Rarest Canadian Music

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
Ellison Strawberry Rain (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand) ST
Jackie Mittoo World of Love Stepping Tiger
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Year Zero Year Zero
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) A Mic In A Fist Year Zero
Hank Noble & His Red River Valley Boys Things That Might Have Been Things That Might Have Been // I`ll Spend My Life Loving You
Opposite Party in My Home Help Us Make It
Shagnasty All My Teachers Ringing in My Ear b/w All My Teachers
Mynah Birds The Mynah Bird Hop The Mynah Bird Hop b/w The Mynah Bird Song
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck Elevated Platform Home Grown Stuff
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone What's Come Over Me? "Coming Out"
Bear Paws Kitch-Ogamah Kitche-Ogamah
Echoes and a Dream Yesterday's Tomorrow Echoes and a Dream
Ray Griff Friends and Neighbors Canada "My Native Land"
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone Rated "X" "Coming Out"
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre she, still and curling Awake in th Red Desert
Trevor Dandy Don’t Cry Little Tree Don't Cry Little Tree
David Fromager Concrete City Life If What You Said Was True
Ray Griff The Last of the Winfield Amateurs Canada "My Native Land"
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Let it Be The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
A Joint Effort My Man Final Effort
Fred Latremouille Tossin' and Turnin' Tossin' and Turnin' - Mashed Potato
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Billy Martin Funky Feelin' Strawberry Soul
Brazda Brothers 20th Century ST
Reign Ghost Solar Nice Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre gold minrs Sonic Horses I
John Palmer Seedling of Light Shorelines
Stompin' Tom Connors My Swisha Miss Northland's Own
Twice Upon a Never A World of Our Own Twice Upon a Never
Canadian Beadles I Just Don't Think it's Fair Three Faces North
Barbara Gryfe Evening of Roses What the World Needs Now
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Phil Phil
Mantra San Francisco Morning (D'arcy Draper) ST
Pat's People Get To-Gether Today
Derek Scott Markle Daddy's 100 Proof ST
Bloodstone I'm Your Man Toronto b/w I'm Your Man
The Organization Back to Back ST
A Joint Effort Winter Final Effort
Langley Schools Music Project Good Vibrations Wix - Brown Elementary School
Souls of Inspyration Pursuit ST
The Organization Don't Let the Green Grass Fool Ya ST
Dutch Mason Gamblin' Fever Half Ain't Been Told
Gargoyle Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) ST
Jarvis Street Revue Mr. Oil Man Mr. Oil Man
Hugh Dixon Blues Stay Away From Me The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)
Twice Upon a Never Early in the Morning Twice Upon a Never
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia The Undertaker's Ball ST
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle Jazz Compo No. 2 "The Beak" ST
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia Ticky Tock ST
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau Realize ST (psych cover)
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings Rock and Soul Chip Dip
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
John Greenwood There is Peace My Sailboat and Me
Nihilist Spasm Band The Byron Bog No Record
Skeptical Eye Concealed Truth The Devil's Playground
Perth County Conspiracy Hindsight ST
Willie Dunn Protest Song Who Were The Ones? Parts 11-12
Triaxe Chain of Superstition Chain of Superstition b/w Persecution
Canadian Beadles Leah Three Faces North
Lewis Baloue Summer's Moon L'amour
Pat's People Our Father Today
New Reality Yesterday a Child Was Born Demo Tape
VXN Putting Love Aside Putting Love Aside b/w No More (picture sleeve)
Riverson Stoney Day (Brian Edwards, Lisa Eisenhardt (Lisa Hartt)) ST
Medium Stars ST
Reign Ghost Standing Room Only, Mr. Mars ST
Mike Harris Rippling Water Jig Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
Circle C Burn Burn (promo)
Roger Rodier While my castles burning Upon Velveatur
Grimes Grisgris Geidi Primes
London Experimental Jazz Quartet Ron Martin Special With Mustard Invisible Roots
Ronney Mitchell Tonight My Love, Tonight The Five Man Cargo
Georges Leningrad lollipon lady Made In Taiwan
Gargoyle John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) ST
Gentlemen of Horror Rich Kids ST (EP) (skeleton cover)
Vicky and the Coins Old Fashioned Girl ST
Mike Harris Country Waltz Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
Stompin' Tom Connors Movin' On to Rouyn Northland's Own
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra Diamonds Are Forever James Bond 007
Gargoyle Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) ST
Hugh Dixon Saints Go Marching Inn The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)
Jeremy Dormouse Just to Hear the Bells Toad
Ray Griff Sweet Bird of Youth Canada "My Native Land"
Souls of Inspyration Eyes of Nature ST
Joy Tears to be Cried Ready to Move b/w Tears to be Cried
British North American Act Just How You Feel In the Beginning
Willie Dunn Ballad of a Pavillion Who Were The Ones? Parts 11-12
Jerry Palmer Come Along With Me String of Hits
Intersystems Lately Number One
Michael-Jon Rosenberg The High ST
Moonstone Cointreau ST
Sweet Somethings Hold On, I'm Comin' hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'
Rascalz Really Livin' Really Livin'
Ladykiller Still Madly in Love Still Madly in Love b/w Ice Woman
Liska Angela Cry Out Loud
Stephanie Taylor Softly as I Leave You "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
Northwest Company Hard to Cry Hard to Cry b/w Get Away From it All
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Comin' Home Hell Bent: A Collection of Hard Instrumentals (Split with King Herbert & the Knights)
Bent Wind The Lions Sussex
Billy O'Boie and the Country Jewels I Love My Gal I Love My Gal b/w Little Rosa (picture sleeve)

ST

ST

GUESS289-color

Brighouse b/w Rocking Chair

45-Something Evil-Die Children Die VINYL 02

45-Something Evil-Die Children Die VINYL 01

45-Something Evil-The Great Winnipeg Riot BACK

Die Children Die b/w The Great Winnipeg Riot

Something Evil

Heat

45-Heat - Brighouse bw Rocking Chair VINYL 02

Switchin'

Diodes' Paul Robinson @ Black Swan, Ottawa March 1978 courtesy Cameron Muir

Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind

David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges

1980-07_DOA_Toronto_flyer

1983-01-03_DOA_Pier (Raleigh, NC)_flyer_+

1984-09-28_DOA + Abrasive Wheels + Battalion Of Saints + Killroy_Olympic Audit (LA, CA)_flyer_+

1987-05-24_Sacrifice + Ablaze + Faulkwolf_Bathurst Theatre (Toronto)_orange original flyer reduced

ST

ST

Glenn-Copeland, Beverly

Sussex

Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

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