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
Vogel, Vic Quiet Nights Montreal Bandleader
Tyrant Carol Hooked On You b/w Carol
Canadian Beadles Mojo Workout Three Faces North
Morrison, Jim Ready to Rock Ready to Rock b/w (split with Gerry Fiander)
A Joint Effort My Man Final Effort
Jeremy Dormouse hesitation blues Toad Rejects
Brott, Alexander & 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
Martin, Billy Phillie Dog Strawberry Soul
Griff, Ray Jimmy, Luke and Me Canada "My Native Land"
Christmas Sorry I Bore You Victoria ST
Langley Schools Music Project I Get Around Wix - Brown Elementary School
Threads Of Fybre Believe Me Mama b/w Believe Me
Pat's People Richman's Spiritual Today
Gnys, Stefan I Wish I Knew English Oaks and Evangeline
Riverson Eleanor Rigby (John Lennon - Paul McCartney) ST
Baloue, Lewis I Thought The World Of You L'amour
Sunshyne Eclypse & Sunny Day (Ross Barrett and Ken Spence) The Raven (EP)
Royal Family Sometimes Sometimes b/w Solitude (picture sleeve)
Spring Fever Oh Baby Hold Me Woodstock
November Grief Grass Is Gold To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
Cook, George Why Have You Left Me the Way I Am Why Have You Left Me the Way I Am // On the Trail of Sunset Valley
Grimes Caladan Geidi Primes
Ratherford, Michael Hard Drugs (Version) Hard Drugs
Bear Paws House of the Rising Sun Kitche-Ogamah
Howard & Smith Monotype Limited The Alphatype Beep The Optic Earful
Mantra Hopscotch (Part 3) (Dick Kelder) ST
Original Bones Itchy Blues ST
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
British North American Act Baby Jane Days and Nights In the Beginning
November Grief Recuring Nightmares To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
Nerve Preludes Penchant b/w Preludes
Baloue, Lewis My Whole Life L'amour
Mantra San Francisco Morning (D'arcy Draper) ST
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎ Country Four Blues Country and Rock & Roll Sound
Gnys, Stefan The Pleasant Land of Counterpane English Oaks and Evangeline
Jarvis Street Revue 300 South Mr. Oil Man
Motley, Frank & the Bridge Crossings Rock and Soul Chip Dip
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
No Exit Decisions ST
Lawson, Floyd and the Heart of Stone Oil in the Ground "Coming Out"
Mock Duck Hurt On Me Test Record
London Experimental Jazz Quartet Destroy the Nihilistic Picnic Invisible Roots
Gillan, Marty Raindrops Keep Fallin' Try A Little Kindness
Griff, Ray Canada Canada "My Native Land"
Perth County Conspiracy Welcome Surprise ST
Baloue, Lewis Even Rainbows Turn Blue L'amour
Chessmen Mustang Mustang b/w Meadowlands
Gargoyle Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) ST
Daigle, Ted When You Said You All Ruby b/w When You Said You All
Moosetracks Someone on the Line ST
Teah, Johnny & The Jubilee Mountain Boys Hello Mister Lonesome Sad Whistle b/w Hello Mister Lonesome
Snider, Art Something Stupid - Tea for Two Corny Songs I Play on My Organ
Dixon, Hugh Chopin's Nocturne The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)
Jeremy Dormouse fly around my pretty little miss Toad Rejects
Brazda Brothers Nature ST
Scott Markle, Derek Daddy's 100 Proof ST
Baloue, Lewis It's a New Day Romantic Times
Jeremy Dormouse Young Face Toad
Ardels Georgia On My Mind Rhythm & Blues
Lost Soul Dept. Pot Belly Wild-Weekend b/w Pot Belly
Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia Sweet Summer Day ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
Rogers, Thornton J. The Blues Out in the West b/w The Blues
Twice Upon a Never Butterfly of Love Twice Upon a Never
Dunn, Willie Ballad of a Metis Who Were The Ones? Parts 11-12
Two Tones This is My Song Live at the Village Corner
Uncertain Wipeout Land of 1000 Dances b/w Wipeout
Mix, The Break Up Shake Up Break Up Shake Up (EP) (picture sleeve)
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey #2 Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Keep Your Hand Off My Girl Year Zero
Baloue, Lewis Where Did My Love Go Away Romantic Times
Wiffen, David Climb the Stairs Camp Fortune (split with Tex Lecor)
Rascalz Ragga Muffin Rhymes Really Livin'
Mason, Dutch Tighten Up On It Half Ain't Been Told
Stonefield, The Deep Shades of Blue Deep Shades of Blue b/w Morning Hours
Blind Owl Nova Scotia Morning ST
Nomads Four Be On Your Way Be On Your Way b/w Come On Home
Two Tones Sinnerman Live at the Village Corner
Graham, Sheila Aquarius ST
Jensen Sisters I Want to Give You My Love Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze
Connors, Stompin' Tom Streets of Toronto Northland's Own
Mason, Dutch Mannish Boy Half Ain't Been Told
Gillan, Marty Time and Love Try A Little Kindness
Other Half In Passing ST
Connors, Stompin' Tom Carolyne Movin' On To Rouyn b/w Carolyne
Carrington, Don Trio If I Were a Carpenter Makin' It Happen
Agostini, Lucio Voyageur Canoe Race Once Upon a Hundred Years
London, Jack & the Sparrows I'll be the Boy ST
Ellison Untruth Story (Vincent Marandola) ST
Jeremy Dormouse freight train Toad Rejects
Georges Leningrad Main name est Eva Braun Made In Taiwan
Martin, Billy Stax Strawberry Soul
Gargoyle Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) ST
Huckle Wild Night Wild Blue Yonder
Jarvis Street Revue Sally's Hymn (Smoker's Funeral Song) Mr. Oil Man
Pepper Tree Blue Caravan Pepper Tree & Penny MacCauley (split with Bobby Arvon)
Taylor, Stephanie Chelsea Morning (Joni Mitchell) "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
EQ Swellsville Swellsville
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers A Stranger in Your Own World The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
Harris, Mike Bill Cheatem Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)

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