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
Daigle, Ted Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Gryfe, Barbara Colours of the Rainbow What the World Needs Now
Rogers, Thornton J. Out in the West Out in the West b/w The Blues
Glenn-Copeland, Beverly Reflections ST
Mantra Dick's Song (Dick Kelder) ST
Hi-Fives Mo-Shun Fujikami The Warrior b/w Mo-Shun
Palmer, Jerry Celebration Day String of Hits
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra Dr. No James Bond 007
Huckle She's Coming Home Wild Blue Yonder
Boudreau, Walter Imagination Jazz - Walter Boudreau + 3 = 4
Joker's Memory A Jokers Memory Part Three ST
Dixon, Hugh Hugh's Hangout (Dixon) The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)
Griff, Ray Calgary, Alberta Canada "My Native Land"
Glenn-Copeland, Beverly Northwind ST
Rosenberg, Michael-Jon Dreams in Fall ST
Emtidi Touch The Sun Saat
April Wine Shotdown The Whole World's Going Crazy (test pressing)
Medium I'll Love Everyone at Last ST
Dixon, Glenn Waiting for the Dreams to Come Reflections
Huckle Good Morning Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)
Palmer, Jerry Got a Love String of Hits
Mantra Midnigh Train (D'arcy Draper) ST
Braineaters Closet Case Planet X
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎ Saddle Lake Guitar Rhythm Country and Rock & Roll Sound
Braineaters Johnny Planet X
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Riverson Can't Live Without You (Franki Hart) ST
Lacombe, Buck Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle Plateau Mambo ST
Organization, The Don't Let the Green Grass Fool Ya ST
Sound Sett Just a Little (Ron Elliott & Bob Durand, The Breau Brummels) 1966-1967
Fray, Ronnie & The Playboys Mean Mama Blues Mean Mama Blues b/w The Vulture
Organization, The Who Ever Finds This ST
Snider, Art Denise Corny Songs I Play on My Organ
Medium Give Me a Peace ST
Liska Tear Away My Heart Cry Out Loud
Ardels Heads Up Rhythm & Blues
Ellison Seal a Beam Bow (Vincent Marandola) ST
Mason, Dutch Walkin' Blues Half Ain't Been Told
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Bent Wind Look at Love Sussex
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra Diamonds Are Forever James Bond 007
November Grief Psychotopsy To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck Little Pony Home Grown Stuff
C.B. & The Klassic Rockers What'd I Say Roll Over Beethoven b/w What'd I Say
Jensen Sisters Let a Raindrop be a Tear for You Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze
Greenwood, John Give Us Love My Sailboat and Me
Biggy Twiggy Band Mama Won't Let You Mama Won't Let You b/w I Don't Want That to Change
London, Jack & the Sparrows I'll be the Boy ST
Rockadrome Live and Love Child Royal American 20th Century Blues
Baloue, Lewis Bringing You a Rose Romantic Times
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre and th green wind Awake in th Red Desert
Lacombe, Buck Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle Gravel Road ST
Gargoyle Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) ST
Pat's People What Have They Done to the Rain Today
Motley, Frank & the Bridge Crossings Summertime Chip Dip
Greenwood, John Hey, Minstrel Boy My Sailboat and Me
Rosenberg, Michael-Jon Groovin ST
Armes, Robert Put Your Cards on the Table Songs for Icarus
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
Riverson Empty Sky (Brian Edwards - Rayburn Blake) ST
Sound Sett Dead Sea (Bruce MacGregor modified) 1966-1967
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Pleasure Sweets Motherlove
Canadian Beadles Think I'm Gonna Cry Three Faces North
Amen, The Peter Zeus Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus
Vines, Norris and The Luvlines Feel The Warm Give In b/w Feel The Warm
Brown, Jim Al Neil Trio - Lombardo The First See Hear
Taylor, Stephanie Chelsea Morning (Joni Mitchell) "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
Bear Paws Season of the Wind Kitche-Ogamah
Scott Markle, Derek House Song ST
Haunted 1-2-5 ST
Pat's People Dona Dona Today
Simmons, Luke and His Blue Mountain Boys Howlin' at the Moon Just Waitin' // Howlin' at the Moon
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Year Zero Year Zero
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck Blue Dye Home Grown Stuff
Rodier, Roger The Key Upon Velveatur
Canadian Beadles Leah Three Faces North
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Historical Implications of Turnips Motherlove
VXN Putting Love Aside Putting Love Aside b/w No More (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Moonstone Focus ST
Vogel, Vic Quiet Nights Montreal Bandleader
London Experimental Jazz Quartet Spain is for Old Ladies Invisible Roots
Graham, Sheila Straight Life ST
Bear Paws House of the Rising Sun Kitche-Ogamah
Riverson I'll be There (Brian Edwards) ST
Souls of Inspyration Of Lambs & Wolves ST
Pat's People To-day Today
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Griff, Ray Friends and Neighbors Canada "My Native Land"
Ardels Linda Lou Rhythm & Blues
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre whn th toothpaste runs out Sonic Horses I
Jeremy Dormouse Young Face Toad
Nihilist Spasm Band Destroy the Nations No Record
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Mantra Depend on Somebody (D'arcy Draper) ST
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Brown, Jim Wayne Carr - Timbral Changes The First See Hear
Perth County Conspiracy Hindsight ST

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