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
Jensen Sisters	You Light Up My Life	Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze	03:12
Brazda Brothers	Share With Love	ST	02:44
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck	Elevated Platform	Home Grown Stuff	02:35
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	The Christmas Song	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	02:12
David Wiffen	You Don't Know My Mind	Live at the Bunkhouse	02:02
Billy Martin	Stax	Strawberry Soul	03:09
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	whn th toothpaste runs out	Sonic Horses I	01:58
Athenians of Toronto	Now More Than Ever	San Skoteiniazei	07:44
King Herbert And the Knights	Chicken Strut	With Jack Harden	03:43
Medium	In Between	ST	04:43
London Experimental Jazz Quartet	My Dog's Tail is Longer Than Yours	Invisible Roots	04:15
VXN	Putting Love Aside	Putting Love Aside b/w No More (picture sleeve)	04:02
Skeptical Eye	Believe in Me	The Devil's Playground	03:46
John Greenwood	Give Us Love	My Sailboat and Me	03:59
May Run	Anastasia	Days Into Years	03:56
Stephanie Taylor	Long and Winding Road	"I Don't Know Where I Stand"	03:41
Canadian Beadles	Funny Feeling	Three Faces North	02:05
British North American Act	Give Yourself a Ride	In the Beginning	02:00
Reign Ghost	The Gum Wrapper Song	ST	01:51
Don Carrington Trio	Dingus	Makin' It Happen	02:43
Ray Griff	Jacket River	Canada "My Native Land"	03:08
Stefan Gnys	I Wish I Knew	English Oaks and Evangeline	03:48
Riverson	Empty Sky (Brian Edwards - Rayburn Blake)	ST	04:31
Clockwork	Mean Lady	Cybernaut b/w Mean Lady	03:09
Barbara Gryfe	One Child	What the World Needs Now	03:30
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone	Theme from Swat	"Coming Out"	03:41
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	M.L.’s Dream	Motherlove	01:06
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Hell Bent	Hell Bent: A Collection of Hard Instrumentals (Split with King Herbert & the Knights)	03:33
British North American Act	I'll Find a Way	In the Beginning	02:05
Stefan Gnys	Horizoning	English Oaks and Evangeline	03:52
Grimes	Caladan	Geidi Primes	02:25
May Run	Smile	Days Into Years	03:44
Jarvis Street Revue	Mr. Business Man	Mr. Oil Man	02:41
Plateau	My Life	My Life b/w Under the Big House	03:33
Sheila Graham	Gentle On My Mind	ST	03:13
Art Snider	It Was a Very Good Year	Corny Songs I Play on My Organ	02:38
Vicky and the Coins	Cotton Fields	ST	02:33
Sidewinders	I Like Your Stuff	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:49
Joni Mitchell	Be Cool	Wild Things Run Fast (test pressing)	04:12
The Organization	Pretty City Lady	ST	03:09
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
Plastic Cloud	Face Behind the Sun	ST	04:52
May Run	These Eyes	Days Into Years	04:45
Ellison	Winter Slutch (Vincent Marandola)	ST	04:06
Jack London & the Sparrows	Give My Love to You	ST	02:17
Jack London & the Sparrows	Our Love has Passed	ST	03:38
Art Snider	Exodus	Corny Songs I Play on My Organ	03:05
Hank Snow	I'm Movin' On	Western Caravan (split with Rosalie Allen and Sons of Pioneers) (EP) (picture sleeve)	02:49
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Historical Implications of Turnips	Motherlove	00:24
Sound Sett	Just in Case You're Wonderin (David Byngham & Glynn Bell, The Ugly Ducklings)	1966-1967	02:23
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Cat Piss	Year Zero	02:53
Compilation	Stampeders - You Never Know Until You Try	International Master Discovery Records	01:50
Jimmy Apostle & the Willows	I Love Ya Honey	I Love Ya Honey b/w Lost Love	02:02
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle	Wet Wash	ST	02:01
Barbara Gryfe	What the World Needs Now	What the World Needs Now	02:32
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau	Realize	ST (psych cover)	03:47
Canadian Beadles	Fool of the Year	Three Faces North	02:39
Bloodstone	Toronto	Toronto b/w I'm Your Man	03:23
Gypsy	The Market	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	02:30
Black Knight	Warlords Wrath	Master of Disaster (EP)	05:19
Joy	Tears to be Cried	Ready to Move b/w Tears to be Cried	02:37
April Wine	Shotdown	The Whole World's Going Crazy (test pressing)	08:49
Catseye	Images	Catseye	06:41
Rascalz	Buggin' to the Boogie	Really Livin'	03:55
Glenn Dixon	One By One	Reflections	03:42
Ray Griff	Jimmy, Luke and Me	Canada "My Native Land"	03:35
Huckle	Gather The Children	Wild Blue Yonder	03:41
Art Snider	Silly Jilly	Corny Songs I Play on My Organ	02:14
Uncertain	Land of 1000 Dances	Land of 1000 Dances b/w Wipeout	02:05
New Reality	Lost Never Found	Demo Tape	04:46
Legacy	Gimme My Drugs	Come With Me b/w Gimme My Drugs	02:45
Jeremy Dormouse	I Need a Friend	Toad	02:12
The Haunted	Shake	ST	02:22
Moosetracks	Lest We Forget	ST	03:50
Dutch Mason	Walkin' Blues	Half Ain't Been Told	04:04
Ardels	Theme	Rhythm & Blues	03:20
Adanac Reply	The Other One	What Would It Be Like? b/w The Other One	03:02
No Exit	No Exit	ST	02:41
Vicky and the Coins	Old Fashioned Girl	ST	01:58
Howard & Smith Monotype Limited	Symphony #1 In A, B, C, D, etc.	The Optic Earful	11:09
Moosetracks	Lost In A Southern Town	ST	02:57
Pat's People	To-day	Today	03:19
Lord Ryur	Heroes After Heroes	Pact With The Sinner b/w Heroes After Heroes	05:00
Jeremy Dormouse	what joy - what bliss	Toad Rejects	01:35
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	My Favourite Things	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	03:11
Medium	Two by Two	ST	02:37
Sweet Somethings	Summertime	hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'	02:16
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	whn u cum into me	Sonic Horses I	06:40
Intersystems	Orange Juice & Velvet Underwear	Number One	19:41
EQ	Come Alive (King Otto Remix)	Swellsville	04:18
Canadian Beadles	Love Walk Away	Three Faces North	02:47
High Park	Let Go the Lifeline	Let Go the Lifeline b/w Sewer Side	01:58
Ronney Mitchell	Will it go Round in Circles?	The Five Man Cargo	03:26
Christmas	Just Suppose	ST	04:29
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	whn i first came to vancouvr	Sonic Horses I	01:04
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
George Hauschild & Carole	Penticton	Penticton b/w But For Love	02:29
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	What Does it Take	The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope	02:55
Sound Sett	Girl You'll be a Woman Soon (Neil Diamond)	1966-1967	04:07
Glenn Dixon	Dreamer Parts 1-3	Reflections	19:44

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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Ellison - ST

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Clockwork - Cybernaut b/w Mean Lady

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Hi Octane Band - Shakey Ground b/w Feelings

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

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life

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The Other Half - ST

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The Haunted - ST

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Minutes From Downtown - Minutes From Downtown '82

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Jolly Tambourine Man - Wheeeee! Demo

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Reign Ghost - Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires

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Reign Ghost - ST

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Christmas - ST

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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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