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
Sacrifice	The Four Horsemen	Turn In Your Grave (demo)	07:16
Orphic Egg	Crack It	Crack It b/w Crack It	03:26
B.C. Centennial Spots	B.C. Centennial Song Cut No. 2	B.C. Centennial Song	01:17
Lord Ryur	Heroes After Heroes	Pact With The Sinner b/w Heroes After Heroes	05:00
Gordon Lightfoot	Movin'	Movin' Soundtrack (CN picture sleeve) (split with Jean Pierre Ferland)	02:30
Sweet Somethings	Young World	hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'	02:25
A Joint Effort	Oh! Canada	Final Effort	03:59
Stumpwater	Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	03:33
Siggy Magic & the Hey-Hoe Band	People Who Created Me	Commercials For Free (EP)	04:49
Nick Ayoub Quintet	Pillsville	The Montreal Scene	03:15
Lucio Agostini	Cocktails In New York	Once Upon a Hundred Years	01:09
Tex Lecor	Le frigidaire	Camp Fortune (split with David Wiffen)	02:57
Marty Gillan	Home from the Forest	Try A Little Kindness	02:40
Emtidi	Walkin' In The Park	Saat	06:38
Ronney Mitchell	Welcome to the Country	The Five Man Cargo	03:39
Skarecrow	Standin' by the Keyhole	Blues...Live at the Explorer	01:55
Stefan Gnys	Soliloguy	English Oaks and Evangeline	03:40
May Run	The Only One	Days Into Years	02:56
Brégent	Le chien	Poussière Des Regrets	01:44
Stephanie Taylor	Working on a Groove Thing	"I Don't Know Where I Stand"	02:50
Original Bones	I Went Walkin'	ST	03:43
Ronnie Dove and the Ron-Als	I'm Happy	Beach Rat b/w I'm Happy	02:07
Tex Lecor	Ti-bicycle	Camp Fortune (split with David Wiffen)	02:35
Lewis Baloue	Where Did My Love Go Away	Romantic Times	04:05
Terry & The Pyrates	Someone	Keep On Dancin' b/w Someone	04:15
Billy Martin	Phillie Dog	Strawberry Soul	02:14
Ellison	Winter Slutch (Vincent Marandola)	ST	04:06
Joe College & the Rulers	Working Class Hero	It Ain't Allright (With Me) b/w Working Class Hero	02:11
Intersystems	track 01 (entire side 1)	Free Psychadelic Poster Inside	27:30
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Urine Trouble	Year Zero	02:22
Spring Fever	She Taught My Katie	Woodstock	03:14
The Nerve	The Nerve - Penchant (2005 live recording by the Smarties)	Penchant b/w Preludes	04:12
Jeff Moore & Friends	Both Sides (Jeff Moore)	The Youngest Son	02:52
Caribou	Gretta cromo	ST	03:24
Threads Of Fybre	Mama	Mama b/w Believe Me	02:46
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	A Mic In A Fist	Year Zero	02:14
Matlows	Only You	If You Were Mine // Only You	02:32
Howard & Smith Monotype Limited	Duet: Photomodifications	The Optic Earful	03:42
Cargo	Dubious	Front Side, Back Side	02:55
Stompin' Tom Connors	My Swisha Miss	Northland's Own	02:04
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau	Let Him Go	ST (psych cover)	03:33
EQ	Hostile	Swellsville	04:15
Huckle	Lady Goldberry	Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)	02:31
Athenians of Toronto	26 or 6 to 4	San Skoteiniazei	03:05
Stompin' Tom Connors	Movin' On to Rouyn	Northland's Own	02:37
The Fringe	Inside Lookin' Out	Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo	04:20
Rascalz	Quest for Rhyme	Really Livin'	04:03
British North American Act	See How Free	In the Beginning	02:10
Souls of Inspyration	Stranger	ST	03:02
Walter Boudreau	Synchronisation I	Jazz - Walter Boudreau + 3 = 4	07:16
Bear Paws	Devil Is On the Run	Kitche-Ogamah	03:39
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎	Truck Drivers Boogie	Country and Rock & Roll Sound	03:07
Chantettes	Freight Train	Remember.....	02:34
Jolly Tambourine Man	The Apple Strudel Man	Wheeeee! Demo	02:22
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings	Summertime	Chip Dip	03:24
Jeff Moore & Friends	Flying So High (Christina Becker)	The Youngest Son	04:46
The Chessmen	Mustang	Mustang b/w Meadowlands	02:43
Spring Fever	Woodstock (Joni Mitchell)	Woodstock	03:59
Boys Brigade	Black + White	Live Off-The-Floor Demo	07:46
Ardels	Georgia On My Mind	Rhythm & Blues	03:34
Athenians of Toronto	Now More Than Ever	San Skoteiniazei	07:44
Skeptical Eye	Concealed Truth	The Devil's Playground	01:02
United Empire Loyalists	No, No, No	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	02:49
Jim Brown	Al Neil Trio - Lombardo	The First See Hear	04:05
Happy Dolls	Sweet Gypsy Rose	Show Album No. 1	02:32
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
EQ	Inner Thoughts	Swellsville	02:50
Rock-a-tunes	Maria	Maria b/w You're Some Kind of Nice (picture sleeve)	03:00
Huckle	I Surrender	Wild Blue Yonder	03:33
Trevor Dandy	Sometimes	Don't Cry Little Tree	04:33
Sidewinders	I Like Your Stuff	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:49
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Cat Piss	Year Zero	02:53
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings	Cryin' All Alone	Chip Dip	03:04
Moosetracks	Down Young Street	ST	04:26
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	Silent Night	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	03:17
Riverson	Clear Night (Rayburn Blake)	ST	03:06
Tyrant	Hooked On You	Hooked On You b/w Carol	03:12
Stefan Gnys	I Wish I Knew	English Oaks and Evangeline	03:48
Braineaters	Modern Man Pt 2	Planet X	01:16
Rascalz	Ragga Muffin Rhymes	Really Livin'	03:52
Canadian Beadles	Leah	Three Faces North	03:24
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings	Rock and Soul	Chip Dip	03:57
Sacrifice	1986-02_Terry Sadler interviews Sacrifice_Interviews	Interviews 1985 + First Live Show	03:39
Legacy	Come With Me	Come With Me b/w Gimme My Drugs	03:46
Jeff Moore & Friends	Is It You (Jeff Moore)	The Youngest Son	01:59
VXN	Putting Love Aside	Putting Love Aside b/w No More (picture sleeve)	04:02
Bonnie Scots	The Drunken Man	Laugh and Cry	02:31
Rockadrome	Thirteen Miles Down	Royal American 20th Century Blues	02:20
John Palmer	The Wheel	Shorelines	01:03
Jimmy Apostle & the Willows	I Love Ya Honey	I Love Ya Honey b/w Lost Love	02:02
Tex Lecor	Ste-Scholastique Blues	Camp Fortune (split with David Wiffen)	03:56
Skarecrow	I'm A Man	Blues...Live at the Explorer	06:48
Spring Fever	Gimme Shelter	Woodstock	04:00
Moonstone	In Case	ST	04:28
Twice Upon a Never	Early in the Morning	Twice Upon a Never	01:32
Rascalz	Buggin' to the Boogie	Really Livin'	03:55
Plastic Cloud	Epistle to Paradise	ST	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra	For Your Eyes Only	James Bond 007	02:55
Gentlemen of Horror	Rich Kids	ST (EP) (skeleton cover)	01:22

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life

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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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