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
Sound Sett Harlem Nocturne (Earle Hagen) 1966-1967
Jensen Sisters I'm Gonna Love You Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze
Chantettes Advertisement Song Remember.....
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Jerry Palmer Gotta Learn to Twist String of Hits
Jackie Mittoo Stepping Tiger Stepping Tiger
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre gold minrs Sonic Horses I
Gargoyle John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) ST
Bear Paws Devil Is On the Run Kitche-Ogamah
Stefan Gnys Another Time Another Place English Oaks and Evangeline
Mantra Drifter (D'arcy Draper) ST
Ardels Linda Lou Rhythm & Blues
John Palmer Such a Long Long Time Shorelines
Compilation Myrna Lawrence - Here, There and Everywhere Unselfconsciously Canadian
Blind Owl Roads ST
Langley Schools Music Project To Know Him is to Love Him Glenwood Region Music Group-Musical Supervision: Hans Fenger
Marty Gillan Home from the Forest Try A Little Kindness
Bloodstone Toronto Toronto b/w I'm Your Man
Vicky and the Coins Five Foot Two ST
Something Evil The Great Winnipeg Riot Die Children Die b/w The Great Winnipeg Riot
Stephanie Taylor Suzanne (Leonard Cohen) "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
Canadian Beadles Think I'm Gonna Cry Three Faces North
Michael Ratherford Hard Drugs Hard Drugs
Ronney Mitchell Quando Quando The Five Man Cargo
Sweet Somethings Young World hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'
Pat's People Dona Dona Today
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck One Glass for Wine Home Grown Stuff
VXN Illusion of the Heart ST
Ronney Mitchell Just a Little Bit More Baby The Five Man Cargo
Five Man Cargo Why Can't I Get You Memories b/w Why Can't I Get You
Michael-Jon Rosenberg Smokestack Lightning ST
George Cook Why Have You Left Me the Way I Am Why Have You Left Me the Way I Am // On the Trail of Sunset Valley
Huckle Flower To The Sun Wild Blue Yonder
Lost Soul Dept. Wild-Weekend Wild-Weekend b/w Pot Belly
No Exit When Will They Learn? ST
Original Bones Rollin' Over ST
King Herbert And the Knights Sing a Simple Song With Jack Harden
Bonnie Scots The Drunken Man Laugh and Cry
Opposite Ebony Eyes Help Us Make It
Beverly Glenn-Copeland Nothing Beautiful ST
Boys Brigade Voices Live Off-The-Floor Demo
April Wine Gimme Love The Whole World's Going Crazy (test pressing)
Billy Martin Funky Feelin' Strawberry Soul
Jack London & the Sparrows Leavin' Blues (vocal by Jerry Edmonton) ST
Langley Schools Music Project Mandy Wix - Brown Elementary School
Les 409 They Say They Say b/w Born in Chicago
Hank Snow I Don't Hurt Anymore Western Caravan (split with Rosalie Allen and Sons of Pioneers) (EP) (picture sleeve)
EQ Late 4 The Studio Swellsville
Sheila Graham The Tragedy of Butterfly McHeart ST
Lucio Agostini Reel Once Upon a Hundred Years
Hugh Dixon Green Green Grass of Home (vocals: Pat Dixon) The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)
Rockadrome Royal American Twentieth Century Blues Royal American 20th Century Blues
Hank Noble & His Red River Valley Boys Things That Might Have Been Things That Might Have Been // I`ll Spend My Life Loving You
No Exit No Exit ST
Randy Bishop I Sing a Soft Song I Sing A Soft Song
Souls of Inspyration Stranger ST
November Grief The Aftermath To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
London Experimental Jazz Quartet My Dog's Tail is Longer Than Yours Invisible Roots
New Creation Countdown to Revolution! Troubled
Gentlemen of Horror Bank ST (EP) (skeleton cover)
Bonnie Scots Northern Lights of Aberdeen Laugh and Cry
The Organization 60 Years Ago ST
Bonnie Scots Jeanie McCall Laugh and Cry
Barbara Gryfe If I Were a Rich Girl What the World Needs Now
Roger Rodier Am I supposed to let it by again Upon Velveatur
Jensen Sisters Let a Raindrop be a Tear for You Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze
A Joint Effort Hitchhikers Dream Final Effort
Jackie Mittoo Special Mission Stepping Tiger
Threads Of Fybre Mama Mama b/w Believe Me
Catseye Am I the One Catseye
Other Half Warm Summer's Night ST
Gargoyle Brian Dunfield - Too Late ST
Skeptical Eye Mama Does'n Understand The Devil's Playground
Canadian Beadles Mojo Workout Three Faces North
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre boomerang th floating oranges Sonic Horses I
Souls of Inspyration Seasons of Change ST
Medium The Mouse ST
Rockadrome There You Go Again Royal American 20th Century Blues
Moosetracks Judith Wills ST
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia Ticky Tock ST
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Sheila Graham Aquarius ST
Stefan Gnys Horizoning English Oaks and Evangeline
The Amen Peter Zeus Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus
Chantettes Freight Train Remember.....
Robert Armes Lying Close Together Songs for Icarus
Jarvis Street Revue 20 Years Mr. Oil Man
Stephanie Taylor Softly as I Leave You "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Country Cooking Phil
Jeremy Dormouse Believe Me Toad
Rogues I Can't Hold Out Much Longer I Can't Hold Out Much Longer b/w I'll Make It Up To You
Twice Upon a Never Pussy Willows, Cat Tails Twice Upon a Never
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck Walk Your Head Around Home Grown Stuff
Billy O'Boie and the Country Jewels Little Rosa I Love My Gal b/w Little Rosa (picture sleeve)
Beverly Glenn-Copeland Good Morning Blues ST
Trevor Dandy Sometimes Don't Cry Little Tree
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre the canada council juree prson is missing Sonic Horses I
Gargoyle Ian Young - Child of the Sea ST
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner

FEATURED

Gerry Fiander - So Long, Goodbye (split with Jim Morrison)

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Moonstone - ST

Winnipeg, Manitoba

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bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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New Creation - Troubled

Coquitlam, British Columbia

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Boys Brigade - Live Off-The-Floor Demo

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Boys Brigade - Mannequin Demo

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Mississauga, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Haggath - Rehearsal 1985-09

Mississauga, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Haggath - Rehearsal 1985-03-11

Mississauga, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Dolores Claman - Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes

Vancouver, British Columbia → Toronto → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Billy Martin - Strawberry Soul

Harlem, New York, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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

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Ellison - ST

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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Perth County Conspiracy - ST

Stratford, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

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Kings - Switchin'

Vancouver, British Columbia; Oakville, Ontario

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

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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

Barrie, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Joker's Memory - ST

Ottawa, Ontario

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Beverly Glenn-Copeland - ST

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → New Brunswick, 🇨🇦

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Bent Wind - Sussex

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Hamilton, Ontario, 🇨🇦

The Mutual Understanding - In Wonderland

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Jim Brown - The First See Hear

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra - James Bond 007

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Reign Ghost - ST

Oshawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Reign Ghost - Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires

Oshawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone - "Coming Out"

Philadelphia, USA → Florida, USA → Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

The Chessmen - Mustang b/w Meadowlands

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

Teenage Head (8)

Teenage Head (7)

Teenage Head (6)

Teenage Head (5)

Teenage Head (4)

Teenage Head (3)

Teenage Head (2)

Teenage Head (1)

So Long, Goodbye (split with Jim Morrison)

ST

Motherlove

Troubled

Live Off-The-Floor Demo

Mannequin Demo

Boys Brigade

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

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