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	Length
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	fading era	Sonic Horses I	05:18
Athenians of Toronto	Opi Aniko	San Skoteiniazei	02:11
John Greenwood	Every Time I Think of You I Smile	My Sailboat and Me	02:40
Spring Fever	She Moves Me	Woodstock	03:30
Mock Duck	My Time	Test Record	06:44
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia	Bird Woman of Bath	ST	03:25
Compilation	Buddy Victor - The More I See You	Unselfconsciously Canadian	03:25
Cargo	Dubious	Front Side, Back Side	02:55
Media	Endless Dream	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	03:19
Platinum Blonde	No Regrets	Hey Hey You b/w No Regrets	03:22
Catseye	Images	Catseye	06:41
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings	Rock and Soul	Chip Dip	03:57
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back)	People Of The Ice	03:14
Gargoyle	Ian Young - Child of the Sea	ST	01:21
Mystique	Memories	Black Rider	05:47
B.C. Centennial Spots	B.C. Centennial Song Cut No. 2	B.C. Centennial Song	01:17
Willie Dunn	Protest Song	Who Were The Ones? Parts 11-12	05:48
Hugh Dixon	What's New	The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)	02:52
Bear Paws	Lady of the Nite	Kitche-Ogamah	03:52
Original Bones	Steamboat Whistle Blues	ST	03:03
Les 409	They Say	They Say b/w Born in Chicago (acetate)	02:25
Sacrifice	1986-02_Terry Sadler interviews Sacrifice_Interviews	Interviews 1985 + First Live Show	03:39
Nick Ayoub Quintet	Ya Habibi	The Montreal Scene	04:34
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Untitled (Make the Answer "Yes")	ST	04:31
Barbara Gryfe	Reunion With the Reserves	What the World Needs Now	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Adanac Reply	What Would It Be Like?	What Would It Be Like? b/w The Other One	02:31
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	whn i first came to vancouvr	Sonic Horses I	01:04
Canadian Beadles	I'm Coming Home	Three Faces North	02:20
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
Art Snider	Silly Jilly	Corny Songs I Play on My Organ	02:14
Mynah Birds	The Mynah Bird Song	The Mynah Bird Hop b/w The Mynah Bird Song	03:11
Boys Brigade	Cut Up	Live Off-The-Floor Demo	04:25
Moosetracks	Someone on the Line	ST	04:40
Arcade Fire	The Woodland National Anthem	ST	03:59
Perth County Conspiracy	If You Can Want	ST	04:29
Derek Scott Markle	Southern Lady	ST	02:24
Shades of Blond	All Your Love	All Your Love	02:12
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra	Thunderball	James Bond 007	02:37
Gentlemen of Horror	God Knows you by Name	Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover)	01:26
Jeremy Dormouse	the immortal st. canthor	Toad Rejects	03:14
Huckle	High For Sky	Wild Blue Yonder	01:16
The Nerve	Odd Fellows - Mr. Handshake (1982) (unreleased)	Penchant b/w Preludes	04:38
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
November Grief	The Aftermath	To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)	03:09
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎	Tribute to Pretty Maidens Prayer	Country and Rock & Roll Sound	02:51
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	Won't You Step Into My Life	The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life	02:27
Jolly Tambourine Man	I AM Albella	Wheeeee! Demo	02:12
Terry & The Pyrates	Keep On Dancin'	Keep On Dancin' b/w Someone	02:21
Howard & Smith Monotype Limited	Stage 3: Bossanova	The Optic Earful	01:52
Black Knight	Master Of Disaster	Master of Disaster (EP)	04:01
Stompin' Tom Connors	Little Wawa	Little Wawa b/w The Northern Gentleman	03:19
November Grief	Requiem (For Mother Earth)	To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)	01:35
Cargo	Initial Mailing	Rural Route One b/w Initial Mailing	04:19
Jeremy Dormouse	Suzanne	Toad	04:52
Happy Dolls	Sweet Gypsy Rose	Show Album No. 1	02:32
Lucio Agostini	Reel	Once Upon a Hundred Years	01:07
Joe College & the Rulers	It Ain't Allright (With Me)	It Ain't Allright (With Me) b/w Working Class Hero	04:10
Laurie Ingalls	Ballad of an Outlaw	Cheap Champagne	04:57
Canadian Beadles	I Lost Your Love Last Night	Three Faces North	01:54
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ullulimat (I Think of You Always)	People Of The Ice	01:43
Pepper Tree	Message	Pepper Tree & Penny MacCauley (split with Bobby Arvon)	03:33
November Grief	Grass Is Gold	To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)	02:47
Sweet Somethings	Will You Love Me Tomorrow	hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'	02:47
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Nothing Beautiful	ST	05:27
Mock Duck	Sitting on Top of the World	Test Record	04:15
Spring Fever	I Just Want to Make Love to You	Woodstock	02:28
Emtidi	Love Time Rain	Saat	02:54
The Organization	60 Years Ago	ST	03:26
Medium	New Thing	ST	04:35
Michel & the French Canadians	Cause I Believe	Cause I Believe b/w Comfort Him (picture sleeve)	02:16
Echoes and a Dream	Yesterday's Tomorrow	Echoes and a Dream	03:22
Nick Ayoub Quintet	Report from Cairo	The Montreal Scene	05:31
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Comin' Home	The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope	05:21
The Other Half	Evil Ways	ST	04:30
Brazda Brothers	Blooming Flowers	ST	04:10
Ardels	Lonely Hours	Rhythm & Blues	03:13
David	Little Boys	ST	01:57
Brégent	Le chien	Poussière Des Regrets	01:44
November Grief	Recuring Nightmares	To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)	03:04
Gargoyle	John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King)	ST	02:39
Tyrant	Hooked On You	Hooked On You b/w Carol	03:12
Jarvis Street Revue	Heidi-Ho (Let Her Go)	Mr. Oil Man	03:29
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	o a b a	Awake in th Red Desert	02:29
Ardels	Dream Lover	Rhythm & Blues	03:06
Sheila Graham	Little Green Apples	ST	03:49
Nick Ayoub Quintet	Pillsville	The Montreal Scene	03:15
Hugh Dixon	Delilah	The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)	03:10
John Greenwood	Give Us Love	My Sailboat and Me	03:59
Catseye	Days Gone By	Catseye	05:15
Derek Scott Markle	Livin' Love	ST	03:11
Billy Martin	Prayer Meetin'	Strawberry Soul	03:08
New Creation	Eternity Ahead	Troubled	02:49
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Porno Groove	Year Zero	00:58
Souls of Inspyration	Sun Shines in the Winter	ST	03:12
Triaxe	Persecution	Chain of Superstition b/w Persecution	04:08
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Story Structure	I Told You (Extended Mix)	I Told You	06:33
Spring	Shine	Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind	02:52
Michael-Jon Rosenberg	What a Lovely Place to be Buried	ST	03:09

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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Clockwork - Cybernaut b/w Mean Lady

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Hi Octane Band - Shakey Ground b/w Feelings

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Something Evil - Die Children Die b/w The Great Winnipeg Riot

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life

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The Other Half - ST

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The Haunted - ST

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Minutes From Downtown - Minutes From Downtown '82

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Jolly Tambourine Man - Wheeeee! Demo

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Reign Ghost - Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires

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Reign Ghost - ST

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Christmas - ST

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Lorne Ranger - French Fried Freedom

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Caribou - ST

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Laurie Ingalls - Cheap Champagne

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Sacrifice - Interviews 1985 + First Live Show

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Sacrifice - The Exorcism

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Sacrifice - Turn In Your Grave (demo)

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Dimitroff, Burgess and Friends - Dimitroff, Burgess and Friends

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Ablaze - Psychopath

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May Run - Days Into Years

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Gerry Fiander - So Long, Goodbye (split with Jim Morrison)

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Moonstone - ST

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bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

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New Creation - Troubled

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Boys Brigade - Live Off-The-Floor Demo

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Boys Brigade - Mannequin Demo

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Haggath - Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07

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Haggath - Rehearsal 1985-09

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Haggath - Rehearsal 1985-03-11

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Dolores Claman - Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes

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