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
Gentlemen of Horror	Rich Kids	ST (EP) (skeleton cover)	01:22
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	STHNLA	Motherlove	04:44
Nihilist Spasm Band	Destroy the Nations	No Record	08:18
Sound Sett	Dead Sea (Bruce MacGregor modified)	1966-1967	02:05
Something Evil	Die Children Die	Die Children Die b/w The Great Winnipeg Riot	02:59
Skeptical Eye	Tortured From Inside	The Devil's Playground	04:19
Media	Girl I Want You	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Moosetracks	Lest We Forget	ST	03:50
John Greenwood	There is Peace	My Sailboat and Me	03:34
Ardels	Georgia On My Mind	Rhythm & Blues	03:34
May Run	The Promise	Days Into Years	05:43
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Stephanie Taylor	Marion's Theme (Dou Riley)	"I Don't Know Where I Stand"	03:01
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle	I'll Take Romance	ST	02:14
Christmas	Your Humble Suitor	ST	04:18
Michael-Jon Rosenberg	You Don't Know Happiness	ST	02:49
Arcade Fire	No Cars Go	ST	06:02
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone	That's the Way I Like It	"Coming Out"	04:02
Vicky and the Coins	Bill Bailey	ST	02:15
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	normal is not returning	Sonic Horses I	01:18
EQ	Let it be Known	Swellsville	03:41
Athenians of Toronto	Now More Than Ever	San Skoteiniazei	07:44
Two Tones	The Fox	Live at the Village Corner	02:32
Medium	Two by Two	ST	02:37
Jim Brown	Wayne Carr - Timbral Changes	The First See Hear	04:57
Two Tones	We Come Here to Sing	Live at the Village Corner	02:34
Laurie Ingalls	Mountain Magic	Cheap Champagne	02:52
Billy Martin	Egg Roll	Strawberry Soul	03:02
Intersystems	track 01 (entire side 1)	Free Psychadelic Poster Inside	27:30
Brazda Brothers	Gemini	ST	03:38
David Wiffen	Coast to Coast Fever	Camp Fortune (split with Tex Lecor)	04:08
Barry Ennis	School Days	Mountain of Ice b/w School Days	02:17
Sound Sett	I Need You (Everybody Needs Somebody)	1966-1967	02:53
Billy Martin	Moon Ride	Strawberry Soul	04:16
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck	Elevated Platform	Home Grown Stuff	02:35
Jack London & the Sparrows	Dream on Dreamer	ST	01:56
Jarvis Street Revue	Heidi-Ho (Let Her Go)	Mr. Oil Man	03:29
Cargo	Initial Mailing	Rural Route One b/w Initial Mailing	04:19
Canadian Beadles	Whole Lot of Shakin Going On	Three Faces North	02:28
Garden Bower	Lord I’m Tired	Etc. w/ Trains	02:36
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck	Blue Dye	Home Grown Stuff	02:39
Howard & Smith Monotype Limited	The Alphatype Beep	The Optic Earful	05:16
Roger Rodier	Let's see some happyness	Upon Velveatur	04:56
Mike Harris	By the Fireside	Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)	02:28
Joker's Memory	A Jokers Memory Part One	ST	08:29
Athenians of Toronto	Proud Mary	San Skoteiniazei	03:02
Laurie Ingalls	You Were Wrong	Cheap Champagne	03:21
Canadian Beadles	I Lost Your Love Last Night	Three Faces North	01:54
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau	Until Nine	ST (psych cover)	03:00
Canadian Beadles	Steady Guy	Three Faces North	02:08
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
Sound Sett	You're a Better Man Than I (Mike & Brian Hugg)	1966-1967	03:24
David Wiffen	Don't Think Twice	Live at the Bunkhouse	02:49
Skarecrow	Bo Diddley	Blues...Live at the Explorer	07:37
EQ	Funky Oasis	Swellsville	03:30
VXN	Just a Game	ST	04:29
Story Structure	I Told You (7" Single Mix)	I Told You	04:27
British North American Act	All the World is In Your Eyes	In the Beginning	02:13
Original Bones	Lady Anne	ST	03:05
Strange Movies	(I Can) Feel It Coming	(I Can) Feel It Coming b/w What A Drag	03:11
Catseye	I Met a Girl Out in the Country	Catseye	04:12
Vic Vogel	Shadow of Your Smile and Yesterday	Montreal Bandleader	02:19
Sweet Somethings	Summertime	hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'	02:16
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	all th brite eyez deep in the rivr bed	Sonic Horses I	04:04
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
London Experimental Jazz Quartet	Destroy the Nihilistic Picnic	Invisible Roots	05:32
The Organization	Pretty City Lady	ST	03:09
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
A Joint Effort	Tequilla Sunrise	Final Effort	02:35
Skarecrow	Can't Judge a Book	Blues...Live at the Explorer	03:28
Medium	In Between	ST	04:43
Mynah Birds	The Mynah Bird Hop	The Mynah Bird Hop b/w The Mynah Bird Song	02:20
Evolution Expantion	Blues Finding	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	03:16
Derek Scott Markle	Could it Be	ST	03:03
David Wiffen	Four Strong Winds	Live at the Bunkhouse	04:14
Lewis Baloue	Romance For Two	L'amour	04:44
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	Silver Bells	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	03:07
Aftermath	Sunny	Do You Believe In Magic? b/w Sunny	02:25
David Wiffen	You'll Never Make a Dollar That Way	Camp Fortune (split with Tex Lecor)	04:03
Grimes	Venus In Fleurs	Geidi Primes	02:43
Randy Bishop	(A World of) Black And Brown	I Sing A Soft Song	02:57
Boys Brigade	Shadows	Live Off-The-Floor Demo	03:28
Randy Bishop	I Sing a Soft Song	I Sing A Soft Song	03:04
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Grimes	Sardaukar Levenbrech	Geidi Primes	02:05
King Herbert And the Knights	Let's Get Together	With Jack Harden	03:18
Arcade Fire	Vampire Forest Fire	ST	07:15
Dolores Claman	Western Panorama	Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes	02:59
Bear Paws	Kitch-Ogamah	Kitche-Ogamah	03:46
Clymaxe	Walkin' Blues	R. U. Cumming? b/w Walkin' Blues	04:05
EQ	Swellsville	Swellsville	04:01
John Greenwood	My Sailboat and Me	My Sailboat and Me	04:41
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	Won't You Step Into My Life	The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life	02:27
Art Snider	Exodus	Corny Songs I Play on My Organ	03:05
Sacrifice	Warrior of Death	The Exorcism	02:55
David	Flight of the Egyptian Army	ST	02:43
Stompin' Tom Connors	The Birth of the New Dragon Mine	The Birth of the New Dragon Mine b/w Luke's Guitar	02:59
Boys Brigade	Portrait	Live Off-The-Floor Demo	07:45
Jerry Palmer	Walking Home	String of Hits	01:36

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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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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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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