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.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
The Haunted Twist ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
Stephanie Taylor Suzanne (Leonard Cohen) "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Northland's Own
Brazda Brothers My Little Girl ST
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia Bird She Fly Low ST
The Haunted Shake ST
Vic Vogel Booze is Beautiful Montreal Bandleader
Art Snider Nasty Arthur Corny Songs I Play on My Organ
Sweet Somethings My Guy (From My Girl) hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'
Laurie Ingalls Mountain Magic Cheap Champagne
Jackie Mittoo Mystic World Stepping Tiger
Two Tones Calypso Baby Live at the Village Corner
John Palmer Free Me Shorelines
Mantra Stay (D'arcy Draper) ST
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau Strike Out Every Name ST (psych cover)
Sweet Somethings The Wedding hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau Free to be Free ST (psych cover)
Mock Duck Home Made Jam Test Record
Compilation Tommy Banks Orchestra - Bluesette Unselfconsciously Canadian
Sweet Somethings Summertime hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'
Beverly Glenn-Copeland Durocher ST
Clockwork Mean Lady Cybernaut b/w Mean Lady
Skeptical Eye Mama Does'n Understand The Devil's Playground
The Organization Superstar ST
Jim Brown Wayne Carr - Timbral Changes The First See Hear
Sound Sett Mustang Sally (Mack Rice) 1966-1967
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Skarecrow Bo Diddley Blues...Live at the Explorer
Spade Nielsen Fuddle Duddle Fuddle Duddle b/w What's Happening (radio station advance copy)
Ardels Georgia On My Mind Rhythm & Blues
David Take My Hand ST
The Other Half Evil Ways ST
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ronnie Fray & The Playboys Mean Mama Blues Mean Mama Blues b/w The Vulture
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Historical Implications of Turnips Motherlove
Jerry Palmer Gotta Learn to Twist String of Hits
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
May Run Big Big World Days Into Years
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Souls of Inspyration Pursuit ST
Caribou Gretta cromo ST
David Wiffen Four Strong Winds Live at the Bunkhouse
The Organization Back to Back ST
Medium The Mouse ST
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Chiliwack Year Zero
Catseye River Catseye
Ice On the Radio On the Radio b/w Soul Searcher
Perth County Conspiracy Mr. Truthful Licks ST
Clymaxe Walkin' Blues R. U. Cumming? b/w Walkin' Blues
Riverson Between the Lines (Brian Edwards) ST
Jerry Palmer Love's Come to Me String of Hits
Twice Upon a Never Leavin' On a Jet Plane Twice Upon a Never
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding Go Tell it On the Mountain Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Brazda Brothers Gemini ST
Opposite We Say Yeah Help Us Make It
April Wine Gimme Love The Whole World's Going Crazy (test pressing)
Derek Scott Markle The Circle is Changin' Around ST
Original Bones Steamboat Whistle Blues ST
Chantettes Wayward Wind Remember.....
Bear Paws Standing by the River Kitche-Ogamah
Jim Brown Lloyd Burritt - The Hollow Men The First See Hear
The Nerve Odd Fellows - Mr. Handshake (1982) (unreleased) Penchant b/w Preludes
Jolly Tambourine Man Scary Bowl Wheeeee! Demo
Hugh Dixon Hugh's Hangout (Dixon) The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)
Stompin' Tom Connors Carolyne Northland's Own
Sacrifice Beyond Death The Exorcism
Medium I'll Love Everyone at Last ST
Sweet Somethings Young World hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'
Sacrifice Burned at the Stake The Exorcism
Squires The Sultan The Sultan b/w Aurora
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia O Come ST
Jackie Mittoo Russian Satelite Stepping Tiger
Cyrus Eden Wasteland First Offense (EP)
Cargo Talk With Us Front Side, Back Side
Jensen Sisters I Can't Deny Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze
Dolores Claman Wilderness West Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes
Grimes Beast Infection Geidi Primes
Something Evil Die Children Die Die Children Die b/w The Great Winnipeg Riot
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre leevin th electrik citee Sonic Horses I
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎ Broadway Boogie Country and Rock & Roll Sound
King Herbert And the Knights Chicken Strut With Jack Harden
The Other Half Summertime ST
London Experimental Jazz Quartet Ron Martin Special With Mustard Invisible Roots
Story Structure I Told You (7" Single Mix) I Told You
Benge Money Man Money Man b/w Black Sky Lullaby
Ardels Dream Lover Rhythm & Blues
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra James Bond Theme James Bond 007
New Day Gotta Spread Some Love Around They're Callin' Me Back Home b/w Gotta Spread Some Love Around
Compilation Shades of Blond - All Your Love International Master Discovery Records
Skarecrow I'm A Man Blues...Live at the Explorer
Rockadrome Good Dream Royal American 20th Century Blues
Rascalz Perfect Check Up Really Livin'
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎ Modern Rock Country and Rock & Roll Sound
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Smile Maria Smile The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
Gargoyle Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) ST
Strange Movies (I Can) Feel It Coming (I Can) Feel It Coming b/w What A Drag

Ready to Rock b/w (with Gerry Fiander)

Gerry Fiander with Elvis Presley (History Van R&R Vol 1)

Jim Morrison

Jim Morrison / Ready to Rock b/w (split with Gerry Fiander)

Gone Dead Out

Dis Band

CASSETTE - Dis Band - Gone Dead Out CASSETTE 02

CASSETTE - Dis Band - Gone Dead Out CASSETTE 01

CASSETTE - Dis Band - Gone Dead Out BACK

CASSETTE - Dis Band - Gone Dead Out FRONT FOLDOUT

My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) (promo, DJ Label copy only)

ST

Cybernaut b/w Mean Lady

Shakey Ground b/w Feelings

45-Hi Octane Band - Shakey Ground VINYL 02

Die Children Die b/w The Great Winnipeg Riot

The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life

45-Hagood Hardy & the Montage - The Garden Path VINYL 02

ST

ST

Minutes From Downtown '82

Minutes From Downtown

CASSETTE - Minutes From Downtown - ST DEMO FRONT

Wheeeee! Demo

Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires

ST

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

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