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
Jeremy Dormouse	Suzanne	Toad	04:52
David Wiffen	Times are Getting' Hard	Live at the Bunkhouse	03:11
Sidewinders	Flat Foot Hustlin'	Flatfoot Hustlin'	06:16
A Joint Effort	Hitchhikers Dream	Final Effort	03:02
EQ	Step Up	Swellsville	05:03
Moosetracks	Lest We Forget	ST	03:50
Garden Bower	Folsom Prison Blues	Etc. w/ Trains	02:27
Mystique	Memories	Black Rider	05:47
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	boomerang th floating oranges	Sonic Horses I	04:23
Opposite	Don't Say I Love You	Help Us Make It	03:02
Brazda Brothers	Nature	ST	03:04
Huckle	She's Coming Home	Wild Blue Yonder	03:28
Don Carrington Trio	Dingus	Makin' It Happen	02:43
Black Knight	Warlords Wrath	Master of Disaster (EP)	05:19
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia	The Undertaker's Ball	ST	02:54
Blind Owl	Hooked On You	ST	03:02
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Here Is	Year Zero	01:08
The Organization	Happiness	ST	02:27
Mike Harris	Golden Slippers	Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)	02:02
Barry Ennis	Mountain of Ice	Mountain of Ice b/w School Days	01:36
Les 409	They Say	They Say b/w Born in Chicago (acetate)	02:25
Five Man Cargo	Memories	Memories b/w Why Can't I Get You	02:55
Sheila Graham	Straight Life	ST	02:32
Original Bones	Say it With gentle	ST	03:38
Michel & the French Canadians	Cause I Believe	Cause I Believe b/w Comfort Him (picture sleeve)	02:16
Boys Brigade	Portrait	Live Off-The-Floor Demo	07:45
Jensen Sisters	Dancin' in the Autumn Breeze	Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze	03:05
Les Bel Kanto	A Kind of Break Down	A Kind of Break Down b/w Dors (promo)	03:05
Ray Griff	Canada	Canada "My Native Land"	03:53
Ultimate Image	It's a Hard Life	It's a Hard Life b/w Rains of Autumn	02:54
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Interval	ST	04:41
Art Snider	Something Stupid - Tea for Two	Corny Songs I Play on My Organ	04:00
Happy Dolls	Hello Dolly	Show Album No. 1	01:44
Skarecrow	I Got to Have It	Blues...Live at the Explorer	02:48
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Hell Bent	The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope	03:31
John Palmer	Solitude	Shorelines	04:38
John Palmer	Seedling of Light	Shorelines	02:20
Story Structure	I Told You (7" Single Mix)	I Told You	04:27
Reign Ghost	Ain't it Great	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	03:56
Skeptical Eye	My Life Is	The Devil's Playground	02:04
Two Tones	Calypso Baby	Live at the Village Corner	02:06
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
May Run	More Than This	Days Into Years	04:48
Blind Owl	Roads	ST	05:11
Sheila Graham	The Tragedy of Butterfly McHeart	ST	02:33
Plastic Cloud	Face Behind the Sun	ST	04:52
Rascalz	Really Livin'	Really Livin'	03:04
Huckle	Lady Goldberry	Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)	02:31
Jolly Tambourine Man	I AM Albella	Wheeeee! Demo	02:12
Stompin' Tom Connors	Movin' On To Rouyn	Movin' On To Rouyn b/w Carolyne	02:43
Huckle	Wild Blue Yonder	Wild Blue Yonder	04:14
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎	Country Four Blues	Country and Rock & Roll Sound	02:40
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Northwind	ST	03:21
Hugh Dixon	Chopin's Nocturne	The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)	03:33
Canadian Beadles	Steady Guy	Three Faces North	02:08
Gypsy	The Market	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	02:30
Athenians of Toronto	Make Me Smile	San Skoteiniazei	08:20
Mock Duck	My Time	Test Record	06:44
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	normal is not returning	Sonic Horses I	01:18
Stompin' Tom Connors	Sudbury Saturday Night	Northland's Own	02:31
Stompin' Tom Connors	The Birth of the New Dragon Mine	The Birth of the New Dragon Mine b/w Luke's Guitar	02:59
Adanac Reply	The Other One	What Would It Be Like? b/w The Other One	03:02
Mike Harris	Wednesday Night Waltz	Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)	03:47
Chantettes	Come and Go With Me	Remember.....	02:32
Joe College & the Rulers	Working Class Hero	It Ain't Allright (With Me) b/w Working Class Hero	02:11
Haggath	I Bought Remington	Rehearsal 1985-03-11	01:24
Perth County Conspiracy	If You Can Want	ST	04:29
King Herbert And the Knights	Ooga Boogaloo	With Jack Harden	03:17
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	Silent Night	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	03:17
Garden Bower	Gord’s Dream	Etc. w/ Trains	06:39
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck	Someone Think	Home Grown Stuff	03:51
The Organization	Change in the Weather	ST	02:37
New Creation	Yet Still Time	Troubled	03:25
Jim Brown	Al Neil Trio - Lombardo	The First See Hear	04:05
Jim Brown	Lionel Kearns - Transport	The First See Hear	03:39
November Grief	Recuring Nightmares	To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)	03:04
Arcade Fire	Headlights Look like Diamonds	ST	04:25
Jerry Palmer	Your Love	String of Hits	02:53
Caribou	Le blues sale	ST	07:10
British North American Act	If You're Looking for Honey	In the Beginning	02:12
Threads Of Fybre	Mama	Mama b/w Believe Me	02:46
Liska	Coming Home	Cry Out Loud	05:38
Derek Scott Markle	Goin' Thru the Town	ST	02:03
Benge	Money Man	Money Man b/w Black Sky Lullaby	02:39
Black Knight	Born To Rock	Master of Disaster (EP)	03:30
Emtidi	Saat	Saat	04:16
Marty Gillan	If You Go Away	Try A Little Kindness	03:20
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Jeremy Dormouse	I Need a Friend	Toad	02:12
Langley Schools Music Project	Calling Occupants	Wix - Brown Elementary School	05:21
New Reality	Moments of Silence	Demo Tape	04:10
Bear Paws	Devil Is On the Run	Kitche-Ogamah	03:39
Nick Ayoub Quintet	Report from Cairo	The Montreal Scene	05:31
Roger Rodier	Let's see some happyness	Upon Velveatur	04:56
Sweet Somethings	My Guy (From My Girl)	hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'	03:36
New Creation	Eternity Ahead	Troubled	02:49
Randy Bishop	Lillipads	I Sing A Soft Song	03:11
Black Knight	Aaraigathor (Metal Anthem)	Master of Disaster (EP)	06:59
Catseye	Rhythms of an Empty Room	Catseye	05:53
Spring Fever	Mama, What About Your Daughter	Woodstock	02:38

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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