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.

Bent Wind - Sussex - Vinyl Side 2

bpNichol - Motherlove vinyl side 2

Reaction

Black Knight - Master of Disaster

George Cook - Why Have You Left Me the Way I Am // On the Trail of Sunset Valley

Rockadrome - Royal American 20th Century Blues BACK

Moonstone - ST

Sweet Somethings - hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'

Siggy Magic & the Hey Ho Band - Commercials For Free (EP)

Frankie

Stephanie Taylor - "I Don't Know Where I Stand"

Gentlemen of Horror - 5 song 45 (Sterling Death) (EP) skull cover

Gentlemen of Horror - 5 song 45 (Sterling Death) (EP) skull cover

David

Original Bones Liner Notes SIDE 02

Plastic Cloud - ST

Bob Bryden

Les 409 acetate label one-of-a-kind garage artifact

Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone - Coming Out

Joker's Memory - ST

Ablaze - Psychopath b/w Sadistic Dream

Hank Snow - Western Caravan (split with Rosalie Allen and Sons of Pioneers) (EP) (picture sleeve)

Phillip Werren - Electronic Music (1968-1971)

Squires - The Sultan b/w Aurora

Natalie Pollock & John Turner

Michel & the French Canadians - Cause I Believe b/w Comfort Him (picture sleeve)

Tracks

Artist Track Title
New Day Gotta Spread Some Love Around They're Callin' Me Back Home b/w Gotta Spread Some Love Around
Reign Ghost Travels of Blue Paradox ST
Griff, Ray My Rocky Mountain Home Canada "My Native Land"
Christmas Jungle Fabulous ST
Brazda Brothers Calm River ST
Agostini, Lucio Cocktails In New York Once Upon a Hundred Years
Reign Ghost Pudsy's Parable Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Opposite Party in My Home Help Us Make It
EQ Hostile Swellsville
Braineaters Wrong World Planet X
Wilkins, Rick & the Mutual Understanding Silver Bells Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Lacombe, Buck Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle Plateau Mambo ST
British North American Act Joe Cool In the Beginning
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Keep Your Hand Off My Girl Year Zero
Lightfoot, Gordon Movin' Movin' Soundtrack (CN picture sleeve) (split with Jean Pierre Ferland)
Gillan, Marty You've Made Me So Very Happy Try A Little Kindness
Langley Schools Music Project You're so Good to Me Glenwood Region Music Group-Musical Supervision: Hans Fenger
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Moosetracks Happily Day Is Done ST
Fromager, David Nicky If What You Said Was True
Aftermath Sunny Do You Believe In Magic? b/w Sunny
Daigle, Ted Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Glenn-Copeland, Beverly Untitled (Make the Answer "Yes") ST
Cyrus Eden Rock You To The Limit First Offense (EP)
Brown, Jim Roy Cooper - Prelude to 1984 The First See Hear
Chessmen Mustang Mustang b/w Meadowlands
Rockadrome Thirteen Miles Down Royal American 20th Century Blues
Taylor, Stephanie I Don't Know Where I Stand (Joni Mitchell) "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
Riverson Stoney Day (Brian Edwards, Lisa Eisenhardt (Lisa Hartt)) ST
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck Blue Dye Home Grown Stuff
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre th deacon bros in barbados Awake in th Red Desert
Papa Bears Medicine Show Taking My Time ST
London, Jack & the Sparrows If You Don't Want My Love ST
Lawson, Floyd and the Heart of Stone What's Come Over Me? "Coming Out"
VXN Illusion of the Heart ST
Don And Adrian River Run You Down River Run You Down b/w Lord When I’m Down
Wilkins, Rick & the Mutual Understanding My Favourite Things Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Rosenberg, Michael-Jon Dreams in Fall ST
Compilation Judy Singh - Emily Unselfconsciously Canadian
Dandy, Trevor Sometimes Don't Cry Little Tree
New Creation New Creation Troubled
Vicky and the Coins When the Saints Go Marching In ST
Skeptical Eye Concealed Truth The Devil's Playground
Langley Schools Music Project Space Oddity Glenwood Region Music Group-Musical Supervision: Hans Fenger
Brazda Brothers Nature ST
British North American Act All the World is In Your Eyes In the Beginning
Pat's People Less of Me Today
Grimes Shadout Mapes Geidi Primes
Georges Leningrad Main name est Eva Braun Made In Taiwan
Baloue, Lewis We Danced All Night Romantic Times
Threads Of Fybre Mama Mama b/w Believe Me
Papa Bears Medicine Show Wait and See ST
New Creation Dig! (The Origin of Man) Troubled
Wilkins, Rick & the Mutual Understanding Little Toy Trains Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Connors, Stompin' Tom Movin' On To Rouyn Movin' On To Rouyn b/w Carolyne
Langley Schools Music Project In My Room Wix - Brown Elementary School
VXN Could it Be ST
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
No Exit No Exit ST
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎ Country Four Blues Country and Rock & Roll Sound
Sweet Somethings The Wedding hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'
London, Jack & the Sparrows Take it Slow (vocal by Jerry Edmonton) ST
Burgundy Lady Blue Lady Blue b/w Ex-Lovin' Man
Bonnie Scots Lizzie Lindsay Laugh and Cry
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Rodier, Roger Listen to these chords I play (Celeste) Upon Velveatur
Harris, Mike Bill Cheatem Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
Dixon, Glenn Silence (The Cold Hours Come) Reflections
Huckle Beyonder Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)
Gnys, Stefan Machine English Oaks and Evangeline
British North American Act I'll Find a Way In the Beginning
Fromager, David My Woman Left Me If What You Said Was True
A Joint Effort Molly and Tenbrooks Final Effort
Plateau Under the Big House My Life b/w Under the Big House
April Wine Shotdown The Whole World's Going Crazy (test pressing)
VXN Running Out ST
Organization, The Superstar ST
Blind Owl Hooked On You ST
Palmer, John Solitude Shorelines
Howard & Smith Monotype Limited Symphony #1 In A, B, C, D, etc. The Optic Earful
Reign Ghost Southern Hemisphere Blues Legacy ST
Glenn-Copeland, Beverly Don't Despair ST
Sound Sett Oh No (The Sound Sett) 1966-1967
Dandy, Trevor When I Prayed Last Night Don't Cry Little Tree
Amen, The Carnivals and Cotton Candy Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus
A Joint Effort Greed for Gold Final Effort
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Stonemen In the Evening In the Evening b/w Faded Colors
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎ Roads to New York Country and Rock & Roll Sound
Baloue, Lewis Bringing You a Rose Romantic Times
Diodes The Curse - War Raw / War (split with The Curse)
Dixon, Hugh Saints Go Marching Inn The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)
Squires The Sultan The Sultan b/w Aurora
Rockadrome Good Dream Royal American 20th Century Blues
Agostini, Lucio Reel Once Upon a Hundred Years
Spring Shine Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind
Vines, Norris and The Luvlines Feel The Warm Give In b/w Feel The Warm
New Creation All is Well Troubled
Jensen Sisters Fly Away With Me Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze

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