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
Rock-a-tunes Maria Maria b/w You're Some Kind of Nice (picture sleeve)
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre yu sing Awake in th Red Desert
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle Plateau Mambo ST
Ellison Winter Slutch (Vincent Marandola) ST
Spring It's So Hard Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind
Gentlemen of Horror God Knows you by Name ST (EP) (skeleton cover)
Squires Aurora The Sultan b/w Aurora
Sound Sett Girl You'll be a Woman Soon (Neil Diamond) 1966-1967
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle Gravel Road ST
Skarecrow Ain't Gonna Pop 'Dem Blues Blues...Live at the Explorer
Barbara Gryfe People (Lovers) Such As What the World Needs Now
King Herbert And the Knights Chicken Strut With Jack Harden
Souls of Inspyration Seasons of Change ST
David Fromager Chains If What You Said Was True
Marty Gillan Sweet Caroline Try A Little Kindness
Perth County Conspiracy I Shall be Released ST
Stompin' Connors Tom Goin' Back Up North Northland's Own
Siggy Magic & the Hey-Hoe Band Passive & Blue Commercials For Free (EP)
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck Blue Dye Home Grown Stuff
Blind Owl Some Tears You Have To Cry ST
Two Tones Calypso Baby Live at the Village Corner
Derek Scott Markle Hey Hoe ST
Lucio Agostini Pastorale Once Upon a Hundred Years
Huckle Lady Goldberry Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)
Jarvis Street Revue 300 South Mr. Oil Man
Howard & Smith Monotype Limited Symphony #1 In A, B, C, D, etc. The Optic Earful
A Joint Effort Battle of New Orleans Final Effort
Plastic Cloud Epistle to Paradise ST
Compilation New Brands - Ace Up His Sleeve International Master Discovery Records
Robert Armes Fallen Star Songs for Icarus
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Hell Bent Hell Bent: A Collection of Hard Instrumentals (Split with King Herbert & the Knights)
Moosetracks Sophie ST
Ronney Mitchell Welcome to the Country The Five Man Cargo
Chessmen Mustang Mustang b/w Meadowlands
Twice Upon a Never Last Round Twice Upon a Never
Athenians of Toronto Everybody's Everything San Skoteiniazei
Plastic Cloud Art's a Happy Man ST
Plastic Cloud Civilization Machine ST
Ronney Mitchell Sandy The Five Man Cargo
Derek Scott Markle Could it Be ST
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Randy Bishop Felicitas I Sing A Soft Song
Christmas Jungle Fabulous ST
Papa Bears Medicine Show Baroque ST
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre leevin th electrik citee (2) Sonic Horses I
Gentlemen of Horror Rich Kids ST (EP) (skeleton cover)
Peter Mathieson Heaven Help the Fool Yonge Street b/w heaven Help the Fool
Art Snider Denise Corny Songs I Play on My Organ
Perth County Conspiracy If You Can Want ST
Billy Martin Egg Roll Strawberry Soul
David Fromager Nicky If What You Said Was True
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Gargoyle Ian Young - Child of the Sea ST
Original Bones Tom Greene County Fair ST
Vicky and the Coins Cotton Fields ST
Gentlemen of Horror Bank ST (EP) (skeleton cover)
Georges Leningrad chanson italienne Made In Taiwan
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Spring Fever A Long Time Coming Woodstock
Ronnie Fray & The Playboys The Vulture Mean Mama Blues b/w The Vulture
Compilation Stampeders - You Never Know Until You Try International Master Discovery Records
The Organization 60 Years Ago ST
Ray Griff Sweet Bird of Youth Canada "My Native Land"
Mike Harris Norwegian Waltz Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
Bloodstone Toronto Toronto b/w I'm Your Man
Original Bones Drop Down Mama ST
Mystique Black Rider Black Rider
Liska You Make Me Smile Again Cry Out Loud
Pat's People We Shall Overcome Today
Riverson Winter Garden (Brian Edwards) ST
Sweet Somethings My Guy (From My Girl) hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'
Brégent Epitaphe villon Poussière Des Regrets
Michael Ratherford Hard Drugs Hard Drugs
The Organization Superstar ST
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre fires in the tempul Awake in th Red Desert
Reign Ghost Travels of Blue Paradox ST
Les 409 They Say They Say b/w Born in Chicago
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎ Modern Rock Country and Rock & Roll Sound
Tex Lecor John McNally Camp Fortune (split with David Wiffen)
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Nerve The Nerve - Penchant (2005 live recording by the Smarties) Penchant b/w Preludes
Jim Brown Lloyd Burritt - The Hollow Men The First See Hear
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Haunted Untie Me ST
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Memory Lane The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
John Palmer Solitude Shorelines
Calgary Range Riders Rocky Mountain Rhythm Rocky Mountain Rhythm // Curly Hair
Jack London & the Sparrows Our Love has Passed ST
Twice Upon a Never A World of Our Own Twice Upon a Never
Garden Bower Lord I’m Tired Etc. w/ Trains
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Hook & Sling Hell Bent: A Collection of Hard Instrumentals (Split with King Herbert & the Knights)
Langley Schools Music Project To Know Him is to Love Him Glenwood Region Music Group-Musical Supervision: Hans Fenger
Ellison Satanic (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand) ST
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau Let Him Go ST (psych cover)
Pat's People Get To-Gether Today
David Lovely Lady ST
Art Snider Ode to Billy Joe Corny Songs I Play on My Organ
Joni Mitchell Wild Things Run Fast Wild Things Run Fast (test pressing)
Stephanie Taylor Marion's Theme (Dou Riley) "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
Randy Bishop (A World of) Black And Brown I Sing A Soft Song

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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

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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

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

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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

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