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
King Herbert And the Knights	Lucille	With Jack Harden	02:45
David	Alvin J. Ashtray	ST	03:09
Laurie Ingalls	Fairweather Woman	Cheap Champagne	04:56
Gordon Lightfoot	Talking Freight	Movin' Soundtrack (CN picture sleeve) (split with Jean Pierre Ferland)	01:32
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Hell Bent	The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope	03:31
Gentlemen of Horror	Overhead Projector	Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover)	02:41
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Year Zero	Year Zero	01:58
Matlows	If You Were Mine	If You Were Mine // Only You	02:17
Two Tones	Fast Freight	Live at the Village Corner	03:48
Phillip Werren	Dance Music II	Electronic Music (1968-1971)	05:03
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	Won't You Step Into My Life	The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life	02:27
Ray Griff	The Last of the Winfield Amateurs	Canada "My Native Land"	03:35
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau	Piano Piano	ST (psych cover)	02:49
British North American Act	Only a Dream	In the Beginning	02:56
Dolores Claman	Odd Couplet #2	Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes	03:00
Sacrifice	Decapitation	The Exorcism	01:39
Randy Bishop	(A World of) Black And Brown	I Sing A Soft Song	02:57
Johnny Teah & The Jubilee Mountain Boys	Sad Whistle	Sad Whistle b/w Hello Mister Lonesome	02:13
Lucio Agostini	Dundurn Castle	Once Upon a Hundred Years	01:08
Don Carrington Trio	If I Were a Carpenter	Makin' It Happen	04:15
The Other Half	Evil Ways	ST	04:30
Howard & Smith Monotype Limited	Duet: Photomodifications	The Optic Earful	03:42
A Joint Effort	Battle of New Orleans	Final Effort	01:52
Huckle	She's Coming Home	Wild Blue Yonder	03:28
Dutch Mason	Gonna Move to the Country	Half Ain't Been Told	03:38
Jeremy Dormouse	Apple Annie	Toad	02:31
Langley Schools Music Project	Venus and Mars	Wix - Brown Elementary School	02:47
Black Knight	Metal Screams	Master of Disaster (EP)	04:28
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Sweet Somethings	Frosty Friday	hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'	02:45
John Greenwood	The Princess	My Sailboat and Me	04:12
John Greenwood	My Sailboat and Me	My Sailboat and Me	04:41
The Nerve	Odd Fellows - Mr. Handshake (1982) (unreleased)	Penchant b/w Preludes	04:38
Bent Wind	The Lions	Sussex	05:28
Gypsy	The Market	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	02:30
Robert Armes	Slipping Away	Songs for Icarus	03:32
Arcade Fire	No Cars Go	ST	06:02
Sheila Graham	By the Time I Get to Phoenix	ST	02:43
Georges Leningrad	lollipon lady	Made In Taiwan	03:31
Spring Fever	Watch Yourself	Woodstock	03:36
Brad Richards	Send a Little Love My Way	Right Time for Love	03:48
Hugh Dixon	What's New	The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)	02:52
David Wiffen	More Often Than Not	Camp Fortune (split with Tex Lecor)	04:42
Langley Schools Music Project	Good Vibrations	Wix - Brown Elementary School	04:02
Roger Rodier	Let's see some happyness	Upon Velveatur	04:56
Athenians of Toronto	Now More Than Ever	San Skoteiniazei	07:44
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	th ride to th place uv meditaysyun	Sonic Horses I	24:36
Terry & The Pyrates	Keep On Dancin'	Keep On Dancin' b/w Someone	02:21
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎	Breaking Others Hearts	Country and Rock & Roll Sound	02:12
Spring Fever	She Moves Me	Woodstock	03:30
Fabulous PJ's	Proud Mary	What Do You Want Me to Do? b/w Proud Mary	02:48
David Wiffen	Coast to Coast Fever	Camp Fortune (split with Tex Lecor)	04:08
Compilation	Judy Singh - My Name is Love	Unselfconsciously Canadian	03:14
R. Taylor Dean	My Lady Bug Stay Away From That Beatle Bug	My Lady Bug Stay Away From That Beatle Bug b/w Poor Girl (unreleased)	02:49
Nihilist Spasm Band	Oh Brian Dibb	No Record	04:36
Ray Griff	That Old Montana Moon	Canada "My Native Land"	02:30
May Run	More Than This	Days Into Years	04:48
Sweet Somethings	Hold On, I'm Comin'	hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'	02:19
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey #2	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	03:02
Don Carrington Trio	Breaking Up is Hard to Do	Makin' It Happen	06:43
Mantra	San Francisco Morning (D'arcy Draper)	ST	03:17
Marty Gillan	One Act Play (Howie Vickers (The Collectors))	Try A Little Kindness	03:47
Hazel McKirdy	Mama Didn't Lie	End of the World b/w Mama Didn't Lie	02:03
Chantettes	Gay Hawaiian Melody	Remember.....	01:16
Echoes and a Dream	Thank You (Led Zeppelin)	Echoes and a Dream	04:41
Opposite	Baby Why	Help Us Make It	02:27
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	she, still and curling	Awake in th Red Desert	03:31
Mike Harris	Rippling Water Jig	Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)	01:53
New Creation	New Creation	Troubled	02:01
Caribou	Gretta cromo	ST	03:24
Twice Upon a Never	California Dreamin'	Twice Upon a Never	02:22
Riverson	Stoney Day (Brian Edwards, Lisa Eisenhardt (Lisa Hartt))	ST	04:28
Rascalz	Ragga Muffin Rhymes	Really Livin'	03:52
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Souls of Inspyration	Of Lambs & Wolves	ST	06:11
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Taking My Time	ST	02:13
Roger Rodier	Am I supposed to let it by again	Upon Velveatur	04:08
Don Carrington Trio	A Song for My Father	Makin' It Happen	03:36
Jeff Moore & Friends	Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore)	The Youngest Son	06:04
Skarecrow	Hey Mr. Man	Blues...Live at the Explorer	03:31
Mynah Birds	The Mynah Bird Song	The Mynah Bird Hop b/w The Mynah Bird Song	03:11
Perth County Conspiracy	Welcome Surprise	ST	03:12
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	o a b a	Awake in th Red Desert	02:29
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Northwind	ST	03:21
Joy	Ready to Move	Ready to Move b/w Tears to be Cried	02:10
Liska	A Smile	Cry Out Loud	03:40
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	Snowfall	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	02:43
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎	Tribute to Pretty Maidens Prayer	Country and Rock & Roll Sound	02:51
Ardels	Alley Oop	Rhythm & Blues	02:30
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra	The Spy Who Loved Me	James Bond 007	03:03
Original Bones	One More Night	ST	02:05
Mantra	Hopscotch (Part 1) (Dick Kelder)	ST	01:28
Derek Scott Markle	A Better Way	ST	01:39
Billy Martin	Moon Ride	Strawberry Soul	04:16
John Palmer	Mandalla	Shorelines	05:08
A Joint Effort	Oh! Canada	Final Effort	03:59
Art Snider	Lara's Theme	Corny Songs I Play on My Organ	02:33
Raphaels	Someday	Someday b/w I Change My Mind	02:36
Sheila Graham	Aquarius	ST	02:43
New Creation	Where Are You Going?	Troubled	03:11

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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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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Billy Martin - Strawberry Soul

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