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
Stompin' Tom Connors The Northern Gentleman Northland's Own
Nina Dunn Stay and Dance If You Want My Love (Do It) b/w Stay and Dance
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Moonstone Black Blind Light ST
Compilation Stampeders - You Never Know Until You Try International Master Discovery Records
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
David Wiffen Times are Getting' Hard Live at the Bunkhouse
Willie Dunn Ballad of a Pavillion Who Were The Ones? Parts 11-12
Vic Vogel Close to You Montreal Bandleader
Perth County Conspiracy Mr. Truthful Licks ST
Uncertain Wipeout Land of 1000 Dances b/w Wipeout
Stefan Gnys Another Time Another Place English Oaks and Evangeline
King Beezz She Belongs to Me Gloria b/w She Belongs to Me
Dolores Claman Happy Whistler Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes
The Fringe I Don't Want To Live Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo
Moonstone Hope You Come See ST
Jeff Moore & Friends For You (Jeff Moore) The Youngest Son
Riverson Hermit Glen (Rayburn Blake) ST
Chantettes Jamaica Farewell Remember.....
Robert Armes Woman in Toronto Songs for Icarus
Billy Martin Funky Feelin' Strawberry Soul
Glenn Dixon One By One Reflections
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau Strike Out Every Name ST (psych cover)
Marty Gillan You've Made Me So Very Happy Try A Little Kindness
Bent Wind Goin' to the City Sussex
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding Snowfall Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Langley Schools Music Project Good Vibrations Wix - Brown Elementary School
Golden Earrings My Situation My Situation b/w Nothing Much
Rockadrome Royal American Twentieth Century Blues Royal American 20th Century Blues
Perth County Conspiracy I Shall be Released ST
Mystique Beyond the Four Winds Black Rider
Sound Sett I've Been Loving You Too Long (Otis Redding & Jerry Butler) 1966-1967
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau I'm Not Guilty ST (psych cover)
Two Tones Calypso Baby Live at the Village Corner
David Wiffen Coast to Coast Fever Camp Fortune (split with Tex Lecor)
Moonstone Cointreau ST
Boys Brigade Exodus Live Off-The-Floor Demo
Stephanie Taylor Feeling Groovy "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
Bear Paws Lady of the Nite Kitche-Ogamah
Mantra Simple Joys (D'arcy Draper) ST
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding Silver Bells Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Walter Boudreau Synchronisation I Jazz - Walter Boudreau + 3 = 4
Nick Ayoub Quintet Ya Habibi The Montreal Scene
Stompin' Tom Connors The Maritime Waltz Northland's Own
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Year Zero Year Zero
Trevor Dandy Lord I Come to Thee Don't Cry Little Tree
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
King Herbert And the Knights I Believe With Jack Harden
Brazda Brothers Walking in the Sun ST
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Souls of Inspyration Sun Shines in the Winter ST
Ardels Heads Up Rhythm & Blues
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Who You Frontin' For (Remix) Year Zero
David Fromager Catch Him If You Can If What You Said Was True
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Skarecrow Stormy Monday Blues Blues...Live at the Explorer
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
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
New Day They're Callin' Me Back Home They're Callin' Me Back Home b/w Gotta Spread Some Love Around
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre yu seem to be apeering to follo sum distant star Sonic Horses I
Thornton Rogers J. The Blues Out in the West b/w The Blues
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle I'll Take Romance ST
Sound Sett Girl You'll be a Woman Soon (Neil Diamond) 1966-1967
R. Taylor Dean Poor Girl My Lady Bug Stay Away From That Beatle Bug b/w Poor Girl (unreleased)
British North American Act Baby Jane Days and Nights In the Beginning
New Reality Moments of Silence Demo Tape
Joe College & the Rulers Working Class Hero It Ain't Allright (With Me) b/w Working Class Hero
Brazda Brothers Your Kingdom ST
Trevor Dandy Overture and Judgement Morning Don't Cry Little Tree
Reign Ghost Enola Gay Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
September (1) Blue Lady Blue Lady b/w Celebration
Sheila Graham The Tragedy of Butterfly McHeart ST
Original Bones Lady Anne ST
The Amen Carnivals and Cotton Candy Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus
Reign Ghost The Gum Wrapper Song ST
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
R. Taylor Dean My Lady Bug Stay Away From That Beatle Bug My Lady Bug Stay Away From That Beatle Bug b/w Poor Girl (unreleased)
Fabulous PJ's What Do You Want Me to Do? What Do You Want Me to Do? b/w Proud Mary
Liska Missing You Cry Out Loud
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia Madonna ST
Medium New Thing ST
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone That's the Way I Like It "Coming Out"
Spring It's So Hard Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind
Stefan Gnys Horizoning English Oaks and Evangeline
Chantettes Sail Away Remember.....
Golden Earrings Nothing Much My Situation b/w Nothing Much
John Greenwood Every Time I Think of You I Smile My Sailboat and Me
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra Diamonds Are Forever James Bond 007
Ellison Freedom (Vincent Marandola) ST
Rascalz Kibbles 'N Bits Really Livin'
A Joint Effort Winter Final Effort
Sweet Somethings Do You Wanna Dance hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Hook & Sling Hell Bent: A Collection of Hard Instrumentals (Split with King Herbert & the Knights)
Rockadrome There You Go Again Royal American 20th Century Blues
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck Walk Your Head Around Home Grown Stuff
Sound Sett Mustang Sally (Mack Rice) 1966-1967
John Greenwood Give Us Love My Sailboat and Me
Mynah Birds The Mynah Bird Song The Mynah Bird Hop b/w The Mynah Bird Song
Huckle Minstrel Song Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)

The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life

45-Hagood Hardy & the Montage - The Garden Path VINYL 02

ST

ST

Minutes From Downtown '82

Minutes From Downtown

CASSETTE - Minutes From Downtown - ST DEMO FRONT

Wheeeee! Demo

Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires

ST

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Reign Ghost

Christmas

Christmas

Christmas

Christmas

Christmas

Christmas

ST

Christmas

Christmas-ST (Paragon) LABEL 02

Christmas-ST (Paragon) LABEL 01

Christmas - ST

French Fried Freedom

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