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.

Bent Wind - Sussex - Vinyl Side 2

bpNichol - Motherlove vinyl side 2

Reaction

Black Knight - Master of Disaster

George Cook - Why Have You Left Me the Way I Am // On the Trail of Sunset Valley

Rockadrome - Royal American 20th Century Blues BACK

Moonstone - ST

Sweet Somethings - hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'

Siggy Magic & the Hey Ho Band - Commercials For Free (EP)

Frankie

Stephanie Taylor - "I Don't Know Where I Stand"

Gentlemen of Horror - 5 song 45 (Sterling Death) (EP) skull cover

Gentlemen of Horror - 5 song 45 (Sterling Death) (EP) skull cover

David

Original Bones Liner Notes SIDE 02

Bob Bryden

Plastic Cloud - ST

Les 409 acetate label one-of-a-kind garage artifact

Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone - Coming Out

Joker's Memory - ST

Ablaze - Psychopath b/w Sadistic Dream

Hank Snow - Western Caravan (split with Rosalie Allen and Sons of Pioneers) (EP) (picture sleeve)

Phillip Werren - Electronic Music (1968-1971)

Squires - The Sultan b/w Aurora

Natalie Pollock & John Turner

Michel & the French Canadians - Cause I Believe b/w Comfort Him (picture sleeve)

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Hell Bent Hell Bent: A Collection of Hard Instrumentals (Split with King Herbert & the Knights)
Palmer, John Solitude Shorelines
Bear Paws Season of the Wind Kitche-Ogamah
Nerve Preludes Penchant b/w Preludes
Rockadrome Royal American Twentieth Century Blues Royal American 20th Century Blues
Organization, The Crocadile Rock ST
Dixon, Hugh Guitar Soco Guitar Solo (acetate)
Glenn-Copeland, Beverly Song From Beads ST
Ellison Satanic (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand) ST
Mitchell, Ronney I Feel the Earth Move The Five Man Cargo
Gentlemen of Horror Rich Kids ST (EP) (skeleton cover)
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra James Bond Theme James Bond 007
Dandy, Trevor Sometimes Don't Cry Little Tree
No Exit Decisions ST
Connors, Stompin' Tom Algoma Central No. 69 Northland's Own
Carrington, Don Trio Make Me Smile Makin' It Happen
Lacombe, Buck Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle Gravel Road ST
Lacombe, Buck Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle I'll Take Romance ST
Ardels Georgia On My Mind Rhythm & Blues
Other Half 100 lbs. Clay ST
Lightfoot, Gordon Talking Freight Movin' Soundtrack (CN picture sleeve) (split with Jean Pierre Ferland)
Jeremy Dormouse Who Do You Love Toad
Gillan, Marty I Ain't Done Yet (Theme from the T.V. Series "The Manipulators") (Bobby Hales) Try A Little Kindness
Mathieson, Peter Heaven Help the Fool Yonge Street b/w heaven Help the Fool
Motley, Frank & the Bridge Crossings Chip's Groove Chip Dip
London Experimental Jazz Quartet The Sound of Next Year's Echo Invisible Roots
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre an ode to d a levy Awake in th Red Desert
Ennis, Barry Mountain of Ice Mountain of Ice b/w School Days
Medium New Thing ST
Bear Paws House of the Rising Sun Kitche-Ogamah
Rascalz Buggin' to the Boogie Really Livin'
Gillan, Marty Try a Little Kindness Try A Little Kindness
Gentlemen of Horror Bank Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover)
Brégent Mon frère Poussière Des Regrets
Taylor, Stephanie I'm Going to Make You Love Me "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
Threads Of Fybre Believe Me Mama b/w Believe Me
Harris, Mike Andy's Favorite Jig Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Dada Lama Motherlove
Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia Ticky Tock ST
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Birth of the New Dragon Mine The Birth of the New Dragon Mine b/w Luke's Guitar
Original Bones Sit Down ST
Daigle, Ted Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Rockadrome T.O. Town Royal American 20th Century Blues
Daigle, Ted No One Else Teenage Time
Guess Who American Woman American Woman (split with Christie, Cliff Richards & Arlene Harden)
Bear Paws Devil Is On the Run Kitche-Ogamah
Agostini, Lucio Pan Am Young and Old Once Upon a Hundred Years
Taylor, Stephanie Feeling Groovy "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
Stormbringer Evil Mind The Curse b/w Evil Mind
Fabulous PJ's Proud Mary What Do You Want Me to Do? b/w Proud Mary
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎ Breaking Others Hearts Country and Rock & Roll Sound
Chantettes Wayward Wind Remember.....
Emtidi Love Time Rain Saat
Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia Bird She Fly Low ST
Langley Schools Music Project God Only Knows Wix - Brown Elementary School
Dandy, Trevor Is There Any Love? Don't Cry Little Tree
New Reality Here He Goes Demo Tape
British North American Act Only a Dream In the Beginning
Graham, Sheila Straight Life ST
No Exit Bureaucracy ST
Biggy Twiggy Band I Don't Want That to Change Mama Won't Let You b/w I Don't Want That to Change
Sweet Somethings He's My Soul Baby hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'
Hi-Fives Mo-Shun Fujikami The Warrior b/w Mo-Shun
D.N.A. Seashell Because I Love You b/w Seashell
Five Man Cargo Why Can't I Get You Memories b/w Why Can't I Get You
Lloyd, Sam (Réal Brousseau, Plume) Let Him Go ST (psych cover)
Dove, Ronnie and the Ron-Als Beach Rat Beach Rat b/w I'm Happy
April Wine Gimme Love The Whole World's Going Crazy (test pressing)
Wilkins, Rick & the Mutual Understanding Silent Night Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Gnys, Stefan Machine English Oaks and Evangeline
Other Half Don't Think Twice ST
November Grief The Aftermath To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
McKirdy, Hazel Mama Didn't Lie End of the World b/w Mama Didn't Lie
Catseye Rhythms of an Empty Room Catseye
Claman, Dolores Western Panorama Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes
EQ Hostile Swellsville
Armes, Robert Fallen Star Songs for Icarus
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre yu seem to be apeering to follo sum distant star Sonic Horses I
Reign Ghost Mother's Got Troubles Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Reign Ghost Southern Hemisphere Blues Legacy ST
Dandy, Trevor Don’t Cry Little Tree Don't Cry Little Tree
Pat's People What Have They Done to the Rain Today
Snider, Art Lara's Theme Corny Songs I Play on My Organ
Ayoub, Nick Quintet Pillsville The Montreal Scene
Bishop, Randy Childhood Song to Christopher Robin I Sing A Soft Song
Moonstone Finas Birthday Song ST
Royal Family Solitude Sometimes b/w Solitude (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Compilation David Foster - Listen to Daddy Unselfconsciously Canadian
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra Diamonds Are Forever James Bond 007
Gryfe, Barbara Don't Give Up What the World Needs Now
Skarecrow Rest Assured Blues...Live at the Explorer
London Experimental Jazz Quartet Spain is for Old Ladies Invisible Roots
Griff, Ray Canadian Pacific Canada "My Native Land"
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Lecor, Tex Ti-bicycle Camp Fortune (split with David Wiffen)
Rosenberg, Michael-Jon Colourless ST
Mix, The Maybe (Face To The Wall) Break Up Shake Up (EP) (picture sleeve)
Ellison Unchanged World (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand, Robert Cager, Christian Tremblay) ST

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