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
Original Bones Rollin' Over ST
Pat's People Take Our Bread Today
Alanis Morissette Fate Stay With Me Fate Stay With Me (picture disc)
Jerry Palmer Gotta Learn to Twist String of Hits
Canadian Beadles Whole Lot of Shakin Going On Three Faces North
Langley Schools Music Project Sweet Caroline Wix - Brown Elementary School
Athenians of Toronto Now More Than Ever San Skoteiniazei
Ultimate Image It's a Hard Life It's a Hard Life b/w Rains of Autumn
Plastic Cloud Art's a Happy Man ST
Sound Sett I've Been Loving You Too Long (Otis Redding & Jerry Butler) 1966-1967
Souls of Inspyration Eyes of Nature ST
Howard & Smith Monotype Limited The Alphatype Beep The Optic Earful
Stonemen Faded Colors In the Evening b/w Faded Colors
Stompin' Tom Connors The Birth of the New Dragon Mine The Birth of the New Dragon Mine b/w Luke's Guitar
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding The Christmas Song Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Haunted Out of Time ST
King Herbert And the Knights Let's Get Together With Jack Harden
Ray Griff Sweet Bird of Youth Canada "My Native Land"
VXN Could it Be ST
Barbara Gryfe One Child What the World Needs Now
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Urine Trouble Year Zero
Compilation Tommy Banks Orchestra - Bluesette Unselfconsciously Canadian
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra Thunderball James Bond 007
Original Bones Song for Pierre Laporte ST
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre an ode to d a levy Awake in th Red Desert
Braineaters Wrong World Planet X
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Porno Groove Year Zero
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Comin' Home The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre whn u cum into me Sonic Horses I
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra Moon Raker James Bond 007
Roger Rodier Listen to these chords I play (Celeste) Upon Velveatur
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre boomerang th floating oranges Sonic Horses I
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Let it Be The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
British North American Act If You're Looking for Honey In the Beginning
Northwest Company Hard to Cry Hard to Cry b/w Get Away From it All
Tex Lecor Ti-bicycle Camp Fortune (split with David Wiffen)
Pat's People Changes Today
George Hauschild & Carole But For Love Penticton b/w But For Love
Jackie Mittoo Russian Satelite Stepping Tiger
Michel & the French Canadians Cause I Believe Cause I Believe b/w Comfort Him (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Stefan Gnys I Wish I Knew English Oaks and Evangeline
New Creation Dig! (The Origin of Man) Troubled
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia Bird Woman of Bath ST
Georges Leningrad lollipon lady Made In Taiwan
Jerry Palmer Your Love String of Hits
Plastic Cloud Dainty General Rides ST
Moosetracks Airplane Over the Rockies ST
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Two Tones This is My Song Live at the Village Corner
David Wiffen More Often Than Not Camp Fortune (split with Tex Lecor)
Ronney Mitchell Sandy The Five Man Cargo
Echoes and a Dream Life is a Love Song Echoes and a Dream
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Mantra Depend on Somebody (D'arcy Draper) ST
Sound Sett You're a Better Man Than I (Mike & Brian Hugg) 1966-1967
Original Bones Friend of the Devil ST
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Ray Griff My Rocky Mountain Home Canada "My Native Land"
Marty Gillan Colours Try A Little Kindness
Mike Harris Orange Blossom Special Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
Lost Soul Dept. Pot Belly Wild-Weekend b/w Pot Belly
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Comin' Home Hell Bent: A Collection of Hard Instrumentals (Split with King Herbert & the Knights)
Hi-Fives Fujikami The Warrior Fujikami The Warrior b/w Mo-Shun
London Experimental Jazz Quartet Eric's Madness Invisible Roots
Uncertain Land of 1000 Dances Land of 1000 Dances b/w Wipeout
Nick Ayoub Quintet Pillsville The Montreal Scene
Derek Scott Markle Daddy's 100 Proof ST
New Creation New Creation Troubled
November Grief Infanticide To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
Beverly Glenn-Copeland Don't Despair ST
Randy Bishop Wonderful Angel I Sing A Soft Song
Billy Martin Funky Feelin' Strawberry Soul
Jackie Mittoo Special Mission Stepping Tiger
Joe College & the Rulers It Ain't Allright (With Me) It Ain't Allright (With Me) b/w Working Class Hero
Echoes and a Dream Thank You (Led Zeppelin) Echoes and a Dream
November Grief T.W.O.D. To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
Stompin' Tom Connors Little Wawa Little Wawa b/w The Northern Gentleman
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Dada Lama Motherlove
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Gentlemen of Horror God Knows you by Name Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover)
Marty Gillan I Ain't Done Yet (Theme from the T.V. Series "The Manipulators") (Bobby Hales) Try A Little Kindness
Haunted 1-2-5 ST
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre th ride to th place uv meditaysyun Sonic Horses I
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Speak Of The Devil Year Zero
Cargo Say Goodbye Front Side, Back Side
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Country Cooking Phil
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Johnny Teah & The Jubilee Mountain Boys Hello Mister Lonesome Sad Whistle b/w Hello Mister Lonesome
Stonemen In the Evening In the Evening b/w Faded Colors
Pepper Tree The Gypsy Pepper Tree & Penny MacCauley (split with Bobby Arvon)
Randy Bishop Lillipads I Sing A Soft Song
Canadian Beadles Lonely Blue Boy Three Faces North
Uncertain Wipeout Land of 1000 Dances b/w Wipeout
Brégent Métamorphoses du vampire Poussière Des Regrets
Marty Gillan Raindrops Keep Fallin' Try A Little Kindness
Billy Martin Watermelon Man Strawberry Soul
Chantettes Jamaica Farewell Remember.....

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

ST

GUESS289-color

Brighouse b/w Rocking Chair

45-Something Evil-Die Children Die VINYL 02

45-Something Evil-Die Children Die VINYL 01

45-Something Evil-The Great Winnipeg Riot BACK

Die Children Die b/w The Great Winnipeg Riot

Something Evil

Heat

45-Heat - Brighouse bw Rocking Chair VINYL 02

Switchin'

Diodes' Paul Robinson @ Black Swan, Ottawa March 1978 courtesy Cameron Muir

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

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

1980-07_DOA_Toronto_flyer

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