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

Bob Bryden

Plastic Cloud - ST

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
Gargoyle George Dawber - Remembering Morris ST
Sweet Somethings Hold On, I'm Comin' hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'
Ardels Heads Up Rhythm & Blues
Grimes Gambang Geidi Primes
Sweet Somethings Pot of Gold hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'
David Little Boys ST
Dandy, Trevor It's a Long Journey Don't Cry Little Tree
Liska Weekday Mother Cry Out Loud
Snider, Art Sweet Caroline Corny Songs I Play on My Organ
Harris, Mike Chinese Breakdown Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
Rascalz Kibbles 'N Bits Really Livin'
Palmer, John Return Shorelines
Agostini, Lucio Skiing in Québec Once Upon a Hundred Years
A Joint Effort Winter Final Effort
Brazda Brothers Soldier in a Battleground ST
Ultimate Image Rains of Autumn It's a Hard Life b/w Rains of Autumn
Taylor, Stephanie Softly as I Leave You "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
No Exit Decisions ST
Ardels Georgia On My Mind Rhythm & Blues
Wiffen, David Slice of Life Live at the Bunkhouse
Organization, The Don't Let the Green Grass Fool Ya ST
Moosetracks Cry A Little Tear ST
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
A Joint Effort Oh! Canada Final Effort
VXN Putting Love Aside ST
Arcade Fire No Cars Go ST
Bonnie Scots Lizzie Lindsay Laugh and Cry
Vogel, Vic Close to You Montreal Bandleader
Brott, Alexander & Donald McGill Canada: Case History (Earle Birney) - Erosion (E.J. Pratt) - Children of Martha (Gilean Douglas) - Quiet (Marjorie Pickthall) - Paul Bunyan (A Legend of his return to St. Eustache) (Arthur S. Bourinot Sept for Seven: Seven Brief Movements Combining the Arts of Music and Poetry - A Setting of Five Canadian Poems, Introduced by Musical Prelude and concluded with a Postlude
Nomads Four Be On Your Way Be On Your Way b/w Come On Home
Gillan, Marty Time and Love Try A Little Kindness
Braineaters London Town Planet X
Organization, The Happiness ST
Ayoub, Nick Quintet Montreal West The Montreal Scene
Baloue, Lewis Summer's Moon L'amour
Sweet Somethings Will You Love Me Tomorrow hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'
Catseye Hedgegate Catseye
Haunted Shake ST
Gargoyle Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You ST
Palmer, Jerry Travelin' Shoes String of Hits
Dixon, Hugh Yellow Bird The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Memory Lane The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Lloyd, Sam (Réal Brousseau, Plume) Realize ST (psych cover)
Opposite Party in My Home Help Us Make It
Lawson, Floyd and the Heart of Stone Theme from Swat "Coming Out"
Jensen Sisters I'm Gonna Love You Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze
Carrington, Don Trio Make Me Smile Makin' It Happen
Skarecrow My Coffee's Gettin' Cold Blues...Live at the Explorer
Dixon, Hugh Esquire Shuffle (Dixon) The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)
Rascalz Quest for Rhyme Really Livin'
Harris, Mike Bill Cheatem Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
EQ Swellsville Swellsville
Bear Paws Season of the Wind Kitche-Ogamah
VXN No More Putting Love Aside b/w No More (picture sleeve)
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck Times are Changing Home Grown Stuff
Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia Madonna ST
Scott Markle, Derek Goin' Thru the Town ST
British North American Act If You're Looking for Honey In the Beginning
Graham, Sheila The Tragedy of Butterfly McHeart ST
Daigle, Ted Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
November Grief Requiem (For Mother Earth) To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
London, Jack & the Sparrows Dream on Dreamer ST
Athenians of Toronto Make Me Smile San Skoteiniazei
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre o a b a Awake in th Red Desert
Fromager, David Out on the Weekend If What You Said Was True
Brown, Jim Lloyd Burritt - The Hollow Men The First See Hear
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
Jensen Sisters You Lit the Fire (I Want Only You) Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze
Langley Schools Music Project God Only Knows Wix - Brown Elementary School
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre gold minrs Sonic Horses I
Lloyd, Sam (Réal Brousseau, Plume) I'm Not Guilty ST (psych cover)
Greenwood, John Blessed My Sailboat and Me
Huckle Flower To The Sun Wild Blue Yonder
Rosenberg, Michael-Jon What a Lovely Place to be Buried ST
Brazda Brothers Blooming Flowers ST
British North American Act See How Free In the Beginning
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
British North American Act Only a Dream In the Beginning
Claman, Dolores Western Panorama Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes
Fromager, David My Woman Left Me If What You Said Was True
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre is yr car 2 soft 4 th road Awake in th Red Desert
Connors, Stompin' Tom My Swisha Miss Northland's Own
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Country Cooking Phil
Catseye Am I the One Catseye
Werren, Phillip Dance Music II Electronic Music (1968-1971)
Grimes Zoal, Face Dancer Geidi Primes
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre yu sing Awake in th Red Desert
Daigle, Ted Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Compilation Myrna Lawrence - Here, There and Everywhere Unselfconsciously Canadian
Christmas Jungle Fabulous ST
Plastic Cloud Civilization Machine ST
Bonnie Scots This Land Is Your Land Laugh and Cry
Black Knight Warlords Wrath Master of Disaster (EP)
Reign Ghost Mother's Got Troubles Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Original Bones Rollin' Over ST
Plastic Cloud Art's a Happy Man ST
Reign Ghost Eyes Knows, So Does Ears ST
Huckle Wild Night Wild Blue Yonder
Baloue, Lewis Bon Voyage Romantic Times

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