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
Roger Rodier Just fine Upon Velveatur
Brazda Brothers Civilization ST
Benge Black Sky Lullaby Money Man b/w Black Sky Lullaby
Nerve Preludes Penchant b/w Preludes
Gargoyle Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) ST
Terry & The Pyrates Keep On Dancin' Keep On Dancin' b/w Someone
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) State Of The Art Year Zero
David House of the Rising Sun ST
Plastic Cloud You Don't Care ST
Calgary Range Riders Curly Hair Rocky Mountain Rhythm // Curly Hair
A Joint Effort Battle of New Orleans Final Effort
Tex Lecor Le frigidaire Camp Fortune (split with David Wiffen)
Pat's People What Have They Done to the Rain Today
Sunshyne Dixie Medley (Traditional) The Raven (EP)
Jim Brown Lionel Kearns - The Woman Who The First See Hear
Andre Beaupre The Saga of Wayne Gretzky The Saga of Wayne Gretzky b/w The Saga of Wayne Gretzky Part II
Spring Fever She Taught My Katie Woodstock
Bear Paws Lady of the Nite Kitche-Ogamah
Nihilist Spasm Band Oh Brian Dibb No Record
Derek Scott Markle Could it Be ST
Bonnie Scots Scotland 'Ra Brave Laugh and Cry
Twice Upon a Never California Dreamin' Twice Upon a Never
The Fringe Flower Generation Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau I'm Not Guilty ST (psych cover)
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia Bird Woman of Bath ST
David Lovely Lady ST
Grimes Feyd Rautha Dark Heart Geidi Primes
Skarecrow Mule Skinner Blues Blues...Live at the Explorer
Jeremy Dormouse Apple Annie Toad
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck One Glass for Wine Home Grown Stuff
November Grief Grass Is Gold To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
Compilation Tommy Banks Orchestra - Bluesette Unselfconsciously Canadian
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre is yr car 2 soft 4 th road Awake in th Red Desert
Reign Ghost Southern Hemisphere Blues Legacy ST
David Wiffen Abilene Live at the Bunkhouse
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra You Only Live Twice James Bond 007
Mystique No Return Black Rider
Liska Dagger of the Soul Cry Out Loud
Liska Coming Home Cry Out Loud
New Creation Songs to Sing Troubled
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Haunted Out of Time ST
Stefan Gnys Machine English Oaks and Evangeline
No Exit Downtown Weekend ST
Athenians of Toronto Proud Mary San Skoteiniazei
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Phil Phil
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Other Half Swinging Shepherd ST
Beverly Glenn-Copeland Don't Despair (Jazz Version) ST
New Reality Moments of Silence Demo Tape
Athenians of Toronto 26 or 6 to 4 San Skoteiniazei
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Hit The Breaks Year Zero
Stompin' Tom Connors May, The Millright's Daughter Northland's Own
Sweet Somethings Do You Wanna Dance hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'
Skarecrow Can't Judge a Book Blues...Live at the Explorer
Liska Weekday Mother Cry Out Loud
November Grief T.W.O.D. To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
Walter Boudreau Boul Chaumont Jazz - Walter Boudreau + 3 = 4
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle Let's Make Up Your Mind (Joyce Hahn vocals) ST
Brazda Brothers My Little Girl ST
Opposite Don't Say I Love You Help Us Make It
Derek Scott Markle I Don't Know For Certain ST
Skarecrow Standin' by the Keyhole Blues...Live at the Explorer
Chantettes Harry Was a Communist Remember.....
Humble Sponge Barabbas Lady Is Love b/w Barabbas
David Wiffen Since I Fell For You Live at the Bunkhouse
Mike Harris Golden Slippers Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
Nick Ayoub Quintet Pillsville The Montreal Scene
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau Never Mind My Job ST (psych cover)
Joni Mitchell You Dream Flat Tires Wild Things Run Fast (test pressing)
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings Wanda Unda Landa Chip Dip
Lewis Baloue Like To See You Again L'amour
Catseye River Catseye
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra Dr. No James Bond 007
Art Snider Sweet Caroline Corny Songs I Play on My Organ
Nerve The Nerve - Penchant (2005 live recording by the Smarties) Penchant b/w Preludes
Bear Paws Stand By Me Kitche-Ogamah
New Day Gotta Spread Some Love Around They're Callin' Me Back Home b/w Gotta Spread Some Love Around
Jackie Mittoo Sugar Jar Stepping Tiger
Strange Movies What A Drag (I Can) Feel It Coming b/w What A Drag
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
London Experimental Jazz Quartet Time is of the Essence Invisible Roots
Haunted Searching For My Baby ST
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
King Herbert And the Knights Chicken Strut With Jack Harden
Original Bones One More Night ST
Sound Sett I'm Not Your Stepping Stone (Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart) 1966-1967
Sheila Graham Gentle On My Mind ST
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎ Modern Rock Country and Rock & Roll Sound
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding Scarlet Ribbons Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Terry & The Pyrates Someone Keep On Dancin' b/w Someone
Medium New Thing ST
Canadian Beadles Leah Three Faces North
David Fromager Girl from the North Country If What You Said Was True
Huckle Lady Goldberry Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)
Plastic Cloud Face Behind the Sun ST
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Skarecrow I Got to Have It Blues...Live at the Explorer
Stonemen In the Evening In the Evening b/w Faded Colors

Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07

Rehearsal 1985-09

Rehearsal 1985-03-11

Haggath

Haggath / Rehearsal 1985-09 tape

Haggath / Rehearsal 1985-09_tape track list_02

Haggath / Live Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07_tape cover_02

Haggath / Live Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07_tape cover_03

Haggath / Rehearsal 1985-03-11 (rehearsal) DE21_tape track list_02

Haggath / Rehearsal 1985-03-11 (rehearsal) DE21_tape

Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes

Strawberry Soul

I Love Ya Honey b/w Lost Love

ST

Compilation

ST

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

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

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