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.

Bent Wind - Sussex - Vinyl Side 2

bpNichol - Motherlove vinyl side 2

Reaction

Black Knight - Master of Disaster

George Cook - Why Have You Left Me the Way I Am // On the Trail of Sunset Valley

Rockadrome - Royal American 20th Century Blues BACK

Moonstone - ST

Sweet Somethings - hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'

Siggy Magic & the Hey Ho Band - Commercials For Free (EP)

Frankie

Stephanie Taylor - "I Don't Know Where I Stand"

Gentlemen of Horror - 5 song 45 (Sterling Death) (EP) skull cover

Gentlemen of Horror - 5 song 45 (Sterling Death) (EP) skull cover

David

Original Bones Liner Notes SIDE 02

Bob Bryden

Plastic Cloud - ST

Les 409 acetate label one-of-a-kind garage artifact

Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone - Coming Out

Joker's Memory - ST

Ablaze - Psychopath b/w Sadistic Dream

Hank Snow - Western Caravan (split with Rosalie Allen and Sons of Pioneers) (EP) (picture sleeve)

Phillip Werren - Electronic Music (1968-1971)

Squires - The Sultan b/w Aurora

Natalie Pollock & John Turner

Michel & the French Canadians - Cause I Believe b/w Comfort Him (picture sleeve)

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Gillan, Marty Raindrops Keep Fallin' Try A Little Kindness
Carrington, Don Trio MacArthur Park Makin' It Happen
Gryfe, Barbara Jerusalem of Gold What the World Needs Now
Rascalz Buggin' to the Boogie Really Livin'
Bent Wind Mystify Sussex
Wilkins, Rick & the Mutual Understanding Christmas Waltz Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Wiffen, David Four Strong Winds Live at the Bunkhouse
Lawson, Floyd and the Heart of Stone Rated "X" "Coming Out"
Plastic Cloud Shadows of Your Mind ST
Jeremy Dormouse Portrait for Marianne Toad
Mystique Black Rider Black Rider
Motley, Frank & the Bridge Crossings Rock and Soul Chip Dip
Medium Melon ST
A Joint Effort Greed for Gold Final Effort
Raphaels I Change My Mind Someday b/w I Change My Mind
Ardels Theme Rhythm & Blues
April Wine Shotdown The Whole World's Going Crazy (test pressing)
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre heard ya tellin Awake in th Red Desert
Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia Sweet Summer Day ST
Jeremy Dormouse blackberry quadrille Toad Rejects
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Rascalz Really Livin' Really Livin'
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Style 386 Year Zero
Skeptical Eye My Life Is The Devil's Playground
Nomads Four Be On Your Way Be On Your Way b/w Come On Home
Baloue, Lewis Summer's Moon L'amour
Brown, Jim Al Neil Trio - Lombardo The First See Hear
Mittoo, Jackie Harder than the Rest Stepping Tiger
Brazda Brothers Calm River ST
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Snider, Art Nasty Arthur Corny Songs I Play on My Organ
Bear Paws Kitch-Ogamah Kitche-Ogamah
Lecor, Tex Ste-Scholastique Blues Camp Fortune (split with David Wiffen)
Boudreau, Walter Passion Jazz - Walter Boudreau + 3 = 4
London, Jack & the Sparrows It's Been One of Those Days ST
Pat's People Changes Today
Lawson, Floyd and the Heart of Stone Love Won't let Me Wait "Coming Out"
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre awake in the red desert Awake in th Red Desert
VXN Just a Game ST
King Herbert And the Knights Chicken Strut With Jack Harden
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Moonstone Finas Birthday Song ST
Rogers, Thornton J. The Blues Out in the West b/w The Blues
Huckle She's Coming Home Wild Blue Yonder
Michel & the French Canadians Cause I Believe Cause I Believe b/w Comfort Him (picture sleeve)
O'Boie, Billy and the Country Jewels Little Rosa I Love My Gal b/w Little Rosa (picture sleeve)
A Joint Effort Hitchhikers Dream Final Effort
Skeptical Eye Mama Does'n Understand The Devil's Playground
Sweet Somethings Hold On, I'm Comin' hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'
Gillan, Marty Lalena Try A Little Kindness
Lawson, Floyd and the Heart of Stone Sunshine "Coming Out"
Sound Sett I'm Not Your Stepping Stone (Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart) 1966-1967
Catseye Days Gone By Catseye
Brazda Brothers Walking in the Sun ST
Bonnie Scots Dundee Weaver Laugh and Cry
David Descension ST
Plateau My Life My Life b/w Under the Big House
Nerve Preludes Penchant b/w Preludes
Ardels Lonely Hours Rhythm & Blues
Aftermath Do You Believe In Magic? Do You Believe In Magic? b/w Sunny
Mantra Tomorrow Without You (D'arcy Draper) ST
Fromager, David Out on the Weekend If What You Said Was True
Royal Family Sometimes Sometimes b/w Solitude (picture sleeve)
Beaupre, Andre The Saga of Wayne Gretzky The Saga of Wayne Gretzky b/w The Saga of Wayne Gretzky Part II
Wiffen, David Times are Getting' Hard Live at the Bunkhouse
Mittoo, Jackie Special Mission Stepping Tiger
Lightfoot, Gordon Steel Rail Blues Movin' Soundtrack (CN picture sleeve) (split with Jean Pierre Ferland)
Organization, The Who Ever Finds This ST
New Reality Here He Goes Demo Tape
Harris, Mike Golden Slippers Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
Organization, The Pretty City Lady ST
Jeremy Dormouse Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy Toad
Compilation Joe Vassos - Leavin' on a Jet Plane Unselfconsciously Canadian
Dixon, Hugh Hot Pants (Dixon) The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)
Hi-Fives Fujikami The Warrior Fujikami The Warrior b/w Mo-Shun
Vogel, Vic Quiet Nights Montreal Bandleader
Gentlemen of Horror Overhead Projector ST (EP) (skeleton cover)
Palmer, John Salvation's Den Shorelines
Greenwood, John 3/4 Time My Sailboat and Me
EQ Serious Swellsville
Mathieson, Peter Yonge Street Yonge Street b/w heaven Help the Fool
Palmer, Jerry Head Over Heels in Love String of Hits
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Northern Gentleman Northland's Own
Spring Fever Spring Fever Woodstock
Rockadrome T.O. Town Royal American 20th Century Blues
Skarecrow Stormy Monday Blues Blues...Live at the Explorer
Glenn-Copeland, Beverly Untitled (Make the Answer "Yes") ST
David Cup of Tea ST
Gargoyle Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You ST
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck One Glass for Wine Home Grown Stuff
Scott Markle, Derek Goin' Thru the Town ST
Wilkins, Rick & the Mutual Understanding Little Toy Trains Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Moosetracks Sophie ST
November Grief Recuring Nightmares To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
Two Tones We Come Here to Sing Live at the Village Corner
New Creation No Excuse Troubled
Original Bones Song for Pierre Laporte ST
Moosetracks Lest We Forget ST
Siggy Magic & the Hey-Hoe Band Passive & Blue Commercials For Free (EP)

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