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
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Hell Bent	The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope	03:31
Haggath	Evil Transitions	Rehearsal 1985-09	07:43
Riverson	Can't Live Without You (Franki Hart)	ST	03:07
Original Bones	Steamboat Whistle Blues	ST	03:03
Siggy Magic & the Hey-Hoe Band	Commercials for Free	Commercials For Free (EP)	01:52
David Fromager	If What You Said Was True	If What You Said Was True	03:00
Shades of Blond	All Your Love	All Your Love	02:12
Moosetracks	Down Young Street	ST	04:26
Ray Griff	D-Dogies	Canada "My Native Land"	04:02
Derek Scott Markle	Daddy's 100 Proof	ST	01:13
Jim Brown	Roy Cooper - Prelude to 1984	The First See Hear	07:03
Compilation	Buddy Victor - Didn’t' We	Unselfconsciously Canadian	03:06
Rascalz	Buggin' to the Boogie	Really Livin'	03:55
Ronney Mitchell	Tonight My Love, Tonight	The Five Man Cargo	02:09
Marty Gillan	I Ain't Done Yet (Theme from the T.V. Series "The Manipulators") (Bobby Hales)	Try A Little Kindness	02:38
Joker's Memory	A Jokers Memory Part Three	ST	03:35
May Run	Be My Girl	Days Into Years	03:50
The Organization	Out in the Country	ST	02:57
Sound Sett	You're a Better Man Than I (Mike & Brian Hugg)	1966-1967	03:24
Ray Griff	Friends and Neighbors	Canada "My Native Land"	03:12
Huckle	Beautiful You Are	Wild Blue Yonder	04:27
Black Knight	Born To Rock	Master of Disaster (EP)	03:30
Dolores Claman	Wilderness West	Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes	02:57
Gentlemen of Horror	Rough Hike	ST (EP) (skeleton cover)	01:18
Jeremy Dormouse	I Need a Friend	Toad	02:12
Bonnie Scots	This Land Is Your Land	Laugh and Cry	02:56
Willie Dunn	Ballad of a Metis	Who Were The Ones? Parts 11-12	04:46
Willie Dunn	Protest Song	Who Were The Ones? Parts 11-12	05:48
Jack London & the Sparrows	Give My Love to Sally	ST	02:52
Riverson	Between the Lines (Brian Edwards)	ST	04:10
Rascalz	Quest for Rhyme	Really Livin'	04:03
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	The Incest Song	Motherlove	02:21
Billy Martin	If You Care	Strawberry Soul	04:05
Opposite	Don't Say I Love You	Help Us Make It	03:02
VXN	Just a Game	ST	04:29
Georges Leningrad	chanson italienne	Made In Taiwan	02:23
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings	Summertime	Chip Dip	03:24
Jeremy Dormouse	blackberry quadrille	Toad Rejects	22:34
Arcade Fire	My Heart is an Apple	ST	04:27
Willie Dunn	Ballad of a Pavillion	Who Were The Ones? Parts 11-12	09:01
Jack London & the Sparrows	Give My Love to You	ST	02:17
London Experimental Jazz Quartet	Eric's Madness	Invisible Roots	04:51
Garden Bower	You’ve Got Me On Fire	Etc. w/ Trains	02:29
Black Knight	Metal Screams	Master of Disaster (EP)	04:28
Brazda Brothers	Your Kingdom	ST	04:06
Nerve	Penchant	Penchant b/w Preludes	03:03
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Happy Dolls	Bombie	Show Album No. 1	04:06
Jeremy Dormouse	you can't go back	Toad Rejects	03:47
Langley Schools Music Project	Sweet Caroline	Wix - Brown Elementary School	02:58
Sheila Graham	24 Hours of Loneliness	ST	01:59
Chantettes	This Land is Your Land	Remember.....	02:22
Two Tones	Summer Love	Live at the Village Corner	02:35
Twice Upon a Never	A World of Our Own	Twice Upon a Never	02:14
Pat's People	Dona Dona	Today	03:32
Mike Harris	Bill Cheatem	Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)	01:46
The Fringe	Inside Lookin' Out	Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo	04:20
Catseye	River	Catseye	04:03
Something Evil	Die Children Die	Die Children Die b/w The Great Winnipeg Riot	02:59
Braineaters	Closet Case	Planet X	01:26
Echoes and a Dream	Just Trying to Be	Echoes and a Dream	01:45
Perth County Conspiracy	So Many Things	ST	02:51
Dutch Mason	Gonna Move to the Country	Half Ain't Been Told	03:38
Rock-a-tunes	You're Some Kind of Nice	Maria b/w You're Some Kind of Nice (picture sleeve)	01:42
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle	Buck Shots	ST	02:07
Jim Brown	Ross Barrett & Jim Brown - Tree Person	The First See Hear	03:07
Canadian Beadles	I Lost Your Love Last Night	Three Faces North	01:54
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Cat Piss	Year Zero	02:53
Other Half	Summertime	ST	06:16
Fred Latremouille	Tossin' and Turnin'	Tossin' and Turnin' - Mashed Potato	01:54
Dolores Claman	Later Latin	Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes	02:44
Roger Rodier	Just fine	Upon Velveatur	03:59
John Palmer	Free Me	Shorelines	05:10
Compilation	Myrna Lawrence - I've Grown Accustomed to His Face	Unselfconsciously Canadian	02:28
Twice Upon a Never	Early in the Morning	Twice Upon a Never	01:32
High Park	Sewer Side	Let Go the Lifeline b/w Sewer Side	02:46
Christmas	Your Humble Suitor	ST	04:18
Trooper	Mr. Big	3 Dressed Up as a 9 b/w Mr. Big (test pressing)	03:22
Stompin' Tom Connors	Carolyne	Movin' On To Rouyn b/w Carolyne	03:04
Derek Scott Markle	The Circle is Changin' Around	ST	01:55
Marty Gillan	She's a Woman (Terry Frewer)	Try A Little Kindness	03:42
Liska	Coming Home	Cry Out Loud	05:38
Two Tones	Copper Kettle	Live at the Village Corner	03:34
Pepper Tree	Message	Pepper Tree & Penny MacCauley (split with Bobby Arvon)	03:33
Michel & the French Canadians	Comfort Him	Cause I Believe b/w Comfort Him (picture sleeve)	02:58
Reign Ghost	The Gum Wrapper Song	ST	01:51
Rascalz	Ragga Muffin Rhymes	Really Livin'	03:52
Arcade Fire	The Woodland National Anthem	ST	03:59
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	The Christmas Song	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	02:12
Skarecrow	Mule Skinner Blues	Blues...Live at the Explorer	02:28
Skeptical Eye	Mama Does'n Understand	The Devil's Playground	05:15
Sheila Graham	Little Green Apples	ST	03:49
Langley Schools Music Project	Calling Occupants	Wix - Brown Elementary School	05:21
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra	For Your Eyes Only	James Bond 007	02:55
Jeremy Dormouse	the immortal st. canthor	Toad Rejects	03:14
New Reality	Moments of Silence	Demo Tape	04:10
British North American Act	Just How You Feel	In the Beginning	02:43
David Wiffen	Coast to Coast Fever	Camp Fortune (split with Tex Lecor)	04:08
Stompin' Tom Connors	The Flyin' C.P.R.	Northland's Own	02:38
Compilation	Joe Vassos - Leavin' on a Jet Plane	Unselfconsciously Canadian	03:14

Rarest Canadian Music

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May Run - Days Into Years

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Lorne Ranger - French Fried Freedom

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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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Perth County Conspiracy - ST

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Heat - Brighouse b/w Rocking Chair

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Something Evil - Die Children Die b/w The Great Winnipeg Riot

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Kings - Switchin'

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Spring - Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind

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Fyre - David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges

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Joker's Memory - ST

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Beverly Glenn-Copeland - ST

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Bent Wind - Sussex

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Teenage Head - Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)

The Mutual Understanding - In Wonderland

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Jim Brown - The First See Hear

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Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra - James Bond 007

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Reign Ghost - ST

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Reign Ghost - Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires

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