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
Original Bones	Friend of the Devil	ST	03:28
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Taking My Time	ST	02:13
Barbara Gryfe	Evening of Roses	What the World Needs Now	02:32
Athenians of Toronto	Light My Fire	San Skoteiniazei	03:21
Jack London & the Sparrows	It's Been One of Those Days	ST	02:27
Huckle	Rolling River	Wild Blue Yonder	04:41
Trevor Dandy	Lord I Come to Thee	Don't Cry Little Tree	03:45
Happy Dolls	Bombie	Show Album No. 1	04:06
Alexander Brott & Donald McGill	Canada: Case History (Earle Birney) - Erosion (E.J. Pratt) - Children of Martha (Gilean Douglas) - Quiet (Marjorie Pickthall) - Paul Bunyan (A Legend of his return to St. Eustache) (Arthur S. Bourinot	Sept for Seven: Seven Brief Movements Combining the Arts of Music and Poetry - A Setting of Five Canadian Poems, Introduced by Musical Prelude and concluded with a Postlude	14:29
Jerry Palmer	Travelin' Shoes	String of Hits	02:04
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Bill Bissett’s Lullaby	Motherlove	00:59
Art Snider	Silly Jilly	Corny Songs I Play on My Organ	02:14
Ronnie Dove and the Ron-Als	I'm Happy	Beach Rat b/w I'm Happy	02:07
Black Knight	Aaraigathor (Metal Anthem)	Master of Disaster (EP)	06:59
Medium	In Between	ST	04:43
Mynah Birds	The Mynah Bird Hop	The Mynah Bird Hop b/w The Mynah Bird Song	02:20
May Run	Save Me	Days Into Years	03:04
New Day	They're Callin' Me Back Home	They're Callin' Me Back Home b/w Gotta Spread Some Love Around	04:06
Lewis Baloue	So Be in Love With Me	Romantic Times	03:33
Twice Upon a Never	California Dreamin'	Twice Upon a Never	02:22
Laurie Ingalls	Fairweather Woman	Cheap Champagne	04:56
Vic Vogel	Quiet Nights	Montreal Bandleader	02:19
Mock Duck	Sitting on Top of the World	Test Record	04:15
Tyrant	Hooked On You	Hooked On You b/w Carol	03:12
Northwest Company	Hard to Cry	Hard to Cry b/w Get Away From it All	02:24
Stefan Gnys	Another Time Another Place	English Oaks and Evangeline	03:31
A Joint Effort	Tequilla Sunrise	Final Effort	02:35
C.B. & The Klassic Rockers	Roll Over Beethoven	Roll Over Beethoven b/w What'd I Say	04:40
The Other Half	Thoughts	ST	04:06
David Wiffen	Blue	Live at the Bunkhouse	03:42
Canadian Beadles	I Just Don't Think it's Fair	Three Faces North	02:15
Jack London & the Sparrows	Glad to Be With You	ST	02:10
Randy Bishop	I Sing a Soft Song	I Sing A Soft Song	03:04
King Herbert And the Knights	Amen	With Jack Harden	03:22
Ablaze	Psycho Path	Psychopath	06:42
Echoes and a Dream	Sweet Dreams (Jethro Tull)	Echoes and a Dream	04:31
Arcade Fire	The Woodland National Anthem	ST	03:59
Original Bones	Tom Greene County Fair	ST	02:21
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau	Piano Piano	ST (psych cover)	02:49
Skeptical Eye	Believe in Me	The Devil's Playground	03:46
Huckle	Flower To The Sun	Wild Blue Yonder	06:17
The Chessmen	Mustang	Mustang b/w Meadowlands	02:43
Nihilist Spasm Band	The Byron Bog	No Record	11:21
May Run	Separation Day	Days Into Years	05:33
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey #1	ST	03:09
The Haunted	Untie Me	ST	04:44
Lewis Baloue	It's a New Day	Romantic Times	04:11
A Joint Effort	Battle of New Orleans	Final Effort	01:52
Ray Griff	That Old Montana Moon	Canada "My Native Land"	02:30
Skarecrow	Sea-Suckin' Blues	Blues...Live at the Explorer	06:42
Canadian Beadles	Think I'm Gonna Cry	Three Faces North	02:27
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Trooper	3 Dressed Up as a 9	3 Dressed Up as a 9 b/w Mr. Big (test pressing)	04:35
Perth County Conspiracy	I Shall be Released	ST	06:32
Perth County Conspiracy	Hurdy-Gurdy Man	ST	04:38
Garden Bower	This Woman (live)	Etc. w/ Trains	03:29
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings	Walkin' the Dog	Chip Dip	03:13
Jeremy Dormouse	blackberry quadrille	Toad Rejects	22:34
B.C. Centennial Spots	B.C. Centennial Song Cut No. 2	B.C. Centennial Song	01:17
November Grief	Infanticide	To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)	02:45
Stefan Gnys	Soliloguy	English Oaks and Evangeline	03:40
John Palmer	Salvation's Den	Shorelines	05:15
David Fromager	My Woman Left Me	If What You Said Was True	03:28
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Here Is	Year Zero	01:08
Ray Griff	Canadian Pacific	Canada "My Native Land"	03:22
Huckle	Wild Blue Yonder	Wild Blue Yonder	04:14
Sheila Graham	Son of a Preacher Man	ST	02:32
Jimmy Apostle & the Willows	I Love Ya Honey	I Love Ya Honey b/w Lost Love	02:02
Stormbringer	The Curse	The Curse b/w Evil Mind	03:07
Lucio Agostini	Voyageur Canoe Race	Once Upon a Hundred Years	02:32
Hugh Dixon	What's New	The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)	02:52
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	arbutus garden apartments 6 p m	Awake in th Red Desert	04:30
Grimes	Beast Infection	Geidi Primes	02:21
Media	Girl I Want You	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	04:20
Nihilist Spasm Band	Dog Face Man	No Record	07:53
Teenage Head	Tearin' Me Apart	Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)	02:41
November Grief	Psychotopsy	To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)	02:41
Mantra	Hopscotch (Part 1) (Dick Kelder)	ST	01:28
Dutch Mason	Walkin' Blues	Half Ain't Been Told	04:04
Lucio Agostini	Chuck Wagon Race	Once Upon a Hundred Years	00:51
Nihilist Spasm Band	Oh Brian Dibb	No Record	04:36
Stephanie Taylor	Softly as I Leave You	"I Don't Know Where I Stand"	02:52
Sidewinders	I Like Your Stuff	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:49
Roger Rodier	The Key	Upon Velveatur	04:01
British North American Act	Don't Run Away	In the Beginning	02:37
Jensen Sisters	You Walked Into My Life	Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze	03:12
Something Evil	Die Children Die	Die Children Die b/w The Great Winnipeg Riot	02:59
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia	Rainbow	ST	03:32
Rascalz	Whose The Hip Hopper	Really Livin'	04:28
Chantettes	Gay Hawaiian Melody	Remember.....	01:16
EQ	Serious	Swellsville	02:03
Fabulous PJ's	What Do You Want Me to Do?	What Do You Want Me to Do? b/w Proud Mary	02:45
No Exit	No Exit	ST	02:41
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	yu seem to be apeering to follo sum distant star	Sonic Horses I	04:14
Garden Bower	Lord I’m Tired	Etc. w/ Trains	02:36
Walter Boudreau	Passion	Jazz - Walter Boudreau + 3 = 4	05:01
Spring Fever	A Long Time Coming	Woodstock	04:49
Stompin' Tom Connors	Movin' On to Rouyn	Northland's Own	02:37
Robert Armes	2-2 Blues	Songs for Icarus	03:30
Bloodstone	Toronto	Toronto b/w I'm Your Man	03:23

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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Clockwork - Cybernaut b/w Mean Lady

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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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