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
Hugh Dixon	Chopin's Nocturne	The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)	03:33
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Hell Bent	The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope	03:31
Stompin' Tom Connors	Goin' Back Up North	Northland's Own	02:48
Riverson	Between the Lines (Brian Edwards)	ST	04:10
Don And Adrian	River Run You Down	River Run You Down b/w Lord When I’m Down	04:27
Huckle	Good Morning	Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)	02:53
Arcade Fire	Vampire Forest Fire	ST	07:15
Grimes	Feyd Rautha Dark Heart	Geidi Primes	03:41
Stompin' Tom Connors	The Flyin' C.P.R.	Northland's Own	02:38
Ray Griff	Sweet Bird of Youth	Canada "My Native Land"	03:05
Robert Armes	Slipping Away	Songs for Icarus	03:32
Hazel McKirdy	End of the World	End of the World b/w Mama Didn't Lie	02:33
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
Riverson	Clear Night (Rayburn Blake)	ST	03:06
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck	No one in Particular	Home Grown Stuff	03:40
Riverson	Medallion Castle (Brian Edwards)	ST	04:27
Rockadrome	Good Dream	Royal American 20th Century Blues	03:38
Opposite	Ebony Eyes	Help Us Make It	03:17
David Wiffen	Four in the Mornin'	Live at the Bunkhouse	03:43
Joe College & the Rulers	Working Class Hero	It Ain't Allright (With Me) b/w Working Class Hero	02:11
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	boomerang th floating oranges	Sonic Horses I	04:23
John Palmer	Salvation's Den	Shorelines	05:15
Dolores Claman	Summer Walk	Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes	03:02
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	she, still and curling	Awake in th Red Desert	03:31
Ice	On the Radio	On the Radio b/w Soul Searcher	03:01
Braineaters	Johnny	Planet X	06:03
Siggy Magic & the Hey-Hoe Band	Passive & Blue	Commercials For Free (EP)	00:59
Liska	Dagger of the Soul	Cry Out Loud	01:36
Joker's Memory	A Jokers Memory Part Three	ST	03:35
Reign Ghost	Standing Room Only, Mr. Mars	ST	03:47
Boys Brigade	Voices	Live Off-The-Floor Demo	04:27
Hugh Dixon	Yellow Bird	The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)	03:13
London Experimental Jazz Quartet	Eric's Madness	Invisible Roots	04:51
Emtidi	Love Time Rain	Saat	02:54
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	now, according to paragraph C	Awake in th Red Desert	02:31
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Caribou	Le blues sale	ST	07:10
Laurie Ingalls	Peace Country	Cheap Champagne	04:54
A Joint Effort	Battle of New Orleans	Final Effort	01:52
Joy	Tears to be Cried	Ready to Move b/w Tears to be Cried	02:37
Huckle	Get Down	Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)	04:11
Ardels	Stereo Popeye	Rhythm & Blues	02:21
Langley Schools Music Project	Wild Fire	Wix - Brown Elementary School	04:32
Blind Owl	Hooked On You	ST	03:02
Trooper	3 Dressed Up as a 9	3 Dressed Up as a 9 b/w Mr. Big (test pressing)	04:35
Jensen Sisters	I'm Gonna Love You	Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze	03:11
Compilation	Buddy Victor - Didn’t' We	Unselfconsciously Canadian	03:06
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	M.L.’s Dream	Motherlove	01:06
Happy Dolls	Drum Solo	Show Album No. 1	05:14
EQ	Come Alive	Swellsville	03:14
Huckle	April	Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)	02:11
Laurie Ingalls	Devil's Daughter	Cheap Champagne	03:56
Skarecrow	Stormy Monday Blues	Blues...Live at the Explorer	06:59
Riverson	Winter Garden (Brian Edwards)	ST	03:19
The Other Half	Eve of Destruction	ST	02:53
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle	Plateau Mambo	ST	02:09
Robert Armes	2-2 Blues	Songs for Icarus	03:30
Lucio Agostini	Introduction	Once Upon a Hundred Years	05:04
David Wiffen	Four Strong Winds	Live at the Bunkhouse	04:14
No Exit	Bureaucracy	ST	01:46
Perth County Conspiracy	Hurdy-Gurdy Man	ST	04:38
Chantettes	Jamaica Farewell	Remember.....	01:32
Jeff Moore & Friends	Flying So High (Christina Becker)	The Youngest Son	04:46
Triaxe	Chain of Superstition	Chain of Superstition b/w Persecution	05:34
Robert Armes	Lying Close Together	Songs for Icarus	06:23
Nihilist Spasm Band	When in London Sleep at the York Hotel	No Record	04:59
Souls of Inspyration	Stranger	ST	03:02
Plateau	My Life	My Life b/w Under the Big House	03:33
November Grief	The Aftermath	To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)	03:09
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone	Hay Gee	"Coming Out"	05:02
Mock Duck	Home Made Jam	Test Record	12:04
Jensen Sisters	You Walked Into My Life	Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze	03:12
Bonnie Scots	Dundee Weaver	Laugh and Cry	01:29
Langley Schools Music Project	Sweet Caroline	Wix - Brown Elementary School	02:58
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia	Silhouette	ST	03:07
May Run	Separation Day	Days Into Years	05:33
Matlows	If You Were Mine	If You Were Mine // Only You	02:17
Benge	Money Man	Money Man b/w Black Sky Lullaby	02:39
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Porno Groove	Year Zero	00:58
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings	Listen Here	Chip Dip	03:48
Original Bones	Song for Pierre Laporte	ST	03:53
Pat's People	Michael	Today	02:24
Skarecrow	Hey Mr. Man	Blues...Live at the Explorer	03:31
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia	Ticky Tock	ST	00:57
Orphic Egg	Crack It	Crack It b/w Crack It	03:26
Stephanie Taylor	I Don't Know Where I Stand (Joni Mitchell)	"I Don't Know Where I Stand"	03:32
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	fires in the tempul	Awake in th Red Desert	02:11
David	House of the Rising Sun	ST	03:41
No Exit	Energy Crisis	ST	01:40
Skarecrow	More Than Once	Blues...Live at the Explorer	04:18
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	awake in the red desert	Awake in th Red Desert	03:37
Randy Bishop	Felicitas	I Sing A Soft Song	04:26
Sheila Graham	Little Green Apples	ST	03:49
Medium	I'll Love Everyone at Last	ST	02:53
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Gentlemen of Horror	Bank	ST (EP) (skeleton cover)	00:57
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Historical Implications of Turnips	Motherlove	00:24
Ray Griff	Canadian Pacific	Canada "My Native Land"	03:22

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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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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Billy Martin - Strawberry Soul

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

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