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
Rockadrome Ain't It a Shame Royal American 20th Century Blues
Bonnie Scots Lizzie Lindsay Laugh and Cry
Robert Armes 2-2 Blues Songs for Icarus
Jim Brown Roy Cooper - Prelude to 1984 The First See Hear
Les 409 They Say They Say b/w Born in Chicago
Trevor Dandy It's a Long Journey Don't Cry Little Tree
Jeremy Dormouse Young Face Toad
Ronney Mitchell Just a Little Bit More Baby The Five Man Cargo
Lost Soul Dept. Wild-Weekend Wild-Weekend b/w Pot Belly
Moonstone Murk ST
Nick Ayoub Quintet Pillsville The Montreal Scene
Bonnie Scots Dundee Weaver Laugh and Cry
C.B. & The Klassic Rockers What'd I Say Roll Over Beethoven b/w What'd I Say
Plateau My Life My Life b/w Under the Big House
Compilation Jim Wheeler and the Spokes - Secret Spy International Master Discovery Records
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia Silhouette ST
Ardels Lonely Hours Rhythm & Blues
Robert Armes Song for Icarus Songs for Icarus
Glenn Dixon One By One Reflections
Gerry Fiander So Long, Goodbye So Long, Goodbye (split with Jim Morrison)
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau Strike Out Every Name ST (psych cover)
Ray Griff Curley Canada "My Native Land"
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre she, still and curling Awake in th Red Desert
Grimes Zoal, Face Dancer Geidi Primes
Sunshyne Dixie Medley (Traditional) The Raven (EP)
Norris Vines and The Luvlines Give In Give In b/w Feel The Warm
Original Bones Lady Anne ST
Reign Ghost Travels of Blue Paradox ST
Sound Sett Girl You'll be a Woman Soon (Neil Diamond) 1966-1967
Roger Rodier Just fine Upon Velveatur
Roger Rodier My spirits calling Upon Velveatur
Ronney Mitchell It's Your Thing The Five Man Cargo
Papa Bears Medicine Show Soul Kitchen ST
R. Taylor Dean Poor Girl My Lady Bug Stay Away From That Beatle Bug b/w Poor Girl (unreleased)
Reign Ghost More Than I Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Jeremy Dormouse hesitation blues Toad Rejects
Lord Ryur Heroes After Heroes Pact With The Sinner b/w Heroes After Heroes
Arcade Fire The Woodland National Anthem ST
Riverson I'll be There (Brian Edwards) ST
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia O Come ST
Matlows Only You If You Were Mine // Only You
Sweet Somethings Summertime hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'
Jeremy Dormouse Who Do You Love Toad
EQ Let it be Known Swellsville
Jeff Moore & Friends Blind Man (Christina Becker) The Youngest Son
Robert Armes Slipping Away Songs for Icarus
Two Tones Fast Freight Live at the Village Corner
Opposite Ebony Eyes Help Us Make It
Joker's Memory A Jokers Memory Part One ST
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone Hay Gee "Coming Out"
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone Oil in the Ground "Coming Out"
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck Little Pony Home Grown Stuff
Dolores Claman Happy Whistler Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes
Brégent Le chien Poussière Des Regrets
Original Bones I Went Walkin' ST
Derek Scott Markle A Better Way ST
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia Bird Woman of Bath ST
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Stefan Gnys The Pleasant Land of Counterpane English Oaks and Evangeline
Threads Of Fybre Mama Mama b/w Believe Me
VXN No More Putting Love Aside b/w No More (picture sleeve)
Brazda Brothers Blooming Flowers ST
Skarecrow Ain't Gonna Pop 'Dem Blues Blues...Live at the Explorer
Michel & the French Canadians Cause I Believe Cause I Believe b/w Comfort Him (picture sleeve)
Chantettes Wayward Wind Remember.....
Gentlemen of Horror Rich Kids Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover)
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Langley Schools Music Project Mandy Wix - Brown Elementary School
Mike Harris Patty the Coon Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
Rockadrome T.O. Town Royal American 20th Century Blues
Gargoyle Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love ST
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia Café Symphony ST
Nerve Preludes Penchant b/w Preludes
Opposite Oh Mamy Blue Help Us Make It
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Vicky and the Coins Old Fashioned Girl ST
Lucio Agostini Centennial Caravan Once Upon a Hundred Years
Jarvis Street Revue 300 South Mr. Oil Man
Hugh Dixon Esquire Shuffle (Dixon) The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)
Huckle Wild Blue Yonder Wild Blue Yonder
Compilation Judy Singh - My Name is Love Unselfconsciously Canadian
Ray Griff The Last of the Winfield Amateurs Canada "My Native Land"
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Dutch Mason Gonna Move to the Country Half Ain't Been Told
Sweet Somethings Frosty Friday hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre th ride to th place uv meditaysyun Sonic Horses I
The Shouter's In The Evening In The Evening b/w Can I Help It
Joni Mitchell Wild Things Run Fast Wild Things Run Fast (test pressing)
Robert Armes Someday Songs for Icarus
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time
Sheila Graham Stormy ST
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck One Glass for Wine Home Grown Stuff
Emtidi Walkin' In The Park Saat
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Beverly Glenn-Copeland Reflections ST
Perth County Conspiracy Woman for All Seasons ST
Two Tones We Come Here to Sing Live at the Village Corner
Blind Owl The Old Man ST
David Hey Jude ST

Strawberry Soul

I Love Ya Honey b/w Lost Love

ST

Compilation

ST

GUESS289-color

Brighouse b/w Rocking Chair

45-Something Evil-Die Children Die VINYL 02

45-Something Evil-Die Children Die VINYL 01

45-Something Evil-The Great Winnipeg Riot BACK

Die Children Die b/w The Great Winnipeg Riot

Something Evil

Heat

45-Heat - Brighouse bw Rocking Chair VINYL 02

Switchin'

Diodes' Paul Robinson @ Black Swan, Ottawa March 1978 courtesy Cameron Muir

Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind

David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges

1980-07_DOA_Toronto_flyer

1983-01-03_DOA_Pier (Raleigh, NC)_flyer_+

1984-09-28_DOA + Abrasive Wheels + Battalion Of Saints + Killroy_Olympic Audit (LA, CA)_flyer_+

1987-05-24_Sacrifice + Ablaze + Faulkwolf_Bathurst Theatre (Toronto)_orange original flyer reduced

ST

ST

Glenn-Copeland, Beverly

Sussex

Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

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