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
April Wine	Shotdown	The Whole World's Going Crazy (test pressing)	08:49
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Good Morning Blues	ST	04:37
Grimes	Grisgris	Geidi Primes	03:22
Stompin' Tom Connors	The Northern Gentleman	Northland's Own	02:11
Barbara Gryfe	Sunrise Sunset	What the World Needs Now	02:56
Bear Paws	Stand By Me	Kitche-Ogamah	03:44
Dolores Claman	Wilderness West	Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes	02:57
Moonstone	Focus	ST	04:43
David	House of the Rising Sun	ST	03:41
Ronney Mitchell	Will it go Round in Circles?	The Five Man Cargo	03:26
Lewis Baloue	So Be in Love With Me	Romantic Times	03:33
Nick Ayoub Quintet	Pillsville	The Montreal Scene	03:15
Mock Duck	My Time	Test Record	06:44
Jerry Palmer	Come Along With Me	String of Hits	01:52
Evolution Expantion	Blow Up	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	02:39
Twice Upon a Never	California Dreamin'	Twice Upon a Never	02:22
British North American Act	Don't Run Away	In the Beginning	02:37
Stefan Gnys	English Oaks	English Oaks and Evangeline	04:29
Lewis Baloue	Love Showered Me	L'amour	04:01
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia	Silhouette	ST	03:07
Hugh Dixon	Silly Bo Dilly (Dixon)	The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)	02:52
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	th deacon bros in barbados	Awake in th Red Desert	00:23
British North American Act	Joe Cool	In the Beginning	02:27
Langley Schools Music Project	Saturday Night	Glenwood Region Music Group-Musical Supervision: Hans Fenger	03:50
Howard & Smith Monotype Limited	Symphony #1 In A, B, C, D, etc.	The Optic Earful	11:09
Marty Gillan	I Ain't Done Yet (Theme from the T.V. Series "The Manipulators") (Bobby Hales)	Try A Little Kindness	02:38
Chantettes	This Land is Your Land	Remember.....	02:22
Braineaters	London Town	Planet X	01:24
Haunted	A Message to Pretty	ST	03:07
Ray Griff	That Old Montana Moon	Canada "My Native Land"	02:30
David	Hey Jude	ST	04:30
Huckle	High For Sky	Wild Blue Yonder	01:16
Skeptical Eye	Believe in Me	The Devil's Playground	03:46
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings	Walkin' the Dog	Chip Dip	03:13
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle	Jazz Compo No. 2 "The Beak"	ST	02:15
Heat	Brighouse	Brighouse b/w Rocking Chair	02:24
Brazda Brothers	Walking in the Sun	ST	03:02
Dolores Claman	Odd Couplet	Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes	03:01
Stefan Gnys	I Wish I Knew	English Oaks and Evangeline	03:48
John Greenwood	There is Peace	My Sailboat and Me	03:34
David Fromager	Chains	If What You Said Was True	02:19
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
King Beezz	Gloria	Gloria b/w She Belongs to Me	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia	Ticky Tock	ST	00:57
Moonstone	Finas Birthday Song	ST	00:51
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle	I'll Take Romance	ST	02:14
Ray Griff	The Last of the Winfield Amateurs	Canada "My Native Land"	03:35
Athenians of Toronto	San Skoteiniazei	San Skoteiniazei	04:39
Opposite	Help Us Make it Through the Night	Help Us Make It	03:20
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	A Hum for Stevie Winwood	Motherlove	00:39
Perth County Conspiracy	Lace and Cobwebs	ST	02:41
Jack London & the Sparrows	I'll be the Boy	ST	01:55
Twice Upon a Never	Turtle Dove	Twice Upon a Never	02:16
Sweet Somethings	The Wedding	hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'	02:25
Dutch Mason	Polk Salad Annie	Half Ain't Been Told	03:44
The Organization	Together Forever	ST	02:27
B.C. Centennial Spots	B.C. Centennial Song Cut No. 2	B.C. Centennial Song	01:17
Compilation	Stampeders - You Never Know Until You Try	International Master Discovery Records	01:50
Catseye	River	Catseye	04:03
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck	Intermission Poetry	Home Grown Stuff	03:06
Haggath	Live Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07	Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07	20:23
Adanac Reply	The Other One	What Would It Be Like? b/w The Other One	03:02
Media	Endless Dream	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	03:19
John Greenwood	Give Us Love	My Sailboat and Me	03:59
Art Snider	Denise	Corny Songs I Play on My Organ	02:05
Dutch Mason	Tighten Up On It	Half Ain't Been Told	03:42
John Palmer	Such a Long Long Time	Shorelines	02:18
David	Never Been In Love	ST	03:30
Canadian Beadles	Mojo Workout	Three Faces North	03:36
Brégent	Dieu est nègre	Poussière Des Regrets	12:19
Fabulous PJ's	Proud Mary	What Do You Want Me to Do? b/w Proud Mary	02:48
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau	Realize	ST (psych cover)	03:47
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
Gypsy	The Market	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	02:30
Nick Ayoub Quintet	Bib and I	The Montreal Scene	05:22
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau	Blues in Your Room	ST (psych cover)	03:27
VXN	Running Out	ST	03:42
David Fromager	My Woman Left Me	If What You Said Was True	03:28
Mystique	Beyond the Four Winds	Black Rider	01:45
Ronnie Fray & The Playboys	The Vulture	Mean Mama Blues b/w The Vulture	02:39
Blind Owl	Roads	ST	05:11
Stompin' Tom Connors	The Maritime Waltz	Northland's Own	01:54
Compilation	Judy Singh - Emily	Unselfconsciously Canadian	03:54
Canadian Beadles	I'm Coming Home	Three Faces North	02:20
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Interval	ST	04:41
David	Because I'm Black	ST	02:43
Jeff Moore & Friends	Blind Man (Christina Becker)	The Youngest Son	02:25
Randy Bishop	Childhood Song to Christopher Robin	I Sing A Soft Song	03:45
Barbara Gryfe	If I Were a Rich Girl	What the World Needs Now	03:36
David Wiffen	Mule Skinner Blues	Live at the Bunkhouse	02:16
Derek Scott Markle	The Circle is Changin' Around	ST	01:55
November Grief	The Aftermath	To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)	03:09
Vicky and the Coins	Old Fashioned Girl	ST	01:58
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	My Favourite Things	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	03:11
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	its raining all ovr th citee	Sonic Horses I	05:27
Stonemen	In the Evening	In the Evening b/w Faded Colors	03:04
British North American Act	The World Would Understand	In the Beginning	02:33
Jack London & the Sparrows	Dream on Dreamer	ST	01:56
Joni Mitchell	You Dream Flat Tires	Wild Things Run Fast (test pressing)	02:52

Rarest Canadian Music

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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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Lorne Ranger - French Fried Freedom

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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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Dolores Claman - Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes

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Billy Martin - Strawberry Soul

Jimmy Apostle & the Willows - I Love Ya Honey b/w Lost Love

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Ellison - ST

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Perth County Conspiracy - ST

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Heat - Brighouse b/w Rocking Chair

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

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Kings - Switchin'

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Spring - Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind

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Fyre - David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges

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Joker's Memory - ST

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Beverly Glenn-Copeland - ST

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Bent Wind - Sussex

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

The Mutual Understanding - In Wonderland

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Jim Brown - The First See Hear

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Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra - James Bond 007

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