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
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Ronnie Dove and the Ron-Als	Beach Rat	Beach Rat b/w I'm Happy	02:12
Art Snider	It Was a Very Good Year	Corny Songs I Play on My Organ	02:38
Joker's Memory	A Jokers Memory Part One	ST	08:29
Boys Brigade	Saigon	Live Off-The-Floor Demo	04:41
Randy Bishop	Felicitas	I Sing A Soft Song	04:26
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau	God Bless	ST (psych cover)	03:48
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia	Bird Woman of Bath	ST	03:25
Ray Griff	Piano Man	Canada "My Native Land"	03:01
Robert Armes	Song for Icarus	Songs for Icarus	04:06
Original Bones	I Went Walkin'	ST	03:43
Opposite	Baby Why	Help Us Make It	02:27
Trevor Dandy	It's a Long Journey	Don't Cry Little Tree	03:56
Rascalz	Perfect Check Up	Really Livin'	03:32
John Palmer	Better Later Than Never	Shorelines	04:52
David Wiffen	Don't Think Twice	Live at the Bunkhouse	02:49
Squires	Aurora	The Sultan b/w Aurora	02:07
Hugh Dixon	Hugh's Hangout (Dixon)	The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)	02:10
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau	Until Nine	ST (psych cover)	03:00
John Palmer	Cloud	Shorelines	05:17
Ice	Soul Searcher	On the Radio b/w Soul Searcher	04:01
Gordon Lightfoot	Movin'	Movin' Soundtrack (CN picture sleeve) (split with Jean Pierre Ferland)	02:30
Sidewinders	Time For Loving	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:24
Jerry Palmer	Head Over Heels in Love	String of Hits	01:40
Moonstone	Relative Hoak	ST	02:28
Perth County Conspiracy	Mr. Truthful Licks	ST	02:48
Moosetracks	Sophie	ST	02:05
Shagnasty	Ringing in My Ear	Ringing in My Ear b/w All My Teachers	03:26
Black Knight	Born To Rock	Master of Disaster (EP)	03:30
Ray Griff	Friends and Neighbors	Canada "My Native Land"	03:12
Barbara Gryfe	Jerusalem of Gold	What the World Needs Now	03:42
Joni Mitchell	Wild Things Run Fast	Wild Things Run Fast (test pressing)	02:16
Compilation	Joe Vassos - Leavin' on a Jet Plane	Unselfconsciously Canadian	03:14
The Haunted	Horror Show	ST	05:30
Threads Of Fybre	Mama	Mama b/w Believe Me	02:46
Brazda Brothers	20th Century	ST	04:07
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia	O Come	ST	01:47
Biggy Twiggy Band	Mama Won't Let You	Mama Won't Let You b/w I Don't Want That to Change	03:16
Sweet Somethings	My Guy (From My Girl)	hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'	03:36
Michael-Jon Rosenberg	What a Lovely Place to be Buried	ST	03:09
EQ	Inner Thoughts	Swellsville	02:50
Jack London & the Sparrows	If You Don't Want My Love	ST	02:01
Spring	It's So Hard	Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind	02:36
Huckle	I Surrender	Wild Blue Yonder	03:33
Ray Griff	Jacket River	Canada "My Native Land"	03:08
Souls of Inspyration	Sun Shines in the Winter	ST	03:12
New Reality	Yesterday a Child Was Born	Demo Tape	04:09
Sound Sett	She Ain't No Use to Me (Dave Bingham & Roger Mayne, The Ugly Ducklings)	1966-1967	03:07
Don And Adrian	River Run You Down	River Run You Down b/w Lord When I’m Down	04:27
Cargo	Initial Mailing	Rural Route One b/w Initial Mailing	04:19
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	Silent Night	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	03:17
The Other Half	In Passing	ST	04:26
Ray Griff	If it Hadn't Been for Music	Canada "My Native Land"	04:11
David Fromager	Innocent Times	If What You Said Was True	02:47
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra	For Your Eyes Only	James Bond 007	02:55
Jeremy Dormouse	you can't go back	Toad Rejects	03:47
Nick Ayoub Quintet	Bib and I	The Montreal Scene	05:22
Marty Gillan	Try a Little Kindness	Try A Little Kindness	02:54
Terry & The Pyrates	Keep On Dancin'	Keep On Dancin' b/w Someone	02:21
Jeremy Dormouse	Baby Blue	Toad	03:31
Reign Ghost	Southern Hemisphere Blues Legacy	ST	04:11
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	fires in the tempul	Awake in th Red Desert	02:11
British North American Act	If You're Looking for Honey	In the Beginning	02:12
Marty Gillan	I Ain't Done Yet (Theme from the T.V. Series "The Manipulators") (Bobby Hales)	Try A Little Kindness	02:38
Roger Rodier	Listen to these chords I play (Celeste)	Upon Velveatur	03:12
Barbara Gryfe	Colours of the Rainbow	What the World Needs Now	02:44
May Run	These Eyes	Days Into Years	04:45
Happy Dolls	Sweet Gypsy Rose	Show Album No. 1	02:32
Huckle	Gabriola Day	Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)	05:23
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra	Mr. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang	James Bond 007	02:16
High Park	Sewer Side	Let Go the Lifeline b/w Sewer Side	02:46
Plastic Cloud	Epistle to Paradise	ST	03:35
Blind Owl	Open Your Window	ST	04:08
Chantettes	Donna	Remember.....	03:13
Joy	Tears to be Cried	Ready to Move b/w Tears to be Cried	02:37
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎	Truck Drivers Boogie	Country and Rock & Roll Sound	03:07
Black Knight	Aaraigathor (Metal Anthem)	Master of Disaster (EP)	06:59
VXN	Illusion of the Heart	ST	04:50
British North American Act	Corduroy Coat	In the Beginning	02:11
The Fringe	Inside Lookin' Out	Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo	04:20
Rockadrome	There You Go Again	Royal American 20th Century Blues	03:22
Vicky and the Coins	B Jam Boogie	ST	02:24
Ronney Mitchell	Will it go Round in Circles?	The Five Man Cargo	03:26
Jolly Tambourine Man	Gropnick	Wheeeee! Demo	02:24
Gordon Lightfoot	Talking Freight	Movin' Soundtrack (CN picture sleeve) (split with Jean Pierre Ferland)	01:32
Canadian Beadles	Lonely Blue Boy	Three Faces North	02:39
Story Structure	I Told You (Extended Mix)	I Told You	06:33
Plastic Cloud	You Don't Care	ST	10:35
Stumpwater	Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	03:33
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck	Someone Think	Home Grown Stuff	03:51
Midnight Angels	I'm Sufferin'	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	01:58
Joni Mitchell	You Dream Flat Tires	Wild Things Run Fast (test pressing)	02:52
Lucio Agostini	Centennial Caravan	Once Upon a Hundred Years	02:06
Jensen Sisters	Do What Makes You Happy	Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze	03:42
Jarvis Street Revue	300 South	Mr. Oil Man	02:40
Howard & Smith Monotype Limited	Stage 3: Bossanova	The Optic Earful	01:52
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Bill Bissett’s Lullaby	Motherlove	00:59
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia	Rainbow	ST	03:32
Roger Rodier	Let's see some happyness	Upon Velveatur	04:56
New Creation	The Status Quo Song	Troubled	03:41

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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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

Jimmy Apostle & the Willows - I Love Ya Honey b/w Lost Love

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Ellison - ST

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