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
London, Jack & the Sparrows Give My Love to Sally ST
Rascalz The Roughest (We Are) Really Livin'
Spring Fever Gimme Shelter Woodstock
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
November Grief Infanticide To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
Baloue, Lewis We Danced All Night Romantic Times
Georges Leningrad lollipon lady Made In Taiwan
Platinum Blonde No Regrets Hey Hey You b/w No Regrets
College, Joe & the Rulers Working Class Hero It Ain't Allright (With Me) b/w Working Class Hero
Don And Adrian Lord When I’m Down River Run You Down b/w Lord When I’m Down
Spring Fever She Moves Me Woodstock
Taylor, Stephanie Marion's Theme (Dou Riley) "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
Michel & the French Canadians Cause I Believe Cause I Believe b/w Comfort Him (picture sleeve)
Skarecrow My Coffee's Gettin' Cold Blues...Live at the Explorer
Dixon, Glenn Sunset Reflections
EQ Bring it On Swellsville
Taylor, Stephanie Windmills of Your Mind "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
Moonstone Said Gently ST
Compilation Joe Vassos - Leavin' on a Jet Plane Unselfconsciously Canadian
Catseye It's a Long Way Catseye
Ayoub, Nick Quintet Pillsville The Montreal Scene
Riverson Between the Lines (Brian Edwards) ST
Langley Schools Music Project I Get Around Wix - Brown Elementary School
Fromager, David If What You Said Was True If What You Said Was True
Boudreau, Walter Synchronisation II Jazz - Walter Boudreau + 3 = 4
Blind Owl Happy To Be Alive ST
Dixon, Hugh Esquire Shuffle (Dixon) The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)
Fray, Ronnie & The Playboys The Vulture Mean Mama Blues b/w The Vulture
Black Knight Aaraigathor (Metal Anthem) Master of Disaster (EP)
Opposite We Say Yeah Help Us Make It
VXN No More Putting Love Aside b/w No More (picture sleeve)
Mitchell, Ronney Just a Little Bit More Baby The Five Man Cargo
Brazda Brothers Walking in the Sun ST
Agostini, Lucio Canadians at Work Once Upon a Hundred Years
Moosetracks Hangman ST
Cargo Initial Mailing Rural Route One b/w Initial Mailing
Huckle Beyonder Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)
Bent Wind Touch of Red Sussex
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Riverson Hermit Glen (Rayburn Blake) ST
Palmer, John Such a Long Long Time Shorelines
Canadian Beadles Love Walk Away Three Faces North
Connors, Stompin' Tom Carolyne Movin' On To Rouyn b/w Carolyne
Pat's People To-day Today
Siggy Magic & the Hey-Hoe Band People Who Created Me Commercials For Free (EP)
Howard & Smith Monotype Limited The Alphatype Beep The Optic Earful
Huckle Rolling River Wild Blue Yonder
Jensen Sisters Let a Raindrop be a Tear for You Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze
Lloyd, Sam (Réal Brousseau, Plume) Until Nine ST (psych cover)
Agostini, Lucio Pan Am Young and Old Once Upon a Hundred Years
Bear Paws Can't You See Kitche-Ogamah
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre is yr car 2 soft 4 th road Awake in th Red Desert
Riverson Stoney Day (Brian Edwards, Lisa Eisenhardt (Lisa Hartt)) ST
Wiffen, David Courtin' in the Kitchen Live at the Bunkhouse
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) You Know The Science Year Zero
Ardels Linda Lou Rhythm & Blues
Canadian Beadles I'm Coming Home Three Faces North
Riverson Medallion Castle (Brian Edwards) ST
Mynah Birds The Mynah Bird Song The Mynah Bird Hop b/w The Mynah Bird Song
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Jeremy Dormouse Young Face Toad
Vicky and the Coins Girl From Ipanema ST
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
409, Les They Say They Say b/w Born in Chicago (acetate)
Adanac Reply The Other One What Would It Be Like? b/w The Other One
London Experimental Jazz Quartet My Dog's Tail is Longer Than Yours Invisible Roots
Nerve Odd Fellows - Mr. Handshake (1982) (unreleased) Penchant b/w Preludes
Fringe, The Token For My Mind Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo
Griff, Ray Alberta My Alberta Canada "My Native Land"
Rodier, Roger My spirits calling Upon Velveatur
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Carrington, Don Trio If I Were a Carpenter Makin' It Happen
Taylor, Stephanie I Don't Know Where I Stand (Joni Mitchell) "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
Spring You Were Blind Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey #1 ST
Gillan, Marty Sweet Caroline Try A Little Kindness
Dunn, Willie Protest Song Who Were The Ones? Parts 11-12
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Perth County Conspiracy I Shall be Released ST
Glenn-Copeland, Beverly Reflections ST
Wiffen, David Climb the Stairs Camp Fortune (split with Tex Lecor)
VXN Putting Love Aside Putting Love Aside b/w No More (picture sleeve)
Lacombe, Buck Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle I'll Take Romance ST
EQ Swellsville Swellsville
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre leevin th electrik citee Sonic Horses I
Taylor, Stephanie Long and Winding Road "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
Graham, Sheila Son of a Preacher Man ST
Arcade Fire The Woodland National Anthem ST
Black Knight Master Of Disaster Master of Disaster (EP)
Jeremy Dormouse rollin' again Toad Rejects
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre whn i first came to vancouvr Sonic Horses I
Cargo Child of the Playroom Front Side, Back Side
Skarecrow Wine Wine Wine Blues...Live at the Explorer
Grimes Sardaukar Levenbrech Geidi Primes
Greenwood, John Give Us Love My Sailboat and Me
Haunted Untie Me ST
Dandy, Trevor When I Prayed Last Night Don't Cry Little Tree
Pepper Tree Blue Caravan Pepper Tree & Penny MacCauley (split with Bobby Arvon)
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Dada Lama Motherlove
Langley Schools Music Project You're so Good to Me Glenwood Region Music Group-Musical Supervision: Hans Fenger

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