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
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	Silent Night	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	03:17
John Palmer	Seedling of Light	Shorelines	02:20
Stompin' Tom Connors	Streets of Toronto	Northland's Own	02:33
Sweet Somethings	Frosty Friday	hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'	02:45
Glenn Dixon	Sunset	Reflections	03:22
Bear Paws	Can't You See	Kitche-Ogamah	04:11
Barry Ennis	Mountain of Ice	Mountain of Ice b/w School Days	01:36
Genèse	Je crois en moi	L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi	02:34
Barbara Gryfe	Reunion With the Reserves	What the World Needs Now	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone	What's Come Over Me?	"Coming Out"	05:01
George Cook	Why Have You Left Me the Way I Am	Why Have You Left Me the Way I Am // On the Trail of Sunset Valley	02:50
Robert Armes	Someday	Songs for Icarus	02:39
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	Silver Bells	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	03:07
Mantra	Hopscotch (Part 2) (Dick Kelder)	ST	00:32
Jerry Palmer	Got a Love	String of Hits	02:22
Art Snider	Edelweiss	Corny Songs I Play on My Organ	01:49
Arcade Fire	Vampire Forest Fire	ST	07:15
Georges Leningrad	Bad smells	Made In Taiwan	03:05
Emtidi	Die Reise	Saat	10:15
Jeremy Dormouse	Apple Annie	Toad	02:31
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra	Casino Royale	James Bond 007	02:43
Gargoyle	Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling	ST	02:14
Dutch Mason	C.C. Rider	Half Ain't Been Told	04:53
Billy Martin	It's Your Life	Strawberry Soul	02:42
John Palmer	Salvation's Den	Shorelines	05:15
Jarvis Street Revue	300 South	Mr. Oil Man	02:40
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Huckle	Rolling River	Wild Blue Yonder	04:41
Spring Fever	A Long Time Coming	Woodstock	04:49
Lorne Ranger	French Fried Freedom	French Fried Freedom	05:50
Shagnasty	All My Teachers	Ringing in My Ear b/w All My Teachers	04:20
Jensen Sisters	You Light Up My Life	Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze	03:12
Twice Upon a Never	Butterfly of Love	Twice Upon a Never	02:45
Grimes	Venus In Fleurs	Geidi Primes	02:43
Stompin' Tom Connors	Carolyne	Northland's Own	03:07
Sacrifice	The Shining - Sacrifice	The Exorcism	02:46
Rascalz	Really Livin'	Really Livin'	03:04
Stephanie Taylor	Suzanne (Leonard Cohen)	"I Don't Know Where I Stand"	03:06
Stephanie Taylor	Chelsea Morning (Joni Mitchell)	"I Don't Know Where I Stand"	02:41
Skarecrow	Ain't Gonna Pop 'Dem Blues	Blues...Live at the Explorer	04:54
VXN	No More	Putting Love Aside b/w No More (picture sleeve)	03:49
Lewis Baloue	Even Rainbows Turn Blue	L'amour	03:33
The Stonefield	Morning Hours	Deep Shades of Blue b/w Morning Hours	04:34
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	and th green wind	Awake in th Red Desert	01:50
Riverson	Between the Lines (Brian Edwards)	ST	04:10
King Beezz	Gloria	Gloria b/w She Belongs to Me	02:52
Vic Vogel	Close to You	Montreal Bandleader	02:41
Sacrifice	Decapitation	The Exorcism	01:39
Gentlemen of Horror	God Knows you by Name	ST (EP) (skeleton cover)	01:24
Joni Mitchell	You Dream Flat Tires	Wild Things Run Fast (test pressing)	02:52
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	My Favourite Things	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	03:11
Other Half	Stormy Monday Blues	ST	03:02
Bent Wind	Look at Love	Sussex	04:01
Souls of Inspyration	Sun Shines in the Winter	ST	03:12
Mike Harris	Country Waltz	Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)	02:24
David Wiffen	Blue	Live at the Bunkhouse	03:42
Jeremy Dormouse	High Flying Bird	Toad	02:27
November Grief	Recuring Nightmares	To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)	03:04
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	Go Tell it On the Mountain	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	02:25
Strange Movies	(I Can) Feel It Coming	(I Can) Feel It Coming b/w What A Drag	03:11
Jolly Tambourine Man	Movin' On Up	Wheeeee! Demo	01:12
Roger Rodier	You don't know what it's like	Upon Velveatur	04:11
Ronney Mitchell	Fools Rush in	The Five Man Cargo	02:48
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎	Roads to New York	Country and Rock & Roll Sound	03:22
Jeremy Dormouse	October Morning	Toad	02:20
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone	Sunshine	"Coming Out"	04:59
Michael-Jon Rosenberg	Colourless	ST	05:17
Benge	Money Man	Money Man b/w Black Sky Lullaby	02:39
Langley Schools Music Project	Space Oddity	Glenwood Region Music Group-Musical Supervision: Hans Fenger	05:26
Fred Latremouille	Mashed Potato	Tossin' and Turnin' - Mashed Potato	02:26
Ardels	Lonely Hours	Rhythm & Blues	03:13
King Herbert And the Knights	Let It Be	With Jack Harden	03:57
Langley Schools Music Project	God Only Knows	Wix - Brown Elementary School	03:05
Vic Vogel	Booze is Beautiful	Montreal Bandleader	01:58
Sound Sett	Girl You'll be a Woman Soon (Neil Diamond)	1966-1967	04:07
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings	Walkin' the Dog	Chip Dip	03:13
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle	I'll Take Romance	ST	02:14
Jim Brown	Ross Barrett & Jim Brown - Tree Person	The First See Hear	03:07
Derek Scott Markle	A Better Way	ST	01:39
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Dada Lama	Motherlove	03:06
Michel & the French Canadians	Comfort Him	Cause I Believe b/w Comfort Him (picture sleeve)	02:58
Howard & Smith Monotype Limited	Duet: Photomodifications	The Optic Earful	03:42
Langley Schools Music Project	Your Sixteen	Wix - Brown Elementary School	02:21
John Greenwood	The Princess	My Sailboat and Me	04:12
Spring	Shine	Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind	02:52
Lewis Baloue	As the Boats Go By	Romantic Times	03:10
David Wiffen	Don't Think Twice	Live at the Bunkhouse	02:49
Stonemen	Faded Colors	In the Evening b/w Faded Colors	02:50
Stompin' Tom Connors	Emily, the Maple Leaf	Northland's Own	02:42
Mantra	Hopscotch (Part 3) (Dick Kelder)	ST	01:16
Willie Dunn	Protest Song	Who Were The Ones? Parts 11-12	05:48
Randy Bishop	Two Jugglers	I Sing A Soft Song	02:55
The Nerve	Penchant	Penchant b/w Preludes	03:03
Langley Schools Music Project	You're so Good to Me	Glenwood Region Music Group-Musical Supervision: Hans Fenger	02:49
London Experimental Jazz Quartet	Time is of the Essence	Invisible Roots	03:36
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
The Nerve	Preludes	Penchant b/w Preludes	05:28
Twice Upon a Never	Pussy Willows, Cat Tails	Twice Upon a Never	02:07
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau	Piano Piano	ST (psych cover)	02:49

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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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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Perth County Conspiracy - ST

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Heat - Brighouse b/w Rocking Chair

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