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
Tyrant	Hooked On You	Hooked On You b/w Carol	03:12
Jack London & the Sparrows	Leavin' Blues (vocal by Jerry Edmonton)	ST	03:14
Howard & Smith Monotype Limited	Symphony #1 In A, B, C, D, etc.	The Optic Earful	11:09
Skarecrow	More Than Once	Blues...Live at the Explorer	04:18
Jeremy Dormouse	Who Do You Love	Toad	03:22
David	Alvin J. Ashtray	ST	03:09
Don And Adrian	Lord When I’m Down	River Run You Down b/w Lord When I’m Down	03:40
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Don't Despair	ST	02:59
King Herbert And the Knights	I Believe	With Jack Harden	02:45
London Experimental Jazz Quartet	Time is of the Essence	Invisible Roots	03:36
Thornton Rogers J.	The Blues	Out in the West b/w The Blues	02:11
Robert Armes	Put Your Cards on the Table	Songs for Icarus	03:48
Platinum Blonde	No Regrets	Hey Hey You b/w No Regrets	03:22
Original Bones	Friend of the Devil	ST	03:28
Pat's People	Richman's Spiritual	Today	02:37
Grimes	Rosa	Geidi Primes	03:12
Ice	On the Radio	On the Radio b/w Soul Searcher	03:01
Robert Armes	Song for Icarus	Songs for Icarus	04:06
November Grief	Psychotopsy	To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)	02:41
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings	Ya Ya	Chip Dip	04:00
Cargo	Rural Route One	Rural Route One b/w Initial Mailing	02:18
Original Bones	Lady Anne	ST	03:05
Lorne Ranger	Let it Rot	French Fried Freedom	04:07
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	whn th toothpaste runs out	Sonic Horses I	01:58
Riverson	Empty Sky (Brian Edwards - Rayburn Blake)	ST	04:31
David Fromager	Girl from the North Country	If What You Said Was True	03:25
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎	Truck Drivers Boogie	Country and Rock & Roll Sound	03:07
Biggy Twiggy Band	I Don't Want That to Change	Mama Won't Let You b/w I Don't Want That to Change	03:31
VXN	Could it Be	ST	04:06
David Wiffen	Climb the Stairs	Camp Fortune (split with Tex Lecor)	04:15
Laurie Ingalls	Mountain Magic	Cheap Champagne	02:52
Robert Armes	Sun Song	Songs for Icarus	03:25
Barbara Gryfe	What the World Needs Now	What the World Needs Now	02:32
Mike Harris	Chinese Breakdown	Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)	02:07
Stefan Gnys	The Pleasant Land of Counterpane	English Oaks and Evangeline	04:36
Ronney Mitchell	Quando Quando	The Five Man Cargo	02:32
New Creation	Songs to Sing	Troubled	01:48
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone	Love Won't let Me Wait	"Coming Out"	05:37
Barbara Gryfe	Who Am I	What the World Needs Now	02:29
Medium	I'll Love Everyone at Last	ST	02:53
Spring	You Were Blind	Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind	02:28
Christmas	Jungle Fabulous	ST	20:59
Trevor Dandy	Sometimes	Don't Cry Little Tree	04:33
Chantettes	Come and Go With Me	Remember.....	02:32
Mike Harris	Golden Slippers	Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)	02:02
May Run	Save Me	Days Into Years	03:04
Liska	A Smile	Cry Out Loud	03:40
Brégent	Epitaphe villon	Poussière Des Regrets	03:21
Ultimate Image	Rains of Autumn	It's a Hard Life b/w Rains of Autumn	02:35
No Exit	They'll Never Know	ST	02:26
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels	Surfs U Rite	Dog Food b/w Surfs U Rite (promo)	02:25
The Organization	60 Years Ago	ST	03:26
Robert Armes	2-2 Blues	Songs for Icarus	03:30
The Nerve	Penchant	Penchant b/w Preludes	03:03
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Lost Soul Dept.	Pot Belly	Wild-Weekend b/w Pot Belly	02:22
Billy O'Boie and the Country Jewels	I Love My Gal	I Love My Gal b/w Little Rosa (picture sleeve)	02:22
Jeremy Dormouse	I Need a Friend	Toad	02:12
Bent Wind	The Lions	Sussex	05:28
Robert Armes	Someday	Songs for Icarus	02:39
Two Tones	Kilgarry Mountain	Live at the Village Corner	02:12
Randy Bishop	Wonderful Angel	I Sing A Soft Song	02:35
Liska	Rose	Cry Out Loud	02:38
King Beezz	She Belongs to Me	Gloria b/w She Belongs to Me	03:56
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle	You Are Too Beautiful	ST	02:57
Jack London & the Sparrows	Our Love has Passed	ST	03:38
Ellison	Freedom (Vincent Marandola)	ST	03:17
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	State Of The Art	Year Zero	01:28
Lucio Agostini	Reel	Once Upon a Hundred Years	01:07
New Creation	All is Well	Troubled	03:20
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	its raining all ovr th citee	Sonic Horses I	05:27
Skeptical Eye	Sad Jazz	The Devil's Playground	02:18
Benge	Black Sky Lullaby	Money Man b/w Black Sky Lullaby	02:47
Stefan Gnys	English Oaks	English Oaks and Evangeline	04:29
Stompin' Tom Connors	Little Wawa	Northland's Own	03:19
Walter Boudreau	Boul Chaumont	Jazz - Walter Boudreau + 3 = 4	08:26
Laurie Ingalls	Goin' Home	Cheap Champagne	04:34
Plastic Cloud	Epistle to Paradise	ST	03:35
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Porno Groove	Year Zero	00:58
Cargo	Initial Mailing	Rural Route One b/w Initial Mailing	04:19
John Greenwood	The Princess	My Sailboat and Me	04:12
Original Bones	The Verses of the Fool	ST	02:14
VXN	Putting Love Aside	Putting Love Aside b/w No More (picture sleeve)	04:02
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings	Listen Here	Chip Dip	03:48
John Greenwood	There is Peace	My Sailboat and Me	03:34
Adanac Reply	What Would It Be Like?	What Would It Be Like? b/w The Other One	02:31
Vicky and the Coins	When the Saints Go Marching In	ST	01:47
London Experimental Jazz Quartet	Edible Wallpaper	Invisible Roots	04:01
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Compilation	Joe Vassos - New World	Unselfconsciously Canadian	02:31
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Don't Despair (Jazz Version)	ST	02:59
Clockwork	Cybernaut	Cybernaut b/w Mean Lady	03:57
Sheila Graham	By the Time I Get to Phoenix	ST	02:43
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	In A Bad Way (Remix)	Year Zero	03:03
Two Tones	Copper Kettle	Live at the Village Corner	03:34
Huckle	Gabriola Day	Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)	05:23
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
November Grief	T.W.O.D.	To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)	00:43
The Other Half	100 lbs. Clay	ST	03:17

Rarest Canadian Music

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Ellison - ST

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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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