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.

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
Ablaze Sadistic Dream Psychopath
Rockadrome Good Dream Royal American 20th Century Blues
Jeremy Dormouse hollywood heaven Toad Rejects
Jeremy Dormouse birds of joy Toad Rejects
King Herbert And the Knights You Make Me So Very Happy With Jack Harden
Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia Bird Woman of Bath ST
New Creation Where Are You Going? Troubled
Sweet Somethings Frosty Friday hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'
Lecor, Tex John McNally Camp Fortune (split with David Wiffen)
Werren, Phillip Dance Music II Electronic Music (1968-1971)
Canadian Beadles Think I'm Gonna Cry Three Faces North
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Keep Your Hand Off My Girl Year Zero
Bonnie Scots Jeanie McCall Laugh and Cry
Hauschild, George & Carole But For Love Penticton b/w But For Love
Bonnie Scots Northern Lights of Aberdeen Laugh and Cry
Jarvis Street Revue Sally's Hymn (Smoker's Funeral Song) Mr. Oil Man
Canadian Beadles Love Walk Away Three Faces North
Reign Ghost Reaching ST
A Joint Effort Molly and Tenbrooks Final Effort
Grimes Caladan Geidi Primes
Catseye Images Catseye
Moonstone Cointreau ST
Mittoo, Jackie Harder than the Rest Stepping Tiger
Liska Angela Cry Out Loud
Gillan, Marty One Act Play (Howie Vickers (The Collectors)) Try A Little Kindness
Armes, Robert Imagine a World With No Music Songs for Icarus
Pat's People Less of Me Today
Skeptical Eye My Life Is The Devil's Playground
Agostini, Lucio Pan Am Young and Old Once Upon a Hundred Years
Pat's People Take Our Bread Today
British North American Act Don't Run Away In the Beginning
Opposite One Night Help Us Make It
Adanac Reply The Other One What Would It Be Like? b/w The Other One
Moonstone Top Heavy ST
Souls of Inspyration Pursuit ST
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre an ode to d a levy Awake in th Red Desert
Chantettes Hush Little Baby Remember.....
Bear Paws Stand By Me Kitche-Ogamah
Mystique Black Rider Black Rider
Griff, Ray Alberta My Alberta Canada "My Native Land"
Armes, Robert Sun Song Songs for Icarus
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
VXN Putting Love Aside ST
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck Pot O' Gold Home Grown Stuff
New Reality Moments of Silence Demo Tape
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Fromager, David If What You Said Was True If What You Said Was True
Organization, The Pretty City Lady ST
Graham, Sheila Aquarius ST
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck Blue Dye Home Grown Stuff
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) In A Bad Way (Remix) Year Zero
Boudreau, Walter Danse Jazz - Walter Boudreau + 3 = 4
Aftermath Sunny Do You Believe In Magic? b/w Sunny
Gryfe, Barbara If I Were a Rich Girl What the World Needs Now
Arcade Fire Old Flame ST
Black Knight Master Of Disaster Master of Disaster (EP)
Fray, Ronnie & The Playboys The Vulture Mean Mama Blues b/w The Vulture
Cargo Only My Best Friends Can Tell Front Side, Back Side
Rockadrome Live and Love Child Royal American 20th Century Blues
Emtidi Tr„ume Saat
Ayoub, Nick Quintet Montreal West The Montreal Scene
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎ Country Four Blues Country and Rock & Roll Sound
Rosenberg, Michael-Jon Season of the Witch ST
Scott Markle, Derek Could it Be ST
Uncertain Land of 1000 Dances Land of 1000 Dances b/w Wipeout
New Creation No Excuse Troubled
Claman, Dolores Western Panorama Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes
Organization, The Out in the Country ST
Georges Leningrad Main name est Eva Braun Made In Taiwan
Gnys, Stefan The Pleasant Land of Counterpane English Oaks and Evangeline
Dixon, Hugh What's New The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)
Boudreau, Walter Imagination Jazz - Walter Boudreau + 3 = 4
Canadian Beadles I'm Coming Home Three Faces North
Scott Markle, Derek The Circle is Changin' Around ST
A Joint Effort Hitchhikers Dream Final Effort
New Creation Eternity Ahead Troubled
Greenwood, John Every Time I Think of You I Smile My Sailboat and Me
Wilkins, Rick & the Mutual Understanding Go Tell it On the Mountain Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Souls of Inspyration Eyes of Nature ST
Brazda Brothers Walking in the Sun ST
Catseye It's a Long Way Catseye
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Maritime Waltz Northland's Own
Agostini, Lucio Up, Up and a Bull Once Upon a Hundred Years
Plastic Cloud Art's a Happy Man ST
Organization, The 60 Years Ago ST
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Baloue, Lewis We Danced All Night Romantic Times
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra For Your Eyes Only James Bond 007
Spring Fever Mama, What About Your Daughter Woodstock
Sound Sett I've Been Loving You Too Long (Otis Redding & Jerry Butler) 1966-1967
Reign Ghost More Than I Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Compilation Joe Vassos - Leavin' on a Jet Plane Unselfconsciously Canadian
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers You Got the Green Light The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Gentlemen of Horror Rough Hike Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover)
Twice Upon a Never Butterfly of Love Twice Upon a Never
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra The Spy Who Loved Me James Bond 007
Rosenberg, Michael-Jon Smokestack Lightning ST
Gryfe, Barbara What the World Needs Now What the World Needs Now
Bishop, Randy Felicitas I Sing A Soft Song

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