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
Biggy Twiggy Band Mama Won't Let You Mama Won't Let You b/w I Don't Want That to Change
Les 409 They Say They Say b/w Born in Chicago (acetate)
Mantra Stay (D'arcy Draper) ST
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre fires in the tempul Awake in th Red Desert
Matlows If You Were Mine If You Were Mine // Only You
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle You Are Too Beautiful ST
Pat's People Our Father Today
Langley Schools Music Project You're so Good to Me Glenwood Region Music Group-Musical Supervision: Hans Fenger
Jeremy Dormouse Who Do You Love Toad
Huckle Wild Blue Yonder Wild Blue Yonder
Stompin' Tom Connors Carolyne Movin' On To Rouyn b/w Carolyne
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra Moon Raker James Bond 007
Jerry Palmer Oh, Lucky Me String of Hits
Twice Upon a Never Butterfly of Love Twice Upon a Never
Spring You Were Blind Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind
Skeptical Eye Mama Does'n Understand The Devil's Playground
Stephanie Taylor Long and Winding Road "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
Sweet Somethings Will You Love Me Tomorrow hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'
Brégent Le chien Poussière Des Regrets
Joker's Memory A Jokers Memory Part One ST
Black Knight Born To Rock Master of Disaster (EP)
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) A Mic In A Fist Year Zero
Arcade Fire No Cars Go ST
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Gargoyle Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) ST
Nick Ayoub Quintet Report from Cairo The Montreal Scene
John Greenwood 3/4 Time My Sailboat and Me
Glenn Dixon Dreamer Parts 1-3 Reflections
Phillip Werren Dance Music I Electronic Music (1968-1971)
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre now, according to paragraph C Awake in th Red Desert
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Northland's Own
Arcade Fire I'm Sleeping in a Submarine ST
Howard & Smith Monotype Limited Symphony #1 In A, B, C, D, etc. The Optic Earful
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle Count Baculis ST
Garden Bower 18 Bricker Etc. w/ Trains
Hazel McKirdy Mama Didn't Lie End of the World b/w Mama Didn't Lie
Ablaze Psycho Path Psychopath
Art Snider Denise Corny Songs I Play on My Organ
Jackie Mittoo Harder than the Rest Stepping Tiger
High Park Let Go the Lifeline Let Go the Lifeline b/w Sewer Side
Athenians of Toronto Make Me Smile San Skoteiniazei
Stompin' Tom Connors Carolyne Northland's Own
A Joint Effort Battle of New Orleans Final Effort
Brégent Epitaphe villon Poussière Des Regrets
New Creation New Creation Troubled
Jeremy Dormouse rollin' again Toad Rejects
Derek Scott Markle Could She Fly ST
November Grief T.W.O.D. To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
Roger Rodier Let's see some happyness Upon Velveatur
Papa Bears Medicine Show Golden Girl ST
Lost Soul Dept. Pot Belly Wild-Weekend b/w Pot Belly
The Organization Crocadile Rock ST
Skeptical Eye The Devil's Playground The Devil's Playground
Michael-Jon Rosenberg Season of the Witch ST
Jeremy Dormouse October Morning Toad
B.C. Centennial Spots B.C. Centennial Song Cut No. 2 B.C. Centennial Song
Jeremy Dormouse Apple Annie Toad
Medium Melon ST
Chantettes Hush Little Baby Remember.....
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra For Your Eyes Only James Bond 007
Stompin' Tom Connors My Home Cradled Out in the Waves Northland's Own
Spring Fever Watch Yourself Woodstock
Twice Upon a Never A World of Our Own Twice Upon a Never
Opposite Higher and Higher Help Us Make It
Five Man Cargo Why Can't I Get You Memories b/w Why Can't I Get You
Ellison Freedom (Vincent Marandola) ST
Pepper Tree Message Pepper Tree & Penny MacCauley (split with Bobby Arvon)
Jeremy Dormouse what joy - what bliss Toad Rejects
Mike Harris Andy's Favorite Jig Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Stompin' Tom Connors Luke's Guitar The Birth of the New Dragon Mine b/w Luke's Guitar
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Art Snider Something Stupid - Tea for Two Corny Songs I Play on My Organ
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding Silent Night Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia Madonna ST
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia The Undertaker's Ball ST
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau Free to be Free ST (psych cover)
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia Doctor Norman Bethune ST
Lewis Baloue Where Did My Love Go Away Romantic Times
Chantettes Come and Go With Me Remember.....
Ice On the Radio On the Radio b/w Soul Searcher
King Herbert And the Knights Ode to Billy Joe With Jack Harden
Cyrus Eden You Came For Me First Offense (EP)
Opposite We Say Yeah Help Us Make It
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia Modigliani ST
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra Goldfinger James Bond 007
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding Go Tell it On the Mountain Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Perth County Conspiracy Welcome Surprise ST
Jerry Palmer Love's Come to Me String of Hits
David Cup of Tea ST
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
Lewis Baloue Don't Stop It Now Romantic Times
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Urine Trouble Year Zero
Nerve Penchant Penchant b/w Preludes
Gentlemen of Horror Overhead Projector Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover)
Jack London & the Sparrows I'll be the Boy ST
Jeff Moore & Friends For You (Jeff Moore) The Youngest Son
Randy Bishop Lillipads I Sing A Soft Song
Robert Armes Woman in Toronto Songs for Icarus

Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07

Rehearsal 1985-09

Rehearsal 1985-03-11

Haggath

Haggath / Rehearsal 1985-09 tape

Haggath / Rehearsal 1985-09_tape track list_02

Haggath / Live Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07_tape cover_02

Haggath / Live Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07_tape cover_03

Haggath / Rehearsal 1985-03-11 (rehearsal) DE21_tape track list_02

Haggath / Rehearsal 1985-03-11 (rehearsal) DE21_tape

Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes

Strawberry Soul

I Love Ya Honey b/w Lost Love

ST

Compilation

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

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