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
Ardels Unchain My Heart Rhythm & Blues
Dolores Claman Odd Couplet Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes
Laurie Ingalls You Were Wrong Cheap Champagne
Jarvis Street Revue Mr. Oil Man Mr. Oil Man
Stonemen Faded Colors In the Evening b/w Faded Colors
The Mix Maybe (Face To The Wall) Break Up Shake Up (EP) (picture sleeve)
Garden Bower 18 Bricker Etc. w/ Trains
Jarvis Street Revue 300 South Mr. Oil Man
Trevor Dandy Lord I Come to Thee Don't Cry Little Tree
Original Bones Tom Greene County Fair ST
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
Jensen Sisters I Want to Give You My Love Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze
John Greenwood The Princess My Sailboat and Me
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia Ticky Tock ST
New Creation Yet Still Time Troubled
Andre Beaupre The Saga of Wayne Gretzky The Saga of Wayne Gretzky b/w The Saga of Wayne Gretzky Part II
No Exit Do You Wanna Join? ST
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau I'm Not Guilty ST (psych cover)
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers You Got the Green Light The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
Sound Sett Dead Sea (Bruce MacGregor modified) 1966-1967
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia Bird Woman of Bath ST
The Amen Peter Zeus Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus
Arcade Fire Headlights Look like Diamonds ST
New Creation Countdown to Revolution! Troubled
Gentlemen of Horror Rich Kids Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover)
Jeremy Dormouse By the Way Toad
Don Carrington Trio Breaking Up is Hard to Do Makin' It Happen
Northwest Company Get Away From it All Hard to Cry b/w Get Away From it All
Vicky and the Coins When the Saints Go Marching In ST
Cargo Black Window Front Side, Back Side
Marty Gillan Colours Try A Little Kindness
Perth County Conspiracy Hurdy-Gurdy Man ST
Calgary Range Riders Rocky Mountain Rhythm Rocky Mountain Rhythm // Curly Hair
Lewis Baloue Let's Fall in Love Tonight L'amour
Opposite Don't Say I Love You Help Us Make It
Dolores Claman Later Latin Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes
David Never Been In Love ST
Two Tones Calypso Baby Live at the Village Corner
Sacrifice 1985-10_Slaughter - Dave, Sacrifice - Joe_CKLN FM fundraising_Interviews Interviews 1985 + First Live Show
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Fabulous PJ's Proud Mary What Do You Want Me to Do? b/w Proud Mary
Langley Schools Music Project You're so Good to Me Glenwood Region Music Group-Musical Supervision: Hans Fenger
David Fromager Girl from the North Country If What You Said Was True
Langley Schools Music Project Wild Fire Wix - Brown Elementary School
Brazda Brothers Nature ST
November Grief Exit Life (With China White) To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
Aftermath Sunny Do You Believe In Magic? b/w Sunny
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau Free to be Free ST (psych cover)
Jensen Sisters Do What Makes You Happy Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze
Pepper Tree Message Pepper Tree & Penny MacCauley (split with Bobby Arvon)
Athenians of Toronto Proud Mary San Skoteiniazei
Lucio Agostini Up, Up and a Bull Once Upon a Hundred Years
Derek Scott Markle Daddy's 100 Proof ST
Guess Who American Woman American Woman (split with Christie, Cliff Richards & Arlene Harden)
Grimes Gambang Geidi Primes
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Huckle Hello Sunshine Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)
Triaxe Persecution Chain of Superstition b/w Persecution
Laurie Ingalls Mountain Magic Cheap Champagne
Bonnie Scots Lonely Prison Cell Laugh and Cry
Michael-Jon Rosenberg Groovin ST
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Phillip Werren Dance Music I Electronic Music (1968-1971)
Langley Schools Music Project Desperado Wix - Brown Elementary School
Langley Schools Music Project I Get Around Wix - Brown Elementary School
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding Silver Bells Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Skarecrow Ain't Gonna Pop 'Dem Blues Blues...Live at the Explorer
Sweet Somethings Summertime hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'
Barbara Gryfe People (Lovers) Such As What the World Needs Now
Pat's People Our Father Today
Billy Martin If You Care Strawberry Soul
Riverson Stoney Day (Brian Edwards, Lisa Eisenhardt (Lisa Hartt)) ST
Fabulous PJ's What Do You Want Me to Do? What Do You Want Me to Do? b/w Proud Mary
Cargo Rural Route One Rural Route One b/w Initial Mailing
Ladykiller Ice Woman Still Madly in Love b/w Ice Woman
Legacy Gimme My Drugs Come With Me b/w Gimme My Drugs
The Nerve Odd Fellows - Mr. Handshake (1982) (unreleased) Penchant b/w Preludes
Dennis Walton Sweeter Love Sweeter Love
Ronney Mitchell Good Luck Charm - She's Not You The Five Man Cargo
Souls of Inspyration Stranger ST
Jack London & the Sparrows Leavin' Blues (vocal by Jerry Edmonton) ST
Lewis Baloue As the Boats Go By Romantic Times
Skeptical Eye Sad Jazz The Devil's Playground
Barbara Gryfe I'll Never Fall in Love Again What the World Needs Now
Dutch Mason Mannish Boy Half Ain't Been Told
Grimes Venus In Fleurs Geidi Primes
Spring It's So Hard Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind
Art Snider Exodus Corny Songs I Play on My Organ
Willie Dunn Ballad of a Metis Who Were The Ones? Parts 11-12
Sweet Somethings Frosty Friday hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'
Hank Noble & His Red River Valley Boys I`ll Spend My Life Loving You Things That Might Have Been // I`ll Spend My Life Loving You
Jolly Tambourine Man Scary Bowl Wheeeee! Demo
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Smile Maria Smile The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
Braineaters Closet Case Planet X
Jeremy Dormouse I Need a Friend Toad
The Organization Pretty City Lady ST
Grimes Caladan Geidi Primes
Threads Of Fybre Mama Mama b/w Believe Me
Langley Schools Music Project Band On the Run Glenwood Region Music Group-Musical Supervision: Hans Fenger
Skarecrow I'm A Man Blues...Live at the Explorer

Shakey Ground b/w Feelings

45-Hi Octane Band - Shakey Ground VINYL 02

Die Children Die b/w The Great Winnipeg Riot

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

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