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
Tyrant Carol Hooked On You b/w Carol
Werren, Phillip Dance Music I Electronic Music (1968-1971)
VXN Could it Be ST
Snider, Art "Travellin Man" (Theme from the Tommy Hunter Show) Corny Songs I Play on My Organ
Catseye I Met a Girl Out in the Country Catseye
Langley Schools Music Project Saturday Night Glenwood Region Music Group-Musical Supervision: Hans Fenger
London, Jack & the Sparrows It's Been One of Those Days ST
Motley, Frank & the Bridge Crossings Listen Here Chip Dip
Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia Sweet Summer Day ST
Sweet Somethings Summertime hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'
Graham, Sheila The Letter ST
Armes, Robert Slipping Away Songs for Icarus
Huckle I Surrender Wild Blue Yonder
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
Ardels Theme Rhythm & Blues
Palmer, Jerry Head Over Heels in Love String of Hits
King Herbert And the Knights Ode to Billy Joe With Jack Harden
Rockadrome Thirteen Miles Down Royal American 20th Century Blues
Sound Sett I've Been Loving You Too Long (Otis Redding & Jerry Butler) 1966-1967
Gillan, Marty Home from the Forest Try A Little Kindness
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre and th green wind Awake in th Red Desert
B.C. Centennial Spots B.C. Centennial Song Cut No. 4 B.C. Centennial Song
Reign Ghost Pudsy's Parable Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Two Tones Sinnerman Live at the Village Corner
Palmer, Jerry Oh, Lucky Me String of Hits
David Take My Hand ST
Lord Ryur Pact With The Sinner Pact With The Sinner b/w Heroes After Heroes
Lecor, Tex John McNally Camp Fortune (split with David Wiffen)
Palmer, Jerry Walking Home String of Hits
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Hell Bent Hell Bent: A Collection of Hard Instrumentals (Split with King Herbert & the Knights)
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre gold minrs Sonic Horses I
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre whn th toothpaste runs out Sonic Horses I
Mitchell, Ronney Quando Quando The Five Man Cargo
Huckle Flowers Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)
409, Les They Say They Say b/w Born in Chicago (acetate)
Connors, Stompin' Tom Emily, the Maple Leaf Northland's Own
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey #1 ST
Chantettes Donna Remember.....
Agostini, Lucio Cocktails In New York Once Upon a Hundred Years
New Day Gotta Spread Some Love Around They're Callin' Me Back Home b/w Gotta Spread Some Love Around
Other Half In Passing ST
Mitchell, Ronney I Feel the Earth Move The Five Man Cargo
Canadian Beadles Funny Feeling Three Faces North
Nerve Odd Fellows - Mr. Handshake (1982) (unreleased) Penchant b/w Preludes
Plastic Cloud Civilization Machine ST
Rogers, Thornton J. The Blues Out in the West b/w The Blues
Brown, Jim Bp Nichol - Another Day Older The First See Hear
Bloodstone Toronto Toronto b/w I'm Your Man
Connors, Stompin' Tom Carolyne Northland's Own
Moore, Jeff & Friends For You (Jeff Moore) The Youngest Son
Squires The Sultan The Sultan b/w Aurora
Burgundy Ex-Lovin' Man Lady Blue b/w Ex-Lovin' Man
Griff, Ray If it Hadn't Been for Music Canada "My Native Land"
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra Thunderball James Bond 007
Palmer, John Return Shorelines
Souls of Inspyration Pursuit ST
Bent Wind Riverside Sussex
Greenwood, John Give Us Love My Sailboat and Me
Lightfoot, Gordon Steel Rail Blues Movin' Soundtrack (CN picture sleeve) (split with Jean Pierre Ferland)
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Motley, Frank & the Bridge Crossings Chip's Groove Chip Dip
Ellison Satanic (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand) ST
Brazda Brothers Share With Love ST
Mock Duck Hurt On Me Test Record
A Joint Effort Greed for Gold Final Effort
Lacombe, Buck Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle Let's Make Up Your Mind (Joyce Hahn vocals) ST
Dunn, Willie Protest Song Who Were The Ones? Parts 11-12
Connors, Stompin' Tom May, The Millright's Daughter Northland's Own
Christmas Your Humble Suitor ST
Gargoyle Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand ST
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Gillan, Marty Raindrops Keep Fallin' Try A Little Kindness
Moore, Jeff & Friends Both Sides (Jeff Moore) The Youngest Son
Ellison Untruth Story (Vincent Marandola) ST
Mason, Dutch Ain't Nobody's Business Half Ain't Been Told
Brown, Jim Lionel Kearns - Transport The First See Hear
Bear Paws Stand By Me Kitche-Ogamah
Lloyd, Sam (Réal Brousseau, Plume) Until Nine ST (psych cover)
Carrington, Don Trio MacArthur Park Makin' It Happen
A Joint Effort Winter Final Effort
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck Funny Feeling Home Grown Stuff
Reign Ghost Southern Hemisphere Blues Legacy ST
Lloyd, Sam (Réal Brousseau, Plume) Let Him Go ST (psych cover)
Bonnie Scots The Billy and the Sally Laugh and Cry
Original Bones Itchy Blues ST
New Creation All is Well Troubled
Greenwood, John The Princess My Sailboat and Me
Fromager, David My Woman Left Me If What You Said Was True
Reign Ghost Enola Gay Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Mason, Dutch C.C. Rider Half Ain't Been Told
Humble Sponge Barabbas Lady Is Love b/w Barabbas
Jeremy Dormouse fly around my pretty little miss Toad Rejects
Richards, Brad Send a Little Love My Way Right Time for Love
Langley Schools Music Project The Long and Winding Road Wix - Brown Elementary School
High Park Sewer Side Let Go the Lifeline b/w Sewer Side
Bonnie Scots Coulter's Candy Laugh and Cry
Scott Markle, Derek Southern Lady ST
Organization, The Pretty City Lady ST
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre now, according to paragraph C Awake in th Red Desert

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