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
United Empire Loyalists	Afraid of the Dark	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	01:59
Lord Ryur	Pact With The Sinner	Pact With The Sinner b/w Heroes After Heroes	03:40
Skarecrow	Ain't Gonna Pop 'Dem Blues	Blues...Live at the Explorer	04:54
Jerry Palmer	Walking Home	String of Hits	01:36
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Hell Bent	Hell Bent: A Collection of Hard Instrumentals (Split with King Herbert & the Knights)	03:33
The Other Half	Stormy Monday Blues	ST	03:02
Ray Griff	Jacket River	Canada "My Native Land"	03:08
Michael-Jon Rosenberg	Smokestack Lightning	ST	04:09
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra	The Spy Who Loved Me	James Bond 007	03:03
Ardels	Heads Up	Rhythm & Blues	02:06
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels	Surfs U Rite	Dog Food b/w Surfs U Rite (promo)	02:25
EQ	Freestyle	Swellsville	04:33
Rogues	I Can't Hold Out Much Longer	I Can't Hold Out Much Longer b/w I'll Make It Up To You	02:28
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings	Walkin' the Dog	Chip Dip	03:13
Cargo	Talk With Us	Front Side, Back Side	07:45
Guess Who	American Woman	American Woman (split with Christie, Cliff Richards & Arlene Harden)	05:09
Happy Dolls	Drum Solo	Show Album No. 1	05:14
Blind Owl	Spring Rain	ST	05:05
Randy Bishop	(A World of) Black And Brown	I Sing A Soft Song	02:57
Jim Brown	Lionel Kearns - Transport	The First See Hear	03:39
Two Tones	This is My Song	Live at the Village Corner	02:19
Souls of Inspyration	Sun Shines in the Winter	ST	03:12
Jarvis Street Revue	Mr. Business Man	Mr. Oil Man	02:41
Jim Brown	Wayne Carr - Timbral Changes	The First See Hear	04:57
Rascalz	Ragga Muffin Rhymes	Really Livin'	03:52
Liska	Rose	Cry Out Loud	02:38
The Organization	Back to Back	ST	02:50
Jensen Sisters	You Walked Into My Life	Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze	03:12
Sacrifice	The Exorcism	The Exorcism	02:46
Randy Bishop	Lillipads	I Sing A Soft Song	03:11
A Joint Effort	Horse with No Name	Final Effort	07:34
Catseye	Am I the One	Catseye	03:46
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	gold minrs	Sonic Horses I	04:10
Jeff Moore & Friends	Blind Man (Christina Becker)	The Youngest Son	02:25
Gargoyle	George Dawber - Remembering Morris	ST	01:55
Ronney Mitchell	Good Luck Charm - She's Not You	The Five Man Cargo	03:25
Barbara Gryfe	If I Were a Rich Girl	What the World Needs Now	03:36
A Joint Effort	Tequilla Sunrise	Final Effort	02:35
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia	Doctor Norman Bethune	ST	07:19
Echoes and a Dream	Just Trying to Be	Echoes and a Dream	01:45
Nihilist Spasm Band	The Byron Bog	No Record	11:21
Ardels	Theme	Rhythm & Blues	03:20
The Organization	Change in the Weather	ST	02:37
The Haunted	Shake	ST	02:22
Hugh Dixon	Guitar Soco	Guitar Solo (acetate)	02:14
Athenians of Toronto	Light My Fire	San Skoteiniazei	03:21
Spring Fever	Spring Fever	Woodstock	04:17
Walter Boudreau	Synchronisation II	Jazz - Walter Boudreau + 3 = 4	07:10
Skeptical Eye	My Life Is	The Devil's Playground	02:04
Roger Rodier	Let's see some happyness	Upon Velveatur	04:56
Sweet Somethings	Going Out of My Head - Can't Take My Eyes Off You	hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'	02:31
Opposite	Le Telephone	Help Us Make It	02:32
Catseye	I Met a Girl Out in the Country	Catseye	04:12
Liska	Coming Home	Cry Out Loud	05:38
Canadian Beadles	Whole Lot of Shakin Going On	Three Faces North	02:28
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Riverson	Hermit Glen (Rayburn Blake)	ST	03:06
Emtidi	Love Time Rain	Saat	02:54
Sedum Shadows	Thinking Away	Thinking Away b/w Anatomy of a Shadow	02:26
Brégent	Mon frère	Poussière Des Regrets	02:30
VXN	No More	Putting Love Aside b/w No More (picture sleeve)	03:49
Sacrifice	DE01_Sacrifice_Larry_s Hideaway (Toronto)_1985-03-25	Interviews 1985 + First Live Show	46:51
Langley Schools Music Project	To Know Him is to Love Him	Glenwood Region Music Group-Musical Supervision: Hans Fenger	01:49
Les 409	Born in Chicago	They Say b/w Born in Chicago (acetate)	02:48
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle	Take a Long Last Look (Joyce Hahn vocals)	ST	02:22
Twice Upon a Never	Turtle Dove	Twice Upon a Never	02:16
Sacrifice	Burned at the Stake	The Exorcism	04:17
B.C. Centennial Spots	B.C. Centennial Song Cut No. 1	B.C. Centennial Song	01:19
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck	Walk Your Head Around	Home Grown Stuff	04:30
Hugh Dixon	Blues Stay Away From Me	The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)	04:22
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Good Morning Blues	ST	04:37
Jim Brown	Roy Cooper - Prelude to 1984	The First See Hear	07:03
The Fringe	Flower Generation	Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo	02:25
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	yu sing	Awake in th Red Desert	01:10
Brad Richards	Send a Little Love My Way	Right Time for Love	03:48
Sweet Somethings	Do You Wanna Dance	hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'	02:11
May Run	Save Me	Days Into Years	03:04
Moosetracks	This Place is No Place to be Happy	ST	04:06
Brazda Brothers	Your Kingdom	ST	04:06
Medium	The Mouse	ST	05:06
Ellison	Satanic (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand)	ST	02:02
Canadian Beadles	Leah	Three Faces North	03:24
Mantra	Drifter (D'arcy Draper)	ST	02:43
Lewis Baloue	Romance For Two	L'amour	04:44
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey #2	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	03:02
David Fromager	My Woman Left Me	If What You Said Was True	03:28
Robert Armes	Epilogue	Songs for Icarus	02:50
Stompin' Tom Connors	Little Wawa	Little Wawa b/w The Northern Gentleman	03:19
Jack London & the Sparrows	Leavin' Blues (vocal by Jerry Edmonton)	ST	03:14
Lewis Baloue	We Danced All Night	Romantic Times	03:35
Sacrifice	The Shining - Sacrifice	The Exorcism	02:46
The Amen	Carnivals and Cotton Candy	Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus	02:55
Jeremy Dormouse	Portrait for Marianne	Toad	02:13
Laurie Ingalls	Peace Country	Cheap Champagne	04:54
November Grief	Recuring Nightmares	To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)	03:04
David	House of the Rising Sun	ST	03:41
Lorne Ranger	Come On	French Fried Freedom	03:03
Two Tones	We Come Here to Sing	Live at the Village Corner	02:34
Sidewinders	I Like to Dance	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:52
Expedition to Earth	Time Time Time	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:55

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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Ellison - ST

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Clockwork - Cybernaut b/w Mean Lady

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Hi Octane Band - Shakey Ground b/w Feelings

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

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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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