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
Joker's Memory	A Jokers Memory Part One	ST	08:29
Bent Wind	Riverside	Sussex	06:12
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	leevin th electrik citee (2)	Sonic Horses I	10:09
C.B. & The Klassic Rockers	Roll Over Beethoven	Roll Over Beethoven b/w What'd I Say	04:40
Ray Griff	That Old Montana Moon	Canada "My Native Land"	02:30
Joy	Ready to Move	Ready to Move b/w Tears to be Cried	02:10
Jerry Palmer	Party Pooper	String of Hits	01:58
Jolly Tambourine Man	Gropnick	Wheeeee! Demo	02:24
A Joint Effort	Hitchhikers Dream	Final Effort	03:02
Billy O'Boie and the Country Jewels	I Love My Gal	I Love My Gal b/w Little Rosa (picture sleeve)	02:22
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle	Plateau Mambo	ST	02:09
Trevor Dandy	Don’t Cry Little Tree	Don't Cry Little Tree	03:10
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	The Child in Me	Motherlove	00:47
Shagnasty	Ringing in My Ear	Ringing in My Ear b/w All My Teachers	03:26
Intersystems	track 01 (entire side 1)	Free Psychadelic Poster Inside	27:30
Nihilist Spasm Band	Dog Face Man	No Record	07:53
David Wiffen	More Often Than Not	Camp Fortune (split with Tex Lecor)	04:42
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Nick Ayoub Quintet	Montreal West	The Montreal Scene	05:16
Luke Simmons and His Blue Mountain Boys	Howlin' at the Moon	Just Waitin' // Howlin' at the Moon	02:56
Don Carrington Trio	If I Were a Carpenter	Makin' It Happen	04:15
Twice Upon a Never	A World of Our Own	Twice Upon a Never	02:14
Blind Owl	Lingering Dreams	ST	04:38
David	Never Been In Love	ST	03:30
Jerry Palmer	Love's Come to Me	String of Hits	02:50
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	gold minrs	Sonic Horses I	04:10
King Beezz	She Belongs to Me	Gloria b/w She Belongs to Me	03:56
Plastic Cloud	Art's a Happy Man	ST	03:13
Roger Rodier	Am I supposed to let it by again	Upon Velveatur	04:08
The Haunted	Montreal Blues	ST	04:04
Ardels	Stereo Popeye	Rhythm & Blues	02:21
Vicky and the Coins	Girl From Ipanema	ST	02:55
Jeremy Dormouse	Suzanne	Toad	04:52
King Herbert And the Knights	Sissy Strut	With Jack Harden	03:44
Medium	Two by Two	ST	02:37
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	Dada Lama	Motherlove	03:06
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	th ride to th place uv meditaysyun	Sonic Horses I	24:36
Phillip Werren	Dance Music II	Electronic Music (1968-1971)	05:03
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia	Sweet Summer Day	ST	02:19
Vicky and the Coins	B Jam Boogie	ST	02:24
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Reflections	ST	08:05
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Keep Your Hand Off My Girl	Year Zero	03:39
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings	Wanda Unda Landa	Chip Dip	02:32
Ray Griff	Maple Leaf	Canada "My Native Land"	03:41
Skarecrow	Can't Judge a Book	Blues...Live at the Explorer	03:28
Sweet Somethings	Young World	hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'	02:25
Johnny Teah & The Jubilee Mountain Boys	Hello Mister Lonesome	Sad Whistle b/w Hello Mister Lonesome	02:35
Marty Gillan	Sweet Caroline	Try A Little Kindness	04:08
Walter Boudreau	Synchronisation I	Jazz - Walter Boudreau + 3 = 4	07:16
November Grief	Requiem (For Mother Earth)	To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)	01:35
Jim Brown	Bruce Clarke - Of Spiralling Why	The First See Hear	09:40
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	its raining all ovr th citee	Sonic Horses I	05:27
Vic Vogel	Quiet Nights	Montreal Bandleader	02:19
Catseye	Images	Catseye	06:41
Lucio Agostini	Canadians at Work	Once Upon a Hundred Years	01:45
Medium	I'll Love Everyone at Last	ST	02:53
Original Bones	Friend of the Devil	ST	03:28
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	fading era	Sonic Horses I	05:18
Spring Fever	Gimme Shelter	Woodstock	04:00
Spring	It's So Hard	Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind	02:36
Jeremy Dormouse	I Need a Friend	Toad	02:12
Cyrus Eden	Rock You To The Limit	First Offense (EP)	03:15
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Hook and Sling	The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope	05:46
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone	Hay Gee	"Coming Out"	05:02
Jack London & the Sparrows	Leavin' Blues (vocal by Jerry Edmonton)	ST	03:14
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone	Oil in the Ground	"Coming Out"	03:24
Randy Bishop	(A World of) Black And Brown	I Sing A Soft Song	02:57
Original Bones	Rollin' Over	ST	03:09
Sidewinders	Can't You Feel the Fire	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:55
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Hit The Breaks	Year Zero	02:00
King Herbert And the Knights	Let It Be	With Jack Harden	03:57
Reign Ghost	Reaching	ST	09:12
Hank Snow	I Don't Hurt Anymore	Western Caravan (split with Rosalie Allen and Sons of Pioneers) (EP) (picture sleeve)	02:56
Boys Brigade	Cut Up	Mannequin Demo	04:46
Robert Armes	Put Your Cards on the Table	Songs for Icarus	03:48
A Joint Effort	My Man	Final Effort	03:11
Opposite	One Night	Help Us Make It	03:02
Glenn Dixon	Dreamer Parts 1-3	Reflections	19:44
Something Evil	Die Children Die	Die Children Die b/w The Great Winnipeg Riot	02:59
Rascalz	Whose The Hip Hopper	Really Livin'	04:28
Langley Schools Music Project	Desperado	Wix - Brown Elementary School	03:34
Sheila Graham	Little Green Apples	ST	03:49
Michael-Jon Rosenberg	You Don't Know Happiness	ST	02:49
The Reaction	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Joni Mitchell	Wild Things Run Fast	Wild Things Run Fast (test pressing)	02:16
Cyrus Eden	You Came For Me	First Offense (EP)	02:53
Stephanie Taylor	I Don't Know Where I Stand (Joni Mitchell)	"I Don't Know Where I Stand"	03:32
Golden Earrings	My Situation	My Situation b/w Nothing Much	02:09
EQ	Inner Thoughts	Swellsville	02:50
Original Bones	Song for Pierre Laporte	ST	03:53
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra	You Only Live Twice	James Bond 007	02:25
Rockadrome	R.A.T.C.B. Reprise	Royal American 20th Century Blues	05:22
Ellison	Satanic (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand)	ST	02:02
Huckle	Good Morning	Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)	02:53
Hugh Dixon	Saints Go Marching Inn	The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)	03:51
King Beezz	Gloria	Gloria b/w She Belongs to Me	02:52
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck	No one in Particular	Home Grown Stuff	03:40
Langley Schools Music Project	Calling Occupants	Wix - Brown Elementary School	05:21
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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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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Ellison - ST

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Perth County Conspiracy - ST

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