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
No Exit Do You Wanna Join? ST
Mantra San Francisco Morning (D'arcy Draper) ST
Sound Sett Dead Sea (Bruce MacGregor modified) 1966-1967
Young, Neil My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) (promo, DJ Label copy only)
Nerve The Nerve - Penchant (2005 live recording by the Smarties) Penchant b/w Preludes
C.B. & The Klassic Rockers Roll Over Beethoven Roll Over Beethoven b/w What'd I Say
Rockadrome Live and Love Child Royal American 20th Century Blues
Motley, Frank & the Bridge Crossings Rock and Soul Chip Dip
Papa Bears Medicine Show Wait and See ST
Rogers, Thornton J. Out in the West Out in the West b/w The Blues
Langley Schools Music Project Desperado Wix - Brown Elementary School
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Lightfoot, Gordon Talking Freight Movin' Soundtrack (CN picture sleeve) (split with Jean Pierre Ferland)
Mason, Dutch Mannish Boy Half Ain't Been Told
Dixon, Hugh What's New The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)
Graham, Sheila Son of a Preacher Man ST
Griff, Ray Garrington Canada "My Native Land"
Brown, Jim Wayne Carr - Timbral Changes The First See Hear
Mitchell, Ronney Good Luck Charm - She's Not You The Five Man Cargo
Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia Madonna ST
Skeptical Eye The Devil's Playground The Devil's Playground
Wilkins, Rick & the Mutual Understanding Snowfall Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Martin, Billy Moon Ride Strawberry Soul
Nihilist Spasm Band The Byron Bog No Record
Cargo Alisa Front Side, Back Side
Sound Sett Just in Case You're Wonderin (David Byngham & Glynn Bell, The Ugly Ducklings) 1966-1967
Black Knight Warlords Wrath Master of Disaster (EP)
Mason, Dutch Lights Are On But Nobody's Home Half Ain't Been Told
A Joint Effort My Man Final Effort
Daigle, Ted Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Papa Bears Medicine Show Golden Girl ST
Daigle, Ted Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time
Bonnie Scots The Drunken Man Laugh and Cry
Glenn-Copeland, Beverly Untitled (Make the Answer "Yes") ST
Motley, Frank & the Bridge Crossings Wanda Unda Landa Chip Dip
Amen, The Peter Zeus Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus
Arcade Fire No Cars Go ST
Mantra Simple Joys (D'arcy Draper) ST
Taylor, Stephanie Suzanne (Leonard Cohen) "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
Lloyd, Sam (Réal Brousseau, Plume) God Bless ST (psych cover)
Jensen Sisters You Walked Into My Life Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze
Connors, Stompin' Tom May, The Millright's Daughter Northland's Own
Jeremy Dormouse blackberry quadrille Toad Rejects
Palmer, Jerry Sweet Lorene String of Hits
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre and th green wind Awake in th Red Desert
Palmer, John Salvation's Den Shorelines
Spring You Were Blind Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind
Scott Markle, Derek I Don't Know For Certain ST
Gargoyle Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree ST
London, Jack & the Sparrows Give My Love to You ST
Rosenberg, Michael-Jon Season of the Witch ST
Original Bones Lady Anne ST
British North American Act Baby Jane Days and Nights In the Beginning
Ayoub, Nick Quintet Montreal West The Montreal Scene
Ayoub, Nick Quintet Pillsville The Montreal Scene
British North American Act If You're Looking for Honey In the Beginning
Baloue, Lewis Love Showered Me L'amour
Vines, Norris and The Luvlines Give In Give In b/w Feel The Warm
Daigle, Ted Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Wiffen, David Courtin' in the Kitchen Live at the Bunkhouse
Liska Dagger of the Soul Cry Out Loud
Dixon, Glenn Dreamer Parts 1-3 Reflections
London Experimental Jazz Quartet Ron Martin Special With Mustard Invisible Roots
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre fading era Sonic Horses I
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
Rosenberg, Michael-Jon Colourless ST
Langley Schools Music Project Band On the Run Glenwood Region Music Group-Musical Supervision: Hans Fenger
Gillan, Marty Raindrops Keep Fallin' Try A Little Kindness
Gryfe, Barbara What the World Needs Now What the World Needs Now
Ratherford, Michael Hard Drugs Hard Drugs
Bonnie Scots Lizzie Lindsay Laugh and Cry
Lost Soul Dept. Wild-Weekend Wild-Weekend b/w Pot Belly
Martin, Billy Prayer Meetin' Strawberry Soul
Wilkins, Rick & the Mutual Understanding Go Tell it On the Mountain Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Grimes Shadout Mapes Geidi Primes
David Alvin J. Ashtray ST
Cargo Say Goodbye Front Side, Back Side
Perth County Conspiracy Lace and Cobwebs ST
Gnys, Stefan Soliloguy English Oaks and Evangeline
Athenians of Toronto Proud Mary San Skoteiniazei
Opposite Land of 1000 Dances Help Us Make It
Graham, Sheila Gentle On My Mind ST
Langley Schools Music Project God Only Knows Wix - Brown Elementary School
New Reality Lost Never Found Demo Tape
Twice Upon a Never Butterfly of Love Twice Upon a Never
Brégent Je t'Aime Poussière Des Regrets
Liska Cry Out Loud Cry Out Loud
Gargoyle Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You ST
Rock-a-tunes Maria Maria b/w You're Some Kind of Nice (picture sleeve)
Rascalz Nothin' But a Rascal Really Livin'
Langley Schools Music Project Riannon Glenwood Region Music Group-Musical Supervision: Hans Fenger
Bonnie Scots Lonely Prison Cell Laugh and Cry
Nielsen, Spade Fuddle Duddle Fuddle Duddle b/w What's Happening (radio station advance copy)
Brown, Jim Lloyd Burritt - The Hollow Men The First See Hear
Scott Markle, Derek Could it Be ST
Baloue, Lewis Things Just Happen That Way L'amour
Greenwood, John Mother's Day Love My Sailboat and Me
Liska Tear Away My Heart Cry Out Loud
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Maritime Waltz Northland's Own
Jeremy Dormouse Small Man Toad

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