne	03:12
Twice Upon a Never	Go Where You Go	Twice Upon a Never	02:21
Ardels	Lonely Hours	Rhythm & Blues	03:13
Skeptical Eye	Tortured From Inside	The Devil's Playground	04:19
No Exit	They'll Never Know	ST	02:26
Caribou	Lune	ST	03:51
Ice	On the Radio	On the Radio b/w Soul Searcher	03:01
Biggy Twiggy Band	I Don't Want That to Change	Mama Won't Let You b/w I Don't Want That to Change	03:31
Spring Fever	She Moves Me	Woodstock	03:30
Tex Lecor	John McNally	Camp Fortune (split with David Wiffen)	04:04
Twice Upon a Never	California Dreamin'	Twice Upon a Never	02:22
Hi-Fives	Fujikami The Warrior	Fujikami The Warrior b/w Mo-Shun	02:10
Lewis Baloue	Even Rainbows Turn Blue	L'amour	03:33
Brazda Brothers	Lonely Time	ST	02:10
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	leevin th electrik citee (2)	Sonic Horses I	10:09
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	awake in the red desert	Awake in th Red Desert	03:37
Art Snider	Denise	Corny Songs I Play on My Organ	02:05
Stompin' Tom Connors	Emily, the Maple Leaf	Northland's Own	02:42
Lost Soul Dept.	Wild-Weekend	Wild-Weekend b/w Pot Belly	02:08
Gargoyle	Ian Young - Child of the Sea	ST	01:21
Rockadrome	Inside Out, Inside In	Royal American 20th Century Blues	03:46
Arcade Fire	My Heart is an Apple	ST	04:27
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01
Mock Duck	Sitting on Top of the World	Test Record	04:15
Arcade Fire	The Woodland National Anthem	ST	03:59
Barry Ennis	School Days	Mountain of Ice b/w School Days	02:17
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Stompin' Tom Connors	Movin' On to Rouyn	Northland's Own	02:37
The Organization	Together Forever	ST	02:27
Opposite	Oh Mamy Blue	Help Us Make It	03:06
Twice Upon a Never	Come the Day	Twice Upon a Never	02:03
Sound Sett	Mustang Sally (Mack Rice)	1966-1967	03:05
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	You Know The Science	Year Zero	03:39
Squires	Aurora	The Sultan b/w Aurora	02:07
Stefan Gnys	Another Time Another Place	English Oaks and Evangeline	03:31
Moosetracks	Down Young Street	ST	04:26
Golden Earrings	Nothing Much	My Situation b/w Nothing Much	02:11
Garden Bower	Gord’s Dream	Etc. w/ Trains	06:39
Huckle	Hello Sunshine	Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)	02:27
Black Knight	Metal Screams	Master of Disaster (EP)	04:28
Twice Upon a Never	Pussy Willows, Cat Tails	Twice Upon a Never	02:07
Triaxe	Chain of Superstition	Chain of Superstition b/w Persecution	05:34
Joy	Tears to be Cried	Ready to Move b/w Tears to be Cried	02:37
Haggath	Live Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07	Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07	20:23
Ray Griff	If it Hadn't Been for Music	Canada "My Native Land"	04:11
Stompin' Tom Connors	The Flyin' C.P.R.	Northland's Own	02:38
Ardels	Dream Lover	Rhythm & Blues	03:06
British North American Act	The World Would Understand	In the Beginning	02:33
Spring Fever	A Long Time Coming	Woodstock	04:49
Glenn Dixon	Sunset	Reflections	03:22
Rascalz	Ragga Muffin Rhymes	Really Livin'	03:52
Stumpwater	Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	04:06
Jeremy Dormouse	you can't go back	Toad Rejects	03:47
George Cook	Why Have You Left Me the Way I Am	Why Have You Left Me the Way I Am // On the Trail of Sunset Valley	02:50
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	The Bassment Show	Year Zero	03:44
Billy Martin	Funky Feelin'	Strawberry Soul	02:44
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone	Theme from Swat	"Coming Out"	03:41
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone	Sunshine	"Coming Out"	04:59
Lord Ryur	Pact With The Sinner	Pact With The Sinner b/w Heroes After Heroes	03:40
Plastic Cloud	Civilization Machine	ST	08:51
Story Structure	I Told You (7" Single Mix)	I Told You	04:27
Legacy	Gimme My Drugs	Come With Me b/w Gimme My Drugs	02:45
Bent Wind	Touch of Red	Sussex	03:13
Marty Gillan	Colours	Try A Little Kindness	02:09
Ablaze	Psycho Path	Psychopath	06:42
Stompin' Tom Connors	Carolyne	Northland's Own	03:07
Langley Schools Music Project	Venus and Mars	Wix - Brown Elementary School	02:47
No Exit	Energy Crisis	ST	01:40
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Pat's People	Get To-Gether	Today	03:04
David Wiffen	You Don't Know My Mind	Live at the Bunkhouse	02:02
Randy Bishop	Two Jugglers	I Sing A Soft Song	02:55
Don Carrington Trio	Breaking Up is Hard to Do	Makin' It Happen	06:43
Moosetracks	Happily Day Is Done	ST	02:57
Garden Bower	Folsom Prison Blues	Etc. w/ Trains	02:27
Mantra	Beatrices (D'arcy Draper)	ST	03:15
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau	Do You Agree With Me	ST (psych cover)	03:52
Gentlemen of Horror	God Knows you by Name	Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover)	01:26
Spring	Shine	Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind	02:52
Gentlemen of Horror	Rich Kids	Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover)	01:23
Barbara Gryfe	Evening of Roses	What the World Needs Now	02:32
Derek Scott Markle	Livin' Love	ST	03:11
Athenians of Toronto	Proud Mary	San Skoteiniazei	03:02
Sound Sett	Just a Little (Ron Elliott & Bob Durand, The Breau Brummels)	1966-1967	02:47
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Lucio Agostini	Up, Up and a Bull	Once Upon a Hundred Years	02:22
Robert Armes	Epilogue	Songs for Icarus	02:50
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	arbutus garden apartments 6 p m	Awake in th Red Desert	04:30
Bent Wind	The Lions	Sussex	05:28
Pat's People	Richman's Spiritual	Today	02:37
Bonnie Scots	The Billy and the Sally	Laugh and Cry	01:36
New Creation	New Creation	Troubled	02:01
Langley Schools Music Project	To Know Him is to Love Him	Glenwood Region Music Group-Musical Supervision: Hans Fenger	01:49
Two Tones	Summer Love	Live at the Village Corner	02:35
Compilation	Jim Wheeler and the Spokes - Secret Spy	International Master Discovery Records	02:59
Boys Brigade	Voices	Live Off-The-Floor Demo	04:27
Rogues	I Can't Hold Out Much Longer	I Can't Hold Out Much Longer b/w I'll Make It Up To You	02:28
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	mountain lake	Sonic Horses I	03:37
Chantettes	Freight Train	Remember.....	02:34
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Let it Be	The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope	04:08

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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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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Dolores Claman - Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes

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Billy Martin - Strawberry Soul

Jimmy Apostle & the Willows - I Love Ya Honey b/w Lost Love

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Ellison - ST

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Perth County Conspiracy - ST

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