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
Mason, Dutch C.C. Rider Half Ain't Been Told
Compilation Joe Vassos - Leavin' on a Jet Plane Unselfconsciously Canadian
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck One Glass for Wine Home Grown Stuff
Werren, Phillip Dance Music I Electronic Music (1968-1971)
EQ Step Up Swellsville
Echoes and a Dream Life is a Love Song Echoes and a Dream
Skarecrow Can't Judge a Book Blues...Live at the Explorer
Cargo I Found a Way Once a Proud Man b/w I Found a Way
Palmer, Jerry Celebration Day String of Hits
Langley Schools Music Project Venus and Mars Wix - Brown Elementary School
British North American Act Don't Run Away In the Beginning
Ayoub, Nick Quintet Report from Cairo The Montreal Scene
Bishop, Randy Tragi-Comedy in Four Acts: Act 1) In Honour of a Dissonant Triad; Act 1) A Tale Told By An Idiot; Act 3) Who Was That Unmasked Man?; Act 4) Morning I Sing A Soft Song
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre and th green wind Awake in th Red Desert
Liska Dagger of the Soul Cry Out Loud
Walton, Dennis Jah Way to Salvation is Easy Sweeter Love
VXN Illusion of the Heart ST
Triaxe Chain of Superstition Chain of Superstition b/w Persecution
Fromager, David My Woman Left Me If What You Said Was True
Agostini, Lucio Centennial Caravan Once Upon a Hundred Years
Langley Schools Music Project The Long and Winding Road Wix - Brown Elementary School
Plastic Cloud Shadows of Your Mind ST
Daigle, Ted Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time
Grimes Grisgris Geidi Primes
Spring Fever A Long Time Coming Woodstock
Wiffen, David You'll Never Make a Dollar That Way Camp Fortune (split with Tex Lecor)
Dixon, Hugh Blues Stay Away From Me The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)
Bear Paws House of the Rising Sun Kitche-Ogamah
Vines, Norris and The Luvlines Feel The Warm Give In b/w Feel The Warm
Boudreau, Walter Danse Jazz - Walter Boudreau + 3 = 4
Huckle Wild Night Wild Blue Yonder
Moonstone In Case ST
Lawson, Floyd and the Heart of Stone Love Won't let Me Wait "Coming Out"
Gillan, Marty Home from the Forest Try A Little Kindness
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Hit The Breaks Year Zero
Mittoo, Jackie Harder than the Rest Stepping Tiger
Jensen Sisters Let a Raindrop be a Tear for You Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze
Lacombe, Buck Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle Moose Head ST
Riverson Hermit Glen (Rayburn Blake) ST
Scott Markle, Derek Hey Hoe ST
Palmer, John Cloud Shorelines
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Organization, The Who Ever Finds This ST
David Flight of the Egyptian Army ST
Plateau My Life My Life b/w Under the Big House
Dunn, Nina Stay and Dance If You Want My Love (Do It) b/w Stay and Dance
Connors, Stompin' Tom Movin' On to Rouyn Northland's Own
Souls of Inspyration Dil Kusha (Heart's Happiness) ST
Claman, Dolores Later Latin Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes
Royal Family Solitude Sometimes b/w Solitude (picture sleeve)
Brégent Mon frère Poussière Des Regrets
Cargo Black Window Front Side, Back Side
Vines, Norris and The Luvlines Give In Give In b/w Feel The Warm
Other Half Thoughts ST
Two Tones Kilgarry Mountain Live at the Village Corner
British North American Act Baby Jane Days and Nights In the Beginning
Spring Fever Oh Baby Hold Me Woodstock
Gnys, Stefan The Pleasant Land of Counterpane English Oaks and Evangeline
Mock Duck My Time Test Record
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Grimes Sardaukar Levenbrech Geidi Primes
Story Structure I Told You (7" Single Mix) I Told You
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) You Know The Science Year Zero
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) The Bassment Show Year Zero
Moore, Jeff & Friends Is It You (Jeff Moore) The Youngest Son
Grimes Shadout Mapes Geidi Primes
Other Half Swinging Shepherd ST
Ellison Strawberry Rain (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand) ST
November Grief Grass Is Gold To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
Canadian Beadles Whole Lot of Shakin Going On Three Faces North
Palmer, Jerry Your Love String of Hits
Reign Ghost Standing Room Only, Mr. Mars ST
Amen, The Carnivals and Cotton Candy Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus
Wilkins, Rick & the Mutual Understanding Snowfall Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Athenians of Toronto 26 or 6 to 4 San Skoteiniazei
No Exit Parliament Swindle ST
Greenwood, John Give Us Love My Sailboat and Me
Lloyd, Sam (Réal Brousseau, Plume) Do You Agree With Me ST (psych cover)
Platinum Blonde Hey Hey You Hey Hey You b/w No Regrets
Richards, Brad Right Time for Love Right Time for Love
London, Jack & the Sparrows Our Love has Passed ST
Terry & The Pyrates Someone Keep On Dancin' b/w Someone
Intersystems Lately Number One
Connors, Stompin' Tom Streets of Toronto Northland's Own
London Experimental Jazz Quartet Time is of the Essence Invisible Roots
Northwest Company Get Away From it All Hard to Cry b/w Get Away From it All
Ayoub, Nick Quintet Bib and I The Montreal Scene
Fringe, The Inside Lookin' Out Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo
Spring Shine Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind
Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia Sweet Summer Day ST
Harris, Mike By the Fireside Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Peterborough Postman Northland's Own
Clymaxe Walkin' Blues R. U. Cumming? b/w Walkin' Blues
Organization, The Back to Back ST
Jarvis Street Revue Heidi-Ho (Let Her Go) Mr. Oil Man
Gillan, Marty Sweet Caroline Try A Little Kindness
Grimes Gambang Geidi Primes
Canadian Beadles Steady Guy Three Faces North
Ratherford, Michael Hard Drugs Hard Drugs
Griff, Ray Jacket River Canada "My Native Land"

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