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
Brégent	Epitaphe villon	Poussière Des Regrets	03:21
Tex Lecor	Ste-Scholastique Blues	Camp Fortune (split with David Wiffen)	03:56
Mantra	Drifter (D'arcy Draper)	ST	02:43
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	normal is not returning	Sonic Horses I	01:18
Jarvis Street Revue	300 South	Mr. Oil Man	02:40
Cargo	Alisa	Front Side, Back Side	03:50
Compilation	Jim Wheeler and the Spokes - Secret Spy	International Master Discovery Records	02:59
Northwest Company	Get Away From it All	Hard to Cry b/w Get Away From it All	02:49
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Garden Bower	You’ve Got Me On Fire	Etc. w/ Trains	02:29
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra	Goldfinger	James Bond 007	02:49
Barbara Gryfe	Don't Give Up	What the World Needs Now	02:08
New Creation	Where Are You Going?	Troubled	03:11
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Comin' Home	Hell Bent: A Collection of Hard Instrumentals (Split with King Herbert & the Knights)	05:22
Strange Movies	(I Can) Feel It Coming	(I Can) Feel It Coming b/w What A Drag	03:11
Rockadrome	Good Dream	Royal American 20th Century Blues	03:38
Two Tones	This is My Song	Live at the Village Corner	02:19
King Herbert And the Knights	I Believe	With Jack Harden	02:45
David Wiffen	Climb the Stairs	Camp Fortune (split with Tex Lecor)	04:15
Stephanie Taylor	Softly as I Leave You	"I Don't Know Where I Stand"	02:52
Athenians of Toronto	Now More Than Ever	San Skoteiniazei	07:44
Golden Earrings	Nothing Much	My Situation b/w Nothing Much	02:11
Joy	Ready to Move	Ready to Move b/w Tears to be Cried	02:10
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
United Empire Loyalists	Afraid of the Dark	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	01:59
Plateau	Under the Big House	My Life b/w Under the Big House	03:03
Sound Sett	Just a Little (Ron Elliott & Bob Durand, The Breau Brummels)	1966-1967	02:47
Ray Griff	Curley	Canada "My Native Land"	03:07
VXN	Just a Game	ST	04:29
Riverson	I'll be There (Brian Edwards)	ST	03:15
Media	Endless Dream	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	03:19
David Wiffen	Coast to Coast Fever	Camp Fortune (split with Tex Lecor)	04:08
Garden Bower	This Woman (live)	Etc. w/ Trains	03:29
Lucio Agostini	Once Upon a Hundred Years (Theme)	Once Upon a Hundred Years	07:24
Pat's People	Take Our Bread	Today	02:18
Emtidi	Trume	Saat	03:25
Trooper	3 Dressed Up as a 9	3 Dressed Up as a 9 b/w Mr. Big (test pressing)	04:35
Langley Schools Music Project	Mandy	Wix - Brown Elementary School	02:40
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
Glenn Dixon	Silence (The Cold Hours Come)	Reflections	09:38
Catseye	Hedgegate	Catseye	04:10
Gargoyle	Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969	ST	01:00
Catseye	I Met a Girl Out in the Country	Catseye	04:12
Liska	A Smile	Cry Out Loud	03:40
Intersystems	track 06 (entire side 2)	Free Psychadelic Poster Inside	22:24
Ellison	Untruth Story (Vincent Marandola)	ST	05:58
Jeff Moore & Friends	Is It You (Jeff Moore)	The Youngest Son	01:59
British North American Act	I'll Find a Way	In the Beginning	02:05
Minutes From Downtown	Emotion Under Pressure	Minutes From Downtown '82	04:14
London Experimental Jazz Quartet	The Sound of Next Year's Echo	Invisible Roots	03:42
Joni Mitchell	You Dream Flat Tires	Wild Things Run Fast (test pressing)	02:52
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	whn u cum into me	Sonic Horses I	06:40
Humble Sponge	Barabbas	Lady Is Love b/w Barabbas	04:02
Ray Griff	My Rocky Mountain Home	Canada "My Native Land"	02:52
Medium	Stars	ST	05:35
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	Little Toy Trains	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	02:31
Sweet Somethings	The Wedding	hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'	02:25
Braineaters	Modern Man Pt 2	Planet X	01:16
Sheila Graham	Son of a Preacher Man	ST	02:32
Calgary Range Riders	Curly Hair	Rocky Mountain Rhythm // Curly Hair	02:01
Lewis Baloue	I Thought The World Of You	L'amour	02:34
Gentlemen of Horror	Bank	Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover)	00:59
Stefan Gnys	English Oaks	English Oaks and Evangeline	04:29
Athenians of Toronto	Proud Mary	San Skoteiniazei	03:02
Ray Griff	Alberta My Alberta	Canada "My Native Land"	03:42
Ronney Mitchell	Good Luck Charm - She's Not You	The Five Man Cargo	03:25
Guess Who	American Woman	American Woman (split with Christie, Cliff Richards & Arlene Harden)	05:09
Michael-Jon Rosenberg	The High	ST	06:00
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎	Truck Drivers Boogie	Country and Rock & Roll Sound	03:07
Lucio Agostini	Chuck Wagon Race	Once Upon a Hundred Years	00:51
Opposite	Party in My Home	Help Us Make It	01:58
Blind Owl	Open Your Window	ST	04:08
Rascalz	Kibbles 'N Bits	Really Livin'	04:10
Gargoyle	Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling	ST	02:14
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck	Funny Feeling	Home Grown Stuff	03:31
Sunshyne	Eclypse & Sunny Day (Ross Barrett and Ken Spence)	The Raven (EP)	06:52
Skeptical Eye	Tortured From Inside	The Devil's Playground	04:19
A Joint Effort	Winter	Final Effort	04:01
Ellison	Freedom (Vincent Marandola)	ST	03:17
Skarecrow	I'm A Man	Blues...Live at the Explorer	06:48
Cyrus Eden	Wasteland	First Offense (EP)	03:02
Jerry Palmer	Travelin' Shoes	String of Hits	02:04
Stompin' Tom Connors	Little Wawa	Little Wawa b/w The Northern Gentleman	03:19
The Reaction	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
Lewis Baloue	It's a New Day	Romantic Times	04:11
Howard & Smith Monotype Limited	Duet: Photomodifications	The Optic Earful	03:42
King Beezz	Gloria	Gloria b/w She Belongs to Me	02:52
Langley Schools Music Project	Venus and Mars	Wix - Brown Elementary School	02:47
May Run	Separation Day	Days Into Years	05:33
Matlows	Only You	If You Were Mine // Only You	02:32
Nihilist Spasm Band	Dog Face Man	No Record	07:53
Medium	My Lady Lies Forever	ST	02:41
Reign Ghost	Ain't it Great	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	03:56
Rockadrome	Royal American Twentieth Century Blues	Royal American 20th Century Blues	04:51
Michael-Jon Rosenberg	Colourless	ST	05:17
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	heard ya tellin	Awake in th Red Desert	02:37
Mystique	Wake Up Screamin'	Black Rider	05:18
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	awake in the red desert	Awake in th Red Desert	03:37
Perth County Conspiracy	Welcome Surprise	ST	03:12
Derek Scott Markle	Hey Hoe	ST	02:40

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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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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Heat - Brighouse b/w Rocking Chair

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Something Evil - Die Children Die b/w The Great Winnipeg Riot

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