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
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Agostini, Lucio Dundurn Castle Once Upon a Hundred Years
David House of the Rising Sun ST
Graham, Sheila Straight Life ST
Taylor, Stephanie Long and Winding Road "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
Dandy, Trevor Have You Ever Wondered? Don't Cry Little Tree
Fromager, David Out on the Weekend If What You Said Was True
Langley Schools Music Project Mandy Wix - Brown Elementary School
Stonemen In the Evening In the Evening b/w Faded Colors
Glenn-Copeland, Beverly Untitled (Make the Answer "Yes") ST
Langley Schools Music Project Band On the Run Glenwood Region Music Group-Musical Supervision: Hans Fenger
Catseye Am I the One Catseye
Huckle Wild Night Wild Blue Yonder
Circle C Burn Burn (promo)
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Dunn, Willie Ballad of a Pavillion Who Were The Ones? Parts 11-12
London Experimental Jazz Quartet Time is of the Essence Invisible Roots
Langley Schools Music Project Desperado Wix - Brown Elementary School
Lawson, Floyd and the Heart of Stone Rated "X" "Coming Out"
Chantettes Donna Remember.....
B.C. Centennial Spots B.C. Centennial Song Cut No. 1 B.C. Centennial Song
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck Elevated Platform Home Grown Stuff
Lord Ryur Pact With The Sinner Pact With The Sinner b/w Heroes After Heroes
Harris, Mike By the Fireside Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
Beaupre, Andre The Saga of Wayne Gretzky The Saga of Wayne Gretzky b/w The Saga of Wayne Gretzky Part II
Ardels Theme Rhythm & Blues
Athenians of Toronto Make Me Smile San Skoteiniazei
Nerve The Nerve - Penchant (2005 live recording by the Smarties) Penchant b/w Preludes
Compilation Shades of Blond - All Your Love International Master Discovery Records
Catseye Days Gone By Catseye
C.B. & The Klassic Rockers Roll Over Beethoven Roll Over Beethoven b/w What'd I Say
Moosetracks Down Young Street ST
Garden Bower Lonesome Bill’s Blues Etc. w/ Trains
Sound Sett Just a Little (Ron Elliott & Bob Durand, The Breau Brummels) 1966-1967
Jeremy Dormouse Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy Toad
Threads Of Fybre Believe Me Mama b/w Believe Me
Lloyd, Sam (Réal Brousseau, Plume) Free to be Free ST (psych cover)
Gryfe, Barbara Don't Give Up What the World Needs Now
Jeremy Dormouse Baby Blue Toad
Pat's People Changes Today
Ardels Unchain My Heart Rhythm & Blues
Mock Duck Sitting on Top of the World Test Record
Ayoub, Nick Quintet Montreal West The Montreal Scene
Lecor, Tex Ti-bicycle Camp Fortune (split with David Wiffen)
Riverson Empty Sky (Brian Edwards - Rayburn Blake) ST
Armes, Robert Someday Songs for Icarus
Spring Shine Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind
Grimes Shadout Mapes Geidi Primes
Mystique Black Rider Black Rider
Agostini, Lucio Reel Once Upon a Hundred Years
Mitchell, Ronney I've Got to be Me The Five Man Cargo
Organization, The Back to Back ST
Scott Markle, Derek Goin' Thru the Town ST
Palmer, Jerry Your Love String of Hits
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia The Undertaker's Ball ST
New Reality Here He Goes Demo Tape
Griff, Ray Our Country Canada "My Native Land"
Chantettes Come and Go With Me Remember.....
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎ Sunrise Waltz Country and Rock & Roll Sound
D.N.A. Seashell Because I Love You b/w Seashell
Bishop, Randy Felicitas I Sing A Soft Song
Gentlemen of Horror Rough Hike Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover)
Vogel, Vic Close to You Montreal Bandleader
Wilkins, Rick & the Mutual Understanding Scarlet Ribbons Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Sedum Shadows Anatomy of a Shadow Thinking Away b/w Anatomy of a Shadow
Harris, Mike Maple Sugar Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
David Descension ST
Medium My Lady Lies Forever ST
Werren, Phillip Polish Wedding music Electronic Music (1968-1971)
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Baloue, Lewis As the Boats Go By Romantic Times
Georges Leningrad lollipon lady Made In Taiwan
Pat's People Richman's Spiritual Today
Daigle, Ted Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Greenwood, John Give Us Love My Sailboat and Me
Mittoo, Jackie Sugar Jar Stepping Tiger
Catseye River Catseye
New Creation Eternity Ahead Troubled
Riverson Take Me (Rayburn Blake) ST
Haunted Untie Me ST
Organization, The Who Ever Finds This ST
Lacombe, Buck Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle Jazz Compo No. 2 "The Beak" ST
Agostini, Lucio Pan Am Young and Old Once Upon a Hundred Years
Braineaters Kid Stuff Planet X
Spring It's So Hard Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind
David Hey Jude ST
Mitchell, Joni You Dream Flat Tires Wild Things Run Fast (test pressing)
Lawson, Floyd and the Heart of Stone Air I Breathe "Coming Out"
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎ Saddle Lake Guitar Rhythm Country and Rock & Roll Sound
Fromager, David Radio Madness If What You Said Was True
Huckle Flower To The Sun Wild Blue Yonder
Connors, Stompin' Tom Carolyne Northland's Own
Brazda Brothers Nature ST
A Joint Effort Horse with No Name Final Effort
Benge Money Man Money Man b/w Black Sky Lullaby
Skarecrow Bring It On Home to Me Blues...Live at the Explorer
King Herbert And the Knights Ooga Boogaloo With Jack Harden
Jarvis Street Revue 300 South Mr. Oil Man
Griff, Ray Canada 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