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
British North American Act	See How Free	In the Beginning	02:10
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	its raining all ovr th citee	Sonic Horses I	05:27
Echoes and a Dream	Life is a Love Song	Echoes and a Dream	03:54
Bonnie Scots	Jeanie McCall	Laugh and Cry	01:49
Jim Brown	Lloyd Burritt - The Hollow Men	The First See Hear	02:04
Pepper Tree	The Gypsy	Pepper Tree & Penny MacCauley (split with Bobby Arvon)	02:53
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Memory Lane	The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope	05:04
Gargoyle	Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969	ST	01:00
Laurie Ingalls	Devil's Daughter	Cheap Champagne	03:56
Sedum Shadows	Anatomy of a Shadow	Thinking Away b/w Anatomy of a Shadow	03:04
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings	Chip's Groove	Chip Dip	02:52
Jack London & the Sparrows	You Don’t Want Me Now	ST	02:04
Sound Sett	Just a Little (Ron Elliott & Bob Durand, The Breau Brummels)	1966-1967	02:47
Langley Schools Music Project	I Get Around	Wix - Brown Elementary School	01:49
King Herbert And the Knights	Ooga Boogaloo	With Jack Harden	03:17
Gargoyle	Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You	ST	02:41
Lewis Baloue	So Be in Love With Me	Romantic Times	03:33
VXN	Which One Are You	ST	03:11
John Palmer	Seedling of Light	Shorelines	02:20
Original Bones	Itchy Blues	ST	03:33
Bear Paws	Season of the Wind	Kitche-Ogamah	03:07
Jimmy Apostle & the Willows	I Love Ya Honey	I Love Ya Honey b/w Lost Love	02:02
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	now, according to paragraph C	Awake in th Red Desert	02:31
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Comin' Home	The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope	05:21
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra	Moon Raker	James Bond 007	02:27
Jim Brown	Al Neil Trio - Lombardo	The First See Hear	04:05
Jeremy Dormouse	Just to Hear the Bells	Toad	03:28
The Nerve	The Nerve - Penchant (2005 live recording by the Smarties)	Penchant b/w Preludes	04:12
Twice Upon a Never	Butterfly of Love	Twice Upon a Never	02:45
Derek Scott Markle	Livin' Love	ST	03:11
Marty Gillan	Colours	Try A Little Kindness	02:09
Rockadrome	Good Dream	Royal American 20th Century Blues	03:38
The Reaction	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
Cargo	Rural Route One	Rural Route One b/w Initial Mailing	02:18
Stonemen	In the Evening	In the Evening b/w Faded Colors	03:04
A Joint Effort	Winter	Final Effort	04:01
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	You Know The Science	Year Zero	03:39
New Reality	Yesterday a Child Was Born	Demo Tape	04:09
Story Structure	I Told You (7" Single Mix)	I Told You	04:27
Johnny Teah & The Jubilee Mountain Boys	Hello Mister Lonesome	Sad Whistle b/w Hello Mister Lonesome	02:35
Blind Owl	Roads	ST	05:11
Walter Boudreau	Synchronisation II	Jazz - Walter Boudreau + 3 = 4	07:10
Reign Ghost	Breast Stroke Blues	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	04:24
Aftermath	Sunny	Do You Believe In Magic? b/w Sunny	02:25
Tex Lecor	Ti-bicycle	Camp Fortune (split with David Wiffen)	02:35
Huckle	Beautiful You Are	Wild Blue Yonder	04:27
New Creation	No Excuse	Troubled	04:43
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey #1	ST	03:09
Bent Wind	Hate	Sussex	05:22
Mystique	Wake Up Screamin'	Black Rider	05:18
New Reality	Lost Never Found	Demo Tape	04:46
Jeremy Dormouse	what joy - what bliss	Toad Rejects	01:35
Haunted	Twist	ST	02:34
Laurie Ingalls	Cheap Champagne	Cheap Champagne	03:04
Perth County Conspiracy	If You Can Want	ST	04:29
Sunshyne	Eclypse & Sunny Day (Ross Barrett and Ken Spence)	The Raven (EP)	06:52
Gordon Lightfoot	Talking Freight	Movin' Soundtrack (CN picture sleeve) (split with Jean Pierre Ferland)	01:32
Pat's People	What Have They Done to the Rain	Today	03:28
Sweet Somethings	My Guy (From My Girl)	hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'	03:36
Ray Griff	Canadian Pacific	Canada "My Native Land"	03:22
Jerry Palmer	Walking Home	String of Hits	01:36
New Reality	Moments of Silence	Demo Tape	04:10
Reign Ghost	Breadbox	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	02:05
King Herbert And the Knights	Let It Be	With Jack Harden	03:57
Ronney Mitchell	Time Alone Will Tell	The Five Man Cargo	02:41
Skarecrow	Rest Assured	Blues...Live at the Explorer	02:54
Cyrus Eden	You Came For Me	First Offense (EP)	02:53
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Pleasure Sweets	Motherlove	04:29
Medium	The Mouse	ST	05:06
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings	Wanda Unda Landa	Chip Dip	02:32
Joni Mitchell	You Dream Flat Tires	Wild Things Run Fast (test pressing)	02:52
The Organization	Together Forever	ST	02:27
Stephanie Taylor	Marion's Theme (Dou Riley)	"I Don't Know Where I Stand"	03:01
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Grimes	Avi	Geidi Primes	02:35
Bear Paws	Devil Is On the Run	Kitche-Ogamah	03:39
Sidewinders	Time For Loving	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:24
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Bill Bissett’s Lullaby	Motherlove	00:59
Happy Dolls	Hello Dolly	Show Album No. 1	01:44
Jim Morrison	Ready to Rock	Ready to Rock b/w (split with Gerry Fiander)	02:10
Catseye	River	Catseye	04:03
Souls of Inspyration	Stranger	ST	03:02
B.C. Centennial Spots	B.C. Centennial Song Cut No. 1	B.C. Centennial Song	01:19
Kings	This Beat Goes On - Switchin'	Switchin'	06:17
Uncertain	Wipeout	Land of 1000 Dances b/w Wipeout	02:13
Jack London & the Sparrows	Take it Slow (vocal by Jerry Edmonton)	ST	02:17
Jeremy Dormouse	you can't go back	Toad Rejects	03:47
The Reaction	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
David	Little Boys	ST	01:57
Dolores Claman	Wilderness West	Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes	02:57
Hank Snow	I'm Movin' On	Western Caravan (split with Rosalie Allen and Sons of Pioneers) (EP) (picture sleeve)	02:49
The Mix	Break Up Shake Up	Break Up Shake Up (EP) (picture sleeve)	02:25
No Exit	No Exit	ST	02:41
Marty Gillan	I Ain't Done Yet (Theme from the T.V. Series "The Manipulators") (Bobby Hales)	Try A Little Kindness	02:38
Bear Paws	Kitch-Ogamah	Kitche-Ogamah	03:46
Laurie Ingalls	Ballad of an Outlaw	Cheap Champagne	04:57
Bloodstone	I'm Your Man	Toronto b/w I'm Your Man	02:26
The Nerve	Odd Fellows - Cretonia (1982) (unreleased)	Penchant b/w Preludes	04:54
Lorne Ranger	Come On	French Fried Freedom	03:03
Liska	A Smile	Cry Out Loud	03:40

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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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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Lorne Ranger - French Fried Freedom

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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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Kings - Switchin'

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

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

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Joker's Memory - ST

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Beverly Glenn-Copeland - ST

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