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
Hank Noble & His Red River Valley Boys Things That Might Have Been Things That Might Have Been // I`ll Spend My Life Loving You
Skarecrow Bring It On Home to Me Blues...Live at the Explorer
Matlows Only You If You Were Mine // Only You
Michael Ratherford Hard Drugs (Version) Hard Drugs
Hi-Fives Mo-Shun Fujikami The Warrior b/w Mo-Shun
Opposite Help Us Make it Through the Night Help Us Make It
David Cup of Tea ST
Fred Latremouille Tossin' and Turnin' Tossin' and Turnin' - Mashed Potato
Ronney Mitchell Sandy The Five Man Cargo
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Comin' Home Hell Bent: A Collection of Hard Instrumentals (Split with King Herbert & the Knights)
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Bear Paws All for the Love a Girl Kitche-Ogamah
Hugh Dixon Guitar Soco Guitar Solo (acetate)
King Beezz She Belongs to Me Gloria b/w She Belongs to Me
Emtidi Die Reise Saat
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau Never Mind My Job ST (psych cover)
Pat's People Michael Today
The Fringe I Don't Want To Live Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo
Huckle Minstrel Song Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Comin' Home The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
Other Half Evil Ways ST
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre fading era Sonic Horses I
Cargo Dubious Front Side, Back Side
Skarecrow Rest Assured Blues...Live at the Explorer
Ray Griff If it Hadn't Been for Music Canada "My Native Land"
Ellison Strawberry Rain (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand) ST
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding Scarlet Ribbons Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Riverson Eleanor Rigby (John Lennon - Paul McCartney) ST
Ted Daigle Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time
David Wiffen Climb the Stairs Camp Fortune (split with Tex Lecor)
Compilation Joe Vassos - Leavin' on a Jet Plane Unselfconsciously Canadian
Catseye It's a Long Way Catseye
Terry & The Pyrates Keep On Dancin' Keep On Dancin' b/w Someone
Robert Armes Song for Icarus Songs for Icarus
Brad Richards Send a Little Love My Way Right Time for Love
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Blind Owl Roads ST
Nick Ayoub Quintet Montreal East The Montreal Scene
Vicky and the Coins Girl From Ipanema ST
Souls of Inspyration Dil Kusha (Heart's Happiness) ST
November Grief Intro To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
EQ Inner Thoughts Swellsville
Two Tones We Come Here to Sing Live at the Village Corner
November Grief Grass Is Gold To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
C.B. & The Klassic Rockers What'd I Say Roll Over Beethoven b/w What'd I Say
Arcade Fire I'm Sleeping in a Submarine ST
September (1) Blue Lady Blue Lady b/w Celebration
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) A Mic In A Fist Year Zero
Ardels Night Time is the Right Time Rhythm & Blues
Jim Brown Roy Cooper - Prelude to 1984 The First See Hear
Skarecrow If It Feels Just Right Blues...Live at the Explorer
Catseye River Catseye
Golden Earrings Nothing Much My Situation b/w Nothing Much
Marty Gillan Home from the Forest Try A Little Kindness
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Plastic Cloud Epistle to Paradise ST
Moonstone Top Heavy ST
Sweet Somethings Pot of Gold hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'
Dolores Claman Happy Whistler Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes
Opposite Baby Why Help Us Make It
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings Rock and Soul Chip Dip
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding Go Tell it On the Mountain Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Stefan Gnys Another Time Another Place English Oaks and Evangeline
Siggy Magic & the Hey-Hoe Band People Who Created Me Commercials For Free (EP)
Mike Harris Wednesday Night Waltz Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
Compilation David Foster - Listen to Daddy Unselfconsciously Canadian
Compilation Buddy Victor - Didn’t' We Unselfconsciously Canadian
Skarecrow Wee Wee Baby Blues...Live at the Explorer
Stonemen In the Evening In the Evening b/w Faded Colors
Skarecrow I'm A Man Blues...Live at the Explorer
Phillip Werren Polish Wedding music Electronic Music (1968-1971)
Jackie Mittoo Harder than the Rest Stepping Tiger
Glenn Dixon Waiting for the Dreams to Come Reflections
Hi-Fives Fujikami The Warrior Fujikami The Warrior b/w Mo-Shun
Rascalz The Roughest (We Are) Really Livin'
Liska You Make Me Smile Again Cry Out Loud
David Take My Hand ST
David Little Boys ST
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
B.C. Centennial Spots B.C. Centennial Song Cut No. 2 B.C. Centennial Song
Opposite Party in My Home Help Us Make It
Jeremy Dormouse hesitation blues Toad Rejects
EQ Come Alive (King Otto Remix) Swellsville
Pat's People What Have They Done to the Rain Today
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding Snowfall Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Moonstone Said Gently ST
Jeremy Dormouse Young Face Toad
David Fromager Catch Him If You Can If What You Said Was True
Athenians of Toronto Now More Than Ever San Skoteiniazei
Jeremy Dormouse Portrait for Marianne Toad
Skeptical Eye My Life Is The Devil's Playground
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre and th green wind Awake in th Red Desert
Other Half Warm Summer's Night ST
Ardels Unchain My Heart Rhythm & Blues
Gargoyle Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree ST
Bent Wind Mystify Sussex
Mantra Hopscotch (Part 1) (Dick Kelder) ST
Benge Black Sky Lullaby Money Man b/w Black Sky Lullaby
Riverson Medallion Castle (Brian Edwards) ST

Heat

Brighouse b/w Rocking Chair

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

1983-01-03_DOA_Pier (Raleigh, NC)_flyer_+

1984-09-28_DOA + Abrasive Wheels + Battalion Of Saints + Killroy_Olympic Audit (LA, CA)_flyer_+

1987-05-24_Sacrifice + Ablaze + Faulkwolf_Bathurst Theatre (Toronto)_orange original flyer reduced

ST

ST

Glenn-Copeland, Beverly

Sussex

Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Crash & Burn, TORONTO, Canada. July 22 and 23, 1977. Not one, but two big nights.

February 22, 1976 we headed across the street from Steve Park's house on Forsyth St. North in HAMILTON, and into what is now called The McMaster Children's Hospital, for our first photo shoot.

It was never really a great shot, but so far it's the only picture we have of our first gig, October 17, 1975. This one came from the Westdale High School year book, which is where we played, in the "new" cafeteria they built on the ground floor courtyard

September 8, 1977 starting the new school year out in Scarberia with TEENAGE HEAD at Centennial College

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