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
Happy Dolls	Bombie	Show Album No. 1	04:06
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Emtidi	Walkin' In The Park	Saat	06:38
John Palmer	Colours For the Shoreline	Shorelines	02:36
Hugh Dixon	Silly Bo Dilly (Dixon)	The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)	02:52
Bloodstone	Toronto	Toronto b/w I'm Your Man	03:23
Sedum Shadows	Anatomy of a Shadow	Thinking Away b/w Anatomy of a Shadow	03:04
Glenn Dixon	Sunset	Reflections	03:22
Vicky and the Coins	In Old Shanty Town	ST	02:25
Ronney Mitchell	Good Luck Charm - She's Not You	The Five Man Cargo	03:25
Bonnie Scots	Lizzie Lindsay	Laugh and Cry	03:33
Stephanie Taylor	I Don't Know Where I Stand (Joni Mitchell)	"I Don't Know Where I Stand"	03:32
Skarecrow	More Than Once	Blues...Live at the Explorer	04:18
Nihilist Spasm Band	Oh Brian Dibb	No Record	04:36
Rascalz	Kibbles 'N Bits	Really Livin'	04:10
Jack London & the Sparrows	Give My Love to Sally	ST	02:52
Brégent	Je t'Aime	Poussière Des Regrets	05:49
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau	Piano Piano	ST (psych cover)	02:49
Jeremy Dormouse	By the Way	Toad	02:59
Trooper	3 Dressed Up as a 9	3 Dressed Up as a 9 b/w Mr. Big (test pressing)	04:35
King Herbert And the Knights	Ode to Billy Joe	With Jack Harden	04:15
Barbara Gryfe	Colours of the Rainbow	What the World Needs Now	02:44
Caribou	Trou perce	ST	02:33
May Run	Up Where Dreams Begin	Days Into Years	03:54
Glenn Dixon	One By One	Reflections	03:42
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra	Casino Royale	James Bond 007	02:43
Stompin' Tom Connors	The Flyin' C.P.R.	Northland's Own	02:38
Intersystems	Lately	Number One	18:16
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	heard ya tellin	Awake in th Red Desert	02:37
Bonnie Scots	Scotland 'Ra Brave	Laugh and Cry	01:38
Sweet Somethings	Summertime	hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'	02:16
Cargo	Once a Proud Man	Once a Proud Man b/w I Found a Way	01:40
Braineaters	Johnny	Planet X	06:03
C.B. & The Klassic Rockers	Roll Over Beethoven	Roll Over Beethoven b/w What'd I Say	04:40
Shagnasty	Ringing in My Ear	Ringing in My Ear b/w All My Teachers	03:26
Brazda Brothers	Walking in the Sun	ST	03:02
Mike Harris	Norwegian Waltz	Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)	02:42
Gentlemen of Horror	Rough Hike	Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover)	01:20
Rascalz	Quest for Rhyme	Really Livin'	04:03
VXN	Which One Are You	ST	03:11
Gargoyle	Brian Dunfield - Too Late	ST	01:45
Reign Ghost	Black Ode	ST	03:29
Ronney Mitchell	It's Your Thing	The Five Man Cargo	03:43
Derek Scott Markle	Daddy's 100 Proof	ST	01:13
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	arbutus garden apartments 6 p m	Awake in th Red Desert	04:30
Billy Martin	It's Your Life	Strawberry Soul	02:42
Black Knight	Warlords Wrath	Master of Disaster (EP)	05:19
Langley Schools Music Project	You're so Good to Me	Glenwood Region Music Group-Musical Supervision: Hans Fenger	02:49
Clockwork	Mean Lady	Cybernaut b/w Mean Lady	03:09
Perth County Conspiracy	Take Your Time	ST	03:21
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone	Only Takes a Minute	"Coming Out"	04:04
David Wiffen	Since I Fell For You	Live at the Bunkhouse	02:40
May Run	Lay Your Hands	Days Into Years	03:45
British North American Act	The World Would Understand	In the Beginning	02:33
Jensen Sisters	Dancin' in the Autumn Breeze	Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze	03:05
Bonnie Scots	The Billy and the Sally	Laugh and Cry	01:36
Ardels	Theme	Rhythm & Blues	03:20
Huckle	Ocean	Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)	03:42
Stephanie Taylor	Long and Winding Road	"I Don't Know Where I Stand"	03:41
Haggath	I Bought Remington	Rehearsal 1985-03-11	01:24
Joy	Tears to be Cried	Ready to Move b/w Tears to be Cried	02:37
Grimes	Feyd Rautha Dark Heart	Geidi Primes	03:41
Bonnie Scots	Northern Lights of Aberdeen	Laugh and Cry	02:02
Gargoyle	Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love	ST	02:14
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia	Bird She Fly Low	ST	03:50
Catseye	Days Gone By	Catseye	05:15
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	fading era	Sonic Horses I	05:18
Sound Sett	I Need You (Everybody Needs Somebody)	1966-1967	02:53
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	boomerang th floating oranges	Sonic Horses I	04:23
Skeptical Eye	Believe in Me	The Devil's Playground	03:46
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
The Organization	Happiness	ST	02:27
Spring Fever	Watch Yourself	Woodstock	03:36
Mike Harris	Maple Sugar	Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)	02:24
Braineaters	Wrong World	Planet X	02:35
Ronney Mitchell	Tonight My Love, Tonight	The Five Man Cargo	02:09
Tyrant	Hooked On You	Hooked On You b/w Carol	03:12
The Reaction	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Ray Griff	Sweet Bird of Youth	Canada "My Native Land"	02:59
Dolores Claman	Wilderness West	Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes	02:57
The Other Half	Thoughts	ST	04:06
New Day	They're Callin' Me Back Home	They're Callin' Me Back Home b/w Gotta Spread Some Love Around	04:06
Gargoyle	Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos)	ST	03:06
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	yu seem to be apeering to follo sum distant star	Sonic Horses I	04:14
Moosetracks	Hangman	ST	02:53
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle	Let's Make Up Your Mind (Joyce Hahn vocals)	ST	02:36
Lucio Agostini	Canadians on the Go-Go	Once Upon a Hundred Years	00:49
The Haunted	Searching For My Baby	ST	03:03
John Palmer	Seedling of Light	Shorelines	02:20
Jerry Palmer	Gotta Learn to Twist	String of Hits	02:47
Art Snider	It Was a Very Good Year	Corny Songs I Play on My Organ	02:38
Langley Schools Music Project	Help Me, Rhonda	Glenwood Region Music Group-Musical Supervision: Hans Fenger	02:14
Cargo	I Found a Way	Once a Proud Man b/w I Found a Way	03:13
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	whn u cum into me	Sonic Horses I	06:40
Reign Ghost	Breadbox	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	02:05
Sheila Graham	Aquarius	ST	02:43
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	You Got the Green Light	The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope	04:03
Luke Simmons and His Blue Mountain Boys	Howlin' at the Moon	Just Waitin' // Howlin' at the Moon	02:56
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra	From Russia With Love	James Bond 007	03:34
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings	Listen Here	Chip Dip	03:48

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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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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Dolores Claman - Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes

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