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
Bent Wind	Look at Love	Sussex	04:01
Arcade Fire	Vampire Forest Fire	ST	07:15
John Palmer	Colours For the Shoreline	Shorelines	02:36
David Wiffen	Four in the Mornin'	Live at the Bunkhouse	03:43
Andre Beaupre	The Saga of Wayne Gretzky	The Saga of Wayne Gretzky b/w The Saga of Wayne Gretzky Part II	03:16
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Blind Owl	Lingering Dreams	ST	04:38
Robert Armes	Slipping Away	Songs for Icarus	03:32
Dolores Claman	Odd Couplet	Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes	03:01
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Ray Griff	Canada	Canada "My Native Land"	03:53
Five Man Cargo	Memories	Memories b/w Why Can't I Get You	02:55
John Palmer	Better Later Than Never	Shorelines	04:52
Michael-Jon Rosenberg	Season of the Witch	ST	05:42
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
Ardels	Linda Lou	Rhythm & Blues	02:23
Stonemen	In the Evening	In the Evening b/w Faded Colors	03:04
Sweet Somethings	He's My Soul Baby	hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'	02:28
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone	Theme from Swat	"Coming Out"	03:41
Braineaters	Kid Stuff	Planet X	01:33
Hugh Dixon	Blues Stay Away From Me	The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)	04:22
Art Snider	"Travellin Man" (Theme from the Tommy Hunter Show)	Corny Songs I Play on My Organ	02:06
Jack London & the Sparrows	If You Don't Want My Love	ST	02:01
Vicky and the Coins	When the Saints Go Marching In	ST	01:47
Ellison	Strawberry Rain (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand)	ST	05:22
Stompin' Tom Connors	Carolyne	Movin' On To Rouyn b/w Carolyne	03:04
British North American Act	Give Yourself a Ride	In the Beginning	02:00
Souls of Inspyration	Eyes of Nature	ST	03:29
VXN	Which One Are You	ST	03:11
Catseye	Days Gone By	Catseye	05:15
Moonstone	Hope You Come See	ST	03:03
VXN	No More	Putting Love Aside b/w No More (picture sleeve)	03:49
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎	Saddle Lake Guitar Rhythm	Country and Rock & Roll Sound	02:26
New Creation	Where Are You Going?	Troubled	03:11
Matlows	Only You	If You Were Mine // Only You	02:32
Pat's People	Dona Dona	Today	03:32
Jeremy Dormouse	hollywood heaven	Toad Rejects	03:10
Derek Scott Markle	Could She Fly	ST	04:01
Rascalz	Perfect Check Up	Really Livin'	03:32
Bear Paws	Standing by the River	Kitche-Ogamah	05:35
Something Evil	The Great Winnipeg Riot	Die Children Die b/w The Great Winnipeg Riot	03:22
Glenn Dixon	As Our Days Fly By	Reflections	01:27
Rascalz	Buggin' to the Boogie	Really Livin'	03:55
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings	Rock and Soul	Chip Dip	03:57
B.C. Centennial Spots	B.C. Centennial Song Cut No. 2	B.C. Centennial Song	01:17
Jarvis Street Revue	Mr. Business Man	Mr. Oil Man	02:41
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	yu seem to be apeering to follo sum distant star	Sonic Horses I	04:14
New Reality	Yesterday a Child Was Born	Demo Tape	04:09
Skarecrow	I Got to Have It	Blues...Live at the Explorer	02:48
New Creation	No Excuse	Troubled	04:43
Bonnie Scots	Lonely Prison Cell	Laugh and Cry	02:36
Compilation	Tommy Banks Orchestra - Bluesette	Unselfconsciously Canadian	03:35
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎	Modern Rock	Country and Rock & Roll Sound	02:23
Derek Scott Markle	I Don't Know For Certain	ST	01:56
A Joint Effort	Tequilla Sunrise	Final Effort	02:35
Lewis Baloue	We Danced All Night	Romantic Times	03:35
Jack London & the Sparrows	Take it Slow (vocal by Jerry Edmonton)	ST	02:17
New Creation	Sodom and Gomorrah	Troubled	02:49
Michael-Jon Rosenberg	Dreams in Fall	ST	01:03
Glenn Dixon	One By One	Reflections	03:42
Grimes	Zoal, Face Dancer	Geidi Primes	02:36
Sunshyne	The Raven (David Sinclair)	The Raven (EP)	09:30
Blind Owl	Nova Scotia Morning	ST	04:27
Joe College & the Rulers	Working Class Hero	It Ain't Allright (With Me) b/w Working Class Hero	02:11
Jarvis Street Revue	300 South	Mr. Oil Man	02:40
Barbara Gryfe	Sunrise Sunset	What the World Needs Now	02:56
Moosetracks	Airplane Over the Rockies	ST	01:21
The Amen	Carnivals and Cotton Candy	Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus	02:55
Robert Armes	Epilogue	Songs for Icarus	02:50
May Run	Smile	Days Into Years	03:44
John Greenwood	My Sailboat and Me	My Sailboat and Me	04:41
Brégent	Mon frère	Poussière Des Regrets	02:30
Joni Mitchell	Be Cool	Wild Things Run Fast (test pressing)	04:12
The Organization	Don't Let the Green Grass Fool Ya	ST	02:58
Opposite	Higher and Higher	Help Us Make It	02:46
David Wiffen	You Don't Know My Mind	Live at the Bunkhouse	02:02
Pat's People	Michael	Today	02:24
Perth County Conspiracy	Mr. Truthful Licks	ST	02:48
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	You Know The Science	Year Zero	03:39
Cargo	Say Goodbye	Front Side, Back Side	02:53
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	th ride to th place uv meditaysyun	Sonic Horses I	24:36
Garden Bower	This Woman (live)	Etc. w/ Trains	03:29
Compilation	Joe Vassos - New World	Unselfconsciously Canadian	02:31
The Other Half	In Passing	ST	04:26
Jim Brown	Wayne Carr - Timbral Changes	The First See Hear	04:57
King Herbert And the Knights	Sissy Strut	With Jack Harden	03:44
The Organization	Together Forever	ST	02:27
The Organization	Happiness	ST	02:27
Bent Wind	Touch of Red	Sussex	03:13
Skarecrow	Standin' by the Keyhole	Blues...Live at the Explorer	01:55
Echoes and a Dream	Just Trying to Be	Echoes and a Dream	01:45
Ellison	Freedom (Vincent Marandola)	ST	03:17
Skeptical Eye	Mama Does'n Understand	The Devil's Playground	05:15
Lost Soul Dept.	Wild-Weekend	Wild-Weekend b/w Pot Belly	02:08
Howard & Smith Monotype Limited	Duet: Photomodifications	The Optic Earful	03:42
Black Knight	Master Of Disaster	Master of Disaster (EP)	04:01
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Bill Bissett’s Lullaby	Motherlove	00:59
Original Bones	I Went Walkin'	ST	03:43
David Wiffen	Blue	Live at the Bunkhouse	03:42
Gentlemen of Horror	Rough Hike	Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover)	01:20

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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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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Billy Martin - Strawberry Soul

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

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