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
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Let it Be The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
Royal Family Solitude Sometimes b/w Solitude (picture sleeve)
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra Mr. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang James Bond 007
Agostini, Lucio Introduction Once Upon a Hundred Years
Liska All My Love Cry Out Loud
Plastic Cloud You Don't Care ST
Armes, Robert Someday Songs for Icarus
Palmer, Jerry Travelin' Shoes String of Hits
Haunted Horror Show ST
Vines, Norris and The Luvlines Feel The Warm Give In b/w Feel The Warm
Platinum Blonde No Regrets Hey Hey You b/w No Regrets
Armes, Robert Slipping Away Songs for Icarus
Chessmen Mustang Mustang b/w Meadowlands
EQ Help a Bruva Out Swellsville
Two Tones We Come Here to Sing Live at the Village Corner
Organization, The Superstar ST
Michel & the French Canadians Comfort Him Cause I Believe b/w Comfort Him (picture sleeve)
Riverson I'll be There (Brian Edwards) ST
Bear Paws House of the Rising Sun Kitche-Ogamah
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Mitchell, Ronney I Feel the Earth Move The Five Man Cargo
Hauschild, George & Carole Penticton Penticton b/w But For Love
Souls of Inspyration Sun Shines in the Winter ST
Mitchell, Ronney Welcome to the Country The Five Man Cargo
Bent Wind Mystify Sussex
Original Bones The Verses of the Fool ST
Gillan, Marty One Act Play (Howie Vickers (The Collectors)) Try A Little Kindness
Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia Madonna ST
Dandy, Trevor Overture and Judgement Morning Don't Cry Little Tree
Huckle Rolling River Wild Blue Yonder
Gargoyle Brian Dunfield - Too Late ST
C.B. & The Klassic Rockers What'd I Say Roll Over Beethoven b/w What'd I Say
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre whn th toothpaste runs out Sonic Horses I
Griff, Ray D-Dogies Canada "My Native Land"
Compilation Joe Vassos - New World Unselfconsciously Canadian
Motley, Frank & the Bridge Crossings Walkin' the Dog Chip Dip
Clymaxe Walkin' Blues R. U. Cumming? b/w Walkin' Blues
Agostini, Lucio Centennial Caravan Once Upon a Hundred Years
Echoes and a Dream Midnight Passion Echoes and a Dream
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Mock Duck Hurt On Me Test Record
Shades of Blond All Your Love All Your Love
Organization, The Don't Let the Green Grass Fool Ya ST
Mathieson, Peter Heaven Help the Fool Yonge Street b/w heaven Help the Fool
Huckle She's Coming Home Wild Blue Yonder
Huckle Good Morning Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)
Organization, The Together Forever ST
Mitchell, Ronney Tonight My Love, Tonight The Five Man Cargo
Garden Bower 18 Bricker Etc. w/ Trains
British North American Act Baby Jane Days and Nights In the Beginning
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck Pot O' Gold Home Grown Stuff
Harris, Mike Andy's Favorite Jig Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
Baloue, Lewis My Whole Life L'amour
Amen, The Carnivals and Cotton Candy Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus
Vogel, Vic Quiet Nights Montreal Bandleader
Graham, Sheila Stormy ST
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Motley, Frank & the Bridge Crossings Summertime Chip Dip
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Keep Your Hand Off My Girl Year Zero
Harris, Mike By the Fireside Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
Athenians of Toronto Now More Than Ever San Skoteiniazei
Sound Sett Harlem Nocturne (Earle Hagen) 1966-1967
Compilation Tommy Banks Orchestra - Bluesette Unselfconsciously Canadian
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Rodier, Roger Just fine Upon Velveatur
Souls of Inspyration Eyes of Nature ST
Souls of Inspyration Seasons of Change ST
EQ Hostile Swellsville
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre and th green wind Awake in th Red Desert
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
Gargoyle Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 ST
Stormbringer Evil Mind The Curse b/w Evil Mind
Mix, The Break Up Shake Up Break Up Shake Up (EP) (picture sleeve)
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
London, Jack & the Sparrows Glad to Be With You ST
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre whn i first came to vancouvr Sonic Horses I
Souls of Inspyration Dil Kusha (Heart's Happiness) ST
Huckle Gabriola Day Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)
Stonemen Faded Colors In the Evening b/w Faded Colors
Skarecrow Standin' by the Keyhole Blues...Live at the Explorer
Blind Owl The Old Man ST
Connors, Stompin' Tom Movin' On to Rouyn Northland's Own
Brown, Jim Ross Barrett & Jim Brown - Tree Person The First See Hear
Greenwood, John Jig My Sailboat and Me
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Smile Maria Smile The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck No one in Particular Home Grown Stuff
Riverson Clear Night (Rayburn Blake) ST
Medium New Thing ST
Canadian Beadles Love Walk Away Three Faces North
Haunted Untie Me ST
Matlows If You Were Mine If You Were Mine // Only You
Huckle I Surrender Wild Blue Yonder
Mitchell, Ronney It's Your Thing The Five Man Cargo
London, Jack & the Sparrows I'll be the Boy ST
Don And Adrian River Run You Down River Run You Down b/w Lord When I’m Down
Agostini, Lucio Voyageur Canoe Race Once Upon a Hundred Years
Rodier, Roger While my castles burning Upon Velveatur
Grimes Grisgris Geidi Primes
Legacy Come With Me Come With Me b/w Gimme My Drugs
Echoes and a Dream Sweet Dreams (Jethro Tull) Echoes and a Dream

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