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
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
The Organization	Who Ever Finds This	ST	04:31
Skarecrow	Standin' by the Keyhole	Blues...Live at the Explorer	01:55
John Palmer	Mandalla	Shorelines	05:08
Jolly Tambourine Man	Gropnick	Wheeeee! Demo	02:24
Cargo	Child of the Playroom	Front Side, Back Side	03:17
Gentlemen of Horror	God Knows you by Name	Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover)	01:26
Billy Martin	One More Time	Strawberry Soul	02:32
Catseye	It's a Long Way	Catseye	06:16
EQ	Come Alive	Swellsville	03:14
Strange Movies	What A Drag	(I Can) Feel It Coming b/w What A Drag	02:45
Northwest Company	Hard to Cry	Hard to Cry b/w Get Away From it All	02:24
EQ	Late 4 The Studio	Swellsville	03:44
Randy Bishop	(A World of) Black And Brown	I Sing A Soft Song	02:57
Art Snider	Nasty Arthur	Corny Songs I Play on My Organ	02:29
Mantra	Tomorrow Without You (D'arcy Draper)	ST	05:32
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle	Take a Long Last Look (Joyce Hahn vocals)	ST	02:22
Howard & Smith Monotype Limited	Design Variations	The Optic Earful	02:56
Skarecrow	Oh Canada - Susie Que	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	02:50
Joker's Memory	A Jokers Memory Part Two	ST	07:14
Cargo	Dubious	Front Side, Back Side	02:55
Sacrifice	Turn in Your Grave	The Exorcism	03:51
Gypsy	The Market	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	02:30
Benge	Money Man	Money Man b/w Black Sky Lullaby	02:39
The Amen	Carnivals and Cotton Candy	Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus	02:55
Skarecrow	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	03:18
John Palmer	Return	Shorelines	01:44
United Empire Loyalists	No, No, No	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	02:49
Twice Upon a Never	Leavin' On a Jet Plane	Twice Upon a Never	03:33
King Herbert And the Knights	Lucille	With Jack Harden	02:45
Lord Ryur	Heroes After Heroes	Pact With The Sinner b/w Heroes After Heroes	05:00
Teenage Head	Tearin' Me Apart	Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)	02:41
Sunshyne	Dixie Medley (Traditional)	The Raven (EP)	03:37
Lewis Baloue	Even Rainbows Turn Blue	L'amour	03:33
The Haunted	Out of Time	ST	03:41
Bonnie Scots	Coulter's Candy	Laugh and Cry	02:37
Medium	Two by Two	ST	02:37
Lewis Baloue	Cool Night In Paris	L'amour	03:15
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau	Let Him Go	ST (psych cover)	03:33
Bonnie Scots	This Land Is Your Land	Laugh and Cry	02:56
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	she's a very good cook	Awake in th Red Desert	02:17
Ray Griff	Canadian Pacific	Canada "My Native Land"	03:22
Gargoyle	Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand	ST	01:53
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Wait and See	ST	04:00
Opposite	Le Telephone	Help Us Make It	02:32
Barbara Gryfe	I'll Never Fall in Love Again	What the World Needs Now	03:14
Fabulous PJ's	Proud Mary	What Do You Want Me to Do? b/w Proud Mary	02:48
David	Little Boys	ST	01:57
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Here Is	Year Zero	01:08
Opposite	Higher and Higher	Help Us Make It	02:46
Heat	Brighouse	Brighouse b/w Rocking Chair	02:24
Lucio Agostini	Cocktails In New York	Once Upon a Hundred Years	01:09
Georges Leningrad	Main name est Eva Braun	Made In Taiwan	03:03
Five Man Cargo	Why Can't I Get You	Memories b/w Why Can't I Get You	02:55
B.C. Centennial Spots	B.C. Centennial Song Cut No. 2	B.C. Centennial Song	01:17
Skarecrow	Sea-Suckin' Blues	Blues...Live at the Explorer	06:42
Michael-Jon Rosenberg	You Don't Know Happiness	ST	02:49
Jolly Tambourine Man	Movin' On Up	Wheeeee! Demo	01:12
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	Snowfall	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	02:43
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	mountain lake	Sonic Horses I	03:37
Tex Lecor	John McNally	Camp Fortune (split with David Wiffen)	04:04
Grimes	Gambang	Geidi Primes	01:34
Something Evil	The Great Winnipeg Riot	Die Children Die b/w The Great Winnipeg Riot	03:22
Stompin' Tom Connors	Little Wawa	Little Wawa b/w The Northern Gentleman	03:19
Lucio Agostini	Dundurn Castle	Once Upon a Hundred Years	01:08
Shades of Blond	All Your Love	All Your Love	02:12
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia	Bird Woman of Bath	ST	03:25
Aftermath	Sunny	Do You Believe In Magic? b/w Sunny	02:25
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia	Silhouette	ST	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Moonstone	Murk	ST	02:08
Moonstone	David	ST	04:27
Art Snider	"Travellin Man" (Theme from the Tommy Hunter Show)	Corny Songs I Play on My Organ	02:06
Intersystems	track 01 (entire side 1)	Free Psychadelic Poster Inside	27:30
May Run	(In My Way) Tonite	Days Into Years	03:46
Medium	My Lady Lies Forever	ST	02:41
Glenn Dixon	Waiting for the Dreams to Come	Reflections	05:14
Grimes	Zoal, Face Dancer	Geidi Primes	02:36
Barbara Gryfe	Reunion With the Reserves	What the World Needs Now	03:00
Caribou	Trou perce	ST	02:33
Laurie Ingalls	Goin' Home	Cheap Champagne	04:34
Legacy	Come With Me	Come With Me b/w Gimme My Drugs	03:46
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎	Breaking Others Hearts	Country and Rock & Roll Sound	02:12
Stormbringer	The Curse	The Curse b/w Evil Mind	03:07
EQ	Step Up	Swellsville	05:03
Strange Movies	(I Can) Feel It Coming	(I Can) Feel It Coming b/w What A Drag	03:11
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	is yr car 2 soft 4 th road	Awake in th Red Desert	00:32
Stompin' Tom Connors	Sudbury Saturday Night	Northland's Own	02:31
Gargoyle	Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster)	ST	09:11
Marty Gillan	Home from the Forest	Try A Little Kindness	02:40
London Experimental Jazz Quartet	Destroy the Nihilistic Picnic	Invisible Roots	05:32
Intersystems	Lately	Number One	18:16
Reign Ghost	Travels of Blue Paradox	ST	05:00
Phillip Werren	Polish Wedding music	Electronic Music (1968-1971)	14:55
Rascalz	Gal Business	Really Livin'	02:51
Joe College & the Rulers	It Ain't Allright (With Me)	It Ain't Allright (With Me) b/w Working Class Hero	04:10
Jerry Palmer	Gotta Learn to Twist	String of Hits	02:47
Robert Armes	Woman in Toronto	Songs for Icarus	04:27
Reign Ghost	Black Ode	ST	03:29
Calgary Range Riders	Rocky Mountain Rhythm	Rocky Mountain Rhythm // Curly Hair	02:19

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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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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Billy Martin - Strawberry Soul

Jimmy Apostle & the Willows - I Love Ya Honey b/w Lost Love

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Ellison - ST

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