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
David Wiffen	Four Strong Winds	Live at the Bunkhouse	04:14
Stefan Gnys	Soliloguy	English Oaks and Evangeline	03:40
Huckle	High For Sky	Wild Blue Yonder	01:16
Perth County Conspiracy	Mr. Truthful Licks	ST	02:48
Hugh Dixon	Green Green Grass of Home (vocals: Pat Dixon)	The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)	01:35
Triaxe	Chain of Superstition	Chain of Superstition b/w Persecution	05:34
Don Carrington Trio	MacArthur Park	Makin' It Happen	04:21
Art Snider	It Was a Very Good Year	Corny Songs I Play on My Organ	02:38
Cyrus Eden	Rock You To The Limit	First Offense (EP)	03:15
Perth County Conspiracy	Hindsight	ST	03:39
Sugluk	Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	02:41
Riverson	Take Me (Rayburn Blake)	ST	02:55
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone	Only Takes a Minute	"Coming Out"	04:04
May Run	The Promise	Days Into Years	05:43
Canadian Beadles	Funny Feeling	Three Faces North	02:05
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra	From Russia With Love	James Bond 007	03:34
Spring Fever	Woodstock (Joni Mitchell)	Woodstock	03:59
Adanac Reply	The Other One	What Would It Be Like? b/w The Other One	03:02
Fred Latremouille	Tossin' and Turnin'	Tossin' and Turnin' - Mashed Potato	01:54
Echoes and a Dream	Yesterday's Tomorrow	Echoes and a Dream	03:22
The Organization	Superstar	ST	03:04
Cargo	Talk With Us	Front Side, Back Side	07:45
Haunted	Out of Time	ST	03:41
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	normal is not returning	Sonic Horses I	01:18
Happy Dolls	Sweet Gypsy Rose	Show Album No. 1	02:32
Haunted	Montreal Blues	ST	04:04
Two Tones	Sinnerman	Live at the Village Corner	02:52
Ladykiller	Ice Woman	Still Madly in Love b/w Ice Woman	02:43
Billy O'Boie and the Country Jewels	Little Rosa	I Love My Gal b/w Little Rosa (picture sleeve)	03:27
Pat's People	Richman's Spiritual	Today	02:37
Jeff Moore & Friends	Both Sides (Jeff Moore)	The Youngest Son	02:52
Robert Armes	Lying Close Together	Songs for Icarus	06:23
Lucio Agostini	Voyageur Canoe Race	Once Upon a Hundred Years	02:32
Lucio Agostini	Up, Up and a Bull	Once Upon a Hundred Years	02:22
Marty Gillan	Try a Little Kindness	Try A Little Kindness	02:54
Five Man Cargo	Why Can't I Get You	Memories b/w Why Can't I Get You	02:55
Burgundy	Lady Blue	Lady Blue b/w Ex-Lovin' Man	03:38
Nick Ayoub Quintet	Report from Cairo	The Montreal Scene	05:31
Gargoyle	Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling	ST	02:14
Siggy Magic & the Hey-Hoe Band	Tooth Decay	Commercials For Free (EP)	01:31
Ablaze	Psycho Path	Psychopath	06:42
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck	Times are Changing	Home Grown Stuff	02:39
Cargo	Say Goodbye	Front Side, Back Side	02:53
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck	One Glass for Wine	Home Grown Stuff	03:09
King Herbert And the Knights	You Make Me So Very Happy	With Jack Harden	05:09
Skeptical Eye	Believe in Me	The Devil's Playground	03:46
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	Little Toy Trains	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	02:31
Matlows	Only You	If You Were Mine // Only You	02:32
Mystique	Memories	Black Rider	05:47
Neil Young	My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)	My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) (promo, DJ Label copy only)	03:46
Nomads Four	Be On Your Way	Be On Your Way b/w Come On Home	02:33
Cargo	Alisa	Front Side, Back Side	03:50
Catseye	Rhythms of an Empty Room	Catseye	05:53
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
John Palmer	The Wheel	Shorelines	01:03
Teenage Head	Picture My Face	Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)	02:57
Rockadrome	Good Dream	Royal American 20th Century Blues	03:38
Joni Mitchell	Be Cool	Wild Things Run Fast (test pressing)	04:12
Echoes and a Dream	Just Trying to Be	Echoes and a Dream	01:45
Arcade Fire	Old Flame	ST	03:58
Langley Schools Music Project	Your Sixteen	Wix - Brown Elementary School	02:21
D.N.A.	Seashell	Because I Love You b/w Seashell	04:08
Original Bones	One More Night	ST	02:05
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings	Wanda Unda Landa	Chip Dip	02:32
Gargoyle	Ian Young - Child of the Sea	ST	01:21
Stonemen	Faded Colors	In the Evening b/w Faded Colors	02:50
Skarecrow	Mule Skinner Blues	Blues...Live at the Explorer	02:28
Mantra	Midnigh Train (D'arcy Draper)	ST	02:01
Boys Brigade	Exodus	Live Off-The-Floor Demo	04:12
Athenians of Toronto	San Skoteiniazei	San Skoteiniazei	04:39
Riverson	Winter Garden (Brian Edwards)	ST	03:19
Skarecrow	Wine Wine Wine	Blues...Live at the Explorer	05:06
Jim Brown	Bp Nichol - Another Day Older	The First See Hear	01:45
EQ	Serious	Swellsville	02:03
Marty Gillan	You've Made Me So Very Happy	Try A Little Kindness	03:23
Emtidi	Saat	Saat	04:16
Lewis Baloue	Love Showered Me	L'amour	04:01
Laurie Ingalls	Mountain Magic	Cheap Champagne	02:52
Lewis Baloue	Bon Voyage	Romantic Times	04:25
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	In A Bad Way (Remix)	Year Zero	03:03
Ray Griff	That Old Montana Moon	Canada "My Native Land"	02:30
Arcade Fire	I'm Sleeping in a Submarine	ST	02:48
Randy Bishop	Felicitas	I Sing A Soft Song	04:26
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia	Bird She Fly Low	ST	03:50
Jerry Palmer	Oh, Lucky Me	String of Hits	02:27
High Park	Let Go the Lifeline	Let Go the Lifeline b/w Sewer Side	01:58
Calgary Range Riders	Rocky Mountain Rhythm	Rocky Mountain Rhythm // Curly Hair	02:19
Haggath	Live Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07	Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07	20:23
Opposite	We Say Yeah	Help Us Make It	02:15
Sunshyne	Dixie Medley (Traditional)	The Raven (EP)	03:37
Clymaxe	R. U. Cumming?	R. U. Cumming? b/w Walkin' Blues	02:40
Marty Gillan	Home from the Forest	Try A Little Kindness	02:40
Stefan Gnys	Another Time Another Place	English Oaks and Evangeline	03:31
Marty Gillan	She's a Woman (Terry Frewer)	Try A Little Kindness	03:42
Bear Paws	Season of the Wind	Kitche-Ogamah	03:07
Don Carrington Trio	Dingus	Makin' It Happen	02:43
Hugh Dixon	Saints Go Marching Inn	The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)	03:51
Joe College & the Rulers	It Ain't Allright (With Me)	It Ain't Allright (With Me) b/w Working Class Hero	04:10
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Smile Maria Smile	The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope	02:31
Laurie Ingalls	Midnight Lady	Cheap Champagne	03:48

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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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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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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