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
November Grief	Grass Is Gold	To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)	02:47
King Herbert And the Knights	Lucille	With Jack Harden	02:45
Barbara Gryfe	Evening of Roses	What the World Needs Now	02:32
Two Tones	Copper Kettle	Live at the Village Corner	03:34
Skarecrow	Standin' by the Keyhole	Blues...Live at the Explorer	01:55
D.N.A.	Because I Love You	Because I Love You b/w Seashell	03:53
Canadian Beadles	Fool of the Year	Three Faces North	02:39
Terry & The Pyrates	Keep On Dancin'	Keep On Dancin' b/w Someone	02:21
London Experimental Jazz Quartet	Edible Wallpaper	Invisible Roots	04:01
Ray Griff	Canada	Canada "My Native Land"	03:53
Pepper Tree	Man of Gold	Pepper Tree & Penny MacCauley (split with Bobby Arvon)	03:06
Media	Endless Dream	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	03:19
Twice Upon a Never	A World of Our Own	Twice Upon a Never	02:14
Souls of Inspyration	Seasons of Change	ST	05:22
Happy Dolls	Drum Solo	Show Album No. 1	05:14
Opposite	Help Us Make it Through the Night	Help Us Make It	03:20
Jim Brown	Al Neil Trio - Lombardo	The First See Hear	04:05
Robert Armes	Fallen Star	Songs for Icarus	04:28
Ray Griff	Friends and Neighbors	Canada "My Native Land"	03:12
Sacrifice	The Four Horsemen	Turn In Your Grave (demo)	07:16
The Mix	Maybe (Face To The Wall)	Break Up Shake Up (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:25
Grimes	Rosa	Geidi Primes	03:12
Lewis Baloue	So Be in Love With Me	Romantic Times	03:33
Perth County Conspiracy	If You Can Want	ST	04:29
Caribou	Libre	ST	04:12
Moosetracks	Happily Day Is Done	ST	02:57
Athenians of Toronto	Everybody's Everything	San Skoteiniazei	03:52
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	normal is not returning	Sonic Horses I	01:18
Bonnie Scots	Lizzie Lindsay	Laugh and Cry	03:33
Catseye	It's a Long Way	Catseye	06:16
Papa Bears Medicine Show	O.K.	ST	03:41
John Greenwood	Jig	My Sailboat and Me	01:40
Brégent	Le chien	Poussière Des Regrets	01:44
Lucio Agostini	Reel	Once Upon a Hundred Years	01:07
Mystique	No Return	Black Rider	04:00
Ray Griff	Canadian Pacific	Canada "My Native Land"	03:22
Triaxe	Persecution	Chain of Superstition b/w Persecution	04:08
Reign Ghost	Southern Hemisphere Blues Legacy	ST	04:11
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau	Strike Out Every Name	ST (psych cover)	04:04
Hugh Dixon	Yellow Bird	The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)	03:13
King Herbert And the Knights	You Make Me So Very Happy	With Jack Harden	05:09
Gentlemen of Horror	Rich Kids	ST (EP) (skeleton cover)	01:22
Liska	You Make Me Smile Again	Cry Out Loud	02:14
Les 409	They Say	They Say b/w Born in Chicago	02:27
Rascalz	How the Story Goes	Really Livin'	04:32
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Here Is	Year Zero	01:08
Sacrifice	Turn in Your Grave	The Exorcism	03:51
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra	Moon Raker	James Bond 007	02:27
Bent Wind	Riverside	Sussex	06:12
Stompin' Tom Connors	The Peterborough Postman	Northland's Own	02:11
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra	Diamonds Are Forever	James Bond 007	02:54
Original Bones	Drop Down Mama	ST	03:22
Ray Griff	Maple Leaf	Canada "My Native Land"	03:41
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	mountain lake	Sonic Horses I	03:37
Chantettes	Harry Was a Communist	Remember.....	02:57
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Urine Trouble	Year Zero	02:22
Stephanie Taylor	Feeling Groovy	"I Don't Know Where I Stand"	01:29
Jim Brown	Roy Cooper - Prelude to 1984	The First See Hear	07:03
Langley Schools Music Project	Good Vibrations	Wix - Brown Elementary School	04:02
No Exit	Decisions	ST	22:40
New Creation	All is Well	Troubled	03:20
Spring Fever	Spring Fever	Woodstock	04:17
The Nerve	Preludes	Penchant b/w Preludes	05:28
Plastic Cloud	Dainty General Rides	ST	04:14
Jeremy Dormouse	Portrait for Marianne	Toad	02:13
Pepper Tree	Blue Caravan	Pepper Tree & Penny MacCauley (split with Bobby Arvon)	03:03
Bear Paws	Season of the Wind	Kitche-Ogamah	03:07
Lewis Baloue	Summer's Moon	L'amour	03:49
Jeremy Dormouse	the immortal st. canthor	Toad Rejects	03:14
Jeff Moore & Friends	For You (Jeff Moore)	The Youngest Son	02:59
Randy Bishop	Tragi-Comedy in Four Acts: Act 1) In Honour of a Dissonant Triad; Act 1) A Tale Told By An Idiot; Act 3) Who Was That Unmasked Man?; Act 4) Morning	I Sing A Soft Song	13:40
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Sheila Graham	Gentle On My Mind	ST	03:13
Sweet Somethings	Summertime	hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'	02:16
Calgary Range Riders	Curly Hair	Rocky Mountain Rhythm // Curly Hair	02:01
Reign Ghost	Reaching	ST	09:12
May Run	Be My Girl	Days Into Years	03:50
Mike Harris	Golden Slippers	Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)	02:02
Athenians of Toronto	Opi Aniko	San Skoteiniazei	02:11
Medium	Stars	ST	05:35
Bonnie Scots	Jeanie McCall	Laugh and Cry	01:49
London Experimental Jazz Quartet	Ron Martin Special With Mustard	Invisible Roots	01:24
Haggath	Evil Transitions	Rehearsal 1985-09	07:43
Gordon Lightfoot	Movin'	Movin' Soundtrack (CN picture sleeve) (split with Jean Pierre Ferland)	02:30
Les 409	They Say	They Say b/w Born in Chicago (acetate)	02:25
Ray Griff	Jimmy, Luke and Me	Canada "My Native Land"	03:35
Bear Paws	Stand By Me	Kitche-Ogamah	03:44
Catseye	Hedgegate	Catseye	04:10
No Exit	They'll Never Know	ST	02:26
EQ	Play The Back	Swellsville	04:35
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	leevin th electrik citee	Sonic Horses I	09:01
Barbara Gryfe	Don't Give Up	What the World Needs Now	02:08
Reign Ghost	Enola Gay	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	08:26
Willie Dunn	Ballad of a Pavillion	Who Were The Ones? Parts 11-12	09:01
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Don't Despair	ST	02:59
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck	One Ring Jane	Home Grown Stuff	04:15
September (1)	Celebration	Blue Lady b/w Celebration	03:26
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ullulimat (I Think of You Always)	People Of The Ice	01:43
Michael-Jon Rosenberg	Colourless	ST	05:17
Skarecrow	Bo Diddley	Blues...Live at the Explorer	07:37

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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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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Heat - Brighouse b/w Rocking Chair

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Something Evil - Die Children Die b/w The Great Winnipeg Riot

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Kings - Switchin'

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Spring - Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind

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Fyre - David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges

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Joker's Memory - ST

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Beverly Glenn-Copeland - ST

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