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
November Grief Psychotopsy To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
Sweet Somethings He's My Soul Baby hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings Chip's Groove Chip Dip
Two Tones Dark as a Dungeon Live at the Village Corner
Reign Ghost Solar Nice Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Haunted Horror Show ST
Catseye Love Catseye
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Mystique Beyond the Four Winds Black Rider
British North American Act The World Would Understand In the Beginning
Jeremy Dormouse Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy Toad
David Lovely Lady ST
Chantettes Un Canadian Errant Remember.....
Gentlemen of Horror God Knows you by Name Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover)
Stefan Gnys The Pleasant Land of Counterpane English Oaks and Evangeline
King Herbert And the Knights You Make Me So Very Happy With Jack Harden
Jerry Palmer Celebration Day String of Hits
Sweet Somethings Hold On, I'm Comin' hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'
Emtidi Love Time Rain Saat
Ardels I'll Go Crazy Rhythm & Blues
Five Man Cargo Memories Memories b/w Why Can't I Get You
London Experimental Jazz Quartet Ron Martin Special With Mustard Invisible Roots
No Exit Do You Wanna Join? ST
Perth County Conspiracy Take Your Time ST
C.B. & The Klassic Rockers What'd I Say Roll Over Beethoven b/w What'd I Say
David Because I'm Black ST
Joe College & the Rulers It Ain't Allright (With Me) It Ain't Allright (With Me) b/w Working Class Hero
New Creation Songs to Sing Troubled
Diodes The Curse - War Raw / War (split with The Curse)
Derek Scott Markle Goin' Thru the Town ST
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre all th brite eyez deep in the rivr bed Sonic Horses I
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre normal is not returning Sonic Horses I
Chantettes Come and Go With Me Remember.....
Papa Bears Medicine Show Golden Girl ST
Billy O'Boie and the Country Jewels I Love My Gal I Love My Gal b/w Little Rosa (picture sleeve)
Gentlemen of Horror God Knows you by Name ST (EP) (skeleton cover)
Huckle Beyonder Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)
Jeremy Dormouse hesitation blues Toad Rejects
A Joint Effort Tequilla Sunrise Final Effort
A Joint Effort Oh! Canada Final Effort
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Opposite Party in My Home Help Us Make It
Reign Ghost Mother's Got Troubles Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Sheila Graham The Tragedy of Butterfly McHeart ST
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau Free to be Free ST (psych cover)
Souls of Inspyration Dil Kusha (Heart's Happiness) ST
Riverson Can't Live Without You (Franki Hart) ST
Jim Brown Ross Barrett & Jim Brown - Tree Person The First See Hear
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre awake in the red desert Awake in th Red Desert
Liska Dagger of the Soul Cry Out Loud
Mantra Stay (D'arcy Draper) ST
Jerry Palmer Oh, Lucky Me String of Hits
EQ Freestyle Swellsville
Lewis Baloue Bringing You a Rose Romantic Times
Dutch Mason Ain't Nobody's Business Half Ain't Been Told
Jack London & the Sparrows Our Love has Passed ST
Hugh Dixon Hot Pants (Dixon) The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)
Glenn Dixon Waiting for the Dreams to Come Reflections
Dolores Claman Odd Couplet #2 Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes
Don And Adrian River Run You Down River Run You Down b/w Lord When I’m Down
Something Evil Die Children Die Die Children Die b/w The Great Winnipeg Riot
The Organization I Believe in Music ST
Mock Duck Introduction - Ground Hog Test Record
Robert Armes Someday Songs for Icarus
Perth County Conspiracy Welcome Surprise ST
Huckle She's Coming Home Wild Blue Yonder
Triaxe Persecution Chain of Superstition b/w Persecution
London Experimental Jazz Quartet The Sound of Next Year's Echo Invisible Roots
Chantettes Freight Train Remember.....
Vicky and the Coins When the Saints Go Marching In ST
Opposite Oh Mamy Blue Help Us Make It
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Andre Beaupre The Saga of Wayne Gretzky The Saga of Wayne Gretzky b/w The Saga of Wayne Gretzky Part II
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
D.N.A. Seashell Because I Love You b/w Seashell
Platinum Blonde Hey Hey You Hey Hey You b/w No Regrets
Opposite Ebony Eyes Help Us Make It
Golden Earrings My Situation My Situation b/w Nothing Much
The Organization 60 Years Ago ST
Jack London & the Sparrows Give My Love to You ST
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia Modigliani ST
Gargoyle Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 ST
Marty Gillan Yesterme, Yesteryou, Yesterday Try A Little Kindness
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding Snowfall Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Catseye Days Gone By Catseye
Reign Ghost More Than I Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings Rock and Soul Chip Dip
Ronnie Fray & The Playboys The Vulture Mean Mama Blues b/w The Vulture
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Nerve Penchant Penchant b/w Preludes
Bear Paws Kitch-Ogamah Kitche-Ogamah
Lewis Baloue Love Showered Me L'amour
John Greenwood Mother's Day Love My Sailboat and Me
Ronney Mitchell I Feel the Earth Move The Five Man Cargo
Alexander Brott & Donald McGill Canada: Case History (Earle Birney) - Erosion (E.J. Pratt) - Children of Martha (Gilean Douglas) - Quiet (Marjorie Pickthall) - Paul Bunyan (A Legend of his return to St. Eustache) (Arthur S. Bourinot Sept for Seven: Seven Brief Movements Combining the Arts of Music and Poetry - A Setting of Five Canadian Poems, Introduced by Musical Prelude and concluded with a Postlude
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau Realize ST (psych cover)
April Wine Gimme Love The Whole World's Going Crazy (test pressing)

Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07

Rehearsal 1985-09

Rehearsal 1985-03-11

Haggath

Haggath / Rehearsal 1985-09 tape

Haggath / Rehearsal 1985-09_tape track list_02

Haggath / Live Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07_tape cover_02

Haggath / Live Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07_tape cover_03

Haggath / Rehearsal 1985-03-11 (rehearsal) DE21_tape track list_02

Haggath / Rehearsal 1985-03-11 (rehearsal) DE21_tape

Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes

Strawberry Soul

I Love Ya Honey b/w Lost Love

ST

Compilation

ST

GUESS289-color

Brighouse b/w Rocking Chair

45-Something Evil-Die Children Die VINYL 02

45-Something Evil-Die Children Die VINYL 01

45-Something Evil-The Great Winnipeg Riot BACK

Die Children Die b/w The Great Winnipeg Riot

Something Evil

Heat

45-Heat - Brighouse bw Rocking Chair VINYL 02

Switchin'

Diodes' Paul Robinson @ Black Swan, Ottawa March 1978 courtesy Cameron Muir

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

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

1980-07_DOA_Toronto_flyer

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