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
Joni Mitchell	You Dream Flat Tires	Wild Things Run Fast (test pressing)	02:52
Lewis Baloue	So Be in Love With Me	Romantic Times	03:33
New Creation	Songs to Sing	Troubled	01:48
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Good Morning Blues	ST	04:37
Pat's People	Dona Dona	Today	03:32
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	fires in the tempul	Awake in th Red Desert	02:11
Jolly Tambourine Man	Gropnick	Wheeeee! Demo	02:24
Nick Ayoub Quintet	Montreal East	The Montreal Scene	04:54
Medium	I'll Love Everyone at Last	ST	02:53
Michel & the French Canadians	Cause I Believe	Cause I Believe b/w Comfort Him (picture sleeve)	02:16
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
Les 409	Born in Chicago	They Say b/w Born in Chicago (acetate)	02:48
September (1)	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w Celebration	02:39
The Fringe	Executive Dream	Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo	03:04
Mike Harris	Andy's Favorite Jig	Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)	02:02
Mantra	Stay (D'arcy Draper)	ST	02:58
Reign Ghost	Southern Hemisphere Blues Legacy	ST	04:11
David Fromager	Catch Him If You Can	If What You Said Was True	03:20
David	Never Been In Love	ST	03:30
A Joint Effort	My Man	Final Effort	03:11
Twice Upon a Never	Early in the Morning	Twice Upon a Never	01:32
British North American Act	All the World is In Your Eyes	In the Beginning	02:13
Rascalz	Quest for Rhyme	Really Livin'	04:03
David Wiffen	Courtin' in the Kitchen	Live at the Bunkhouse	02:55
Jimmy Apostle & the Willows	I Love Ya Honey	I Love Ya Honey b/w Lost Love	02:02
Sidewinders	Time For Loving	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:24
Athenians of Toronto	Make Me Smile	San Skoteiniazei	08:20
Terry & The Pyrates	Someone	Keep On Dancin' b/w Someone	04:15
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	Won't You Step Into My Life	The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life	02:27
Compilation	Myrna Lawrence - Here, There and Everywhere	Unselfconsciously Canadian	03:08
The Chessmen	Mustang	Mustang b/w Meadowlands	02:43
The Amen	Peter Zeus	Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus	02:28
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Pat's People	Richman's Spiritual	Today	02:37
Skeptical Eye	Universal Call - The Message	The Devil's Playground	08:50
Original Bones	Drop Down Mama	ST	03:22
Don And Adrian	River Run You Down	River Run You Down b/w Lord When I’m Down	04:27
Huckle	Good Morning	Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)	02:53
David Wiffen	Abilene	Live at the Bunkhouse	01:50
Compilation	Judy Singh - Emily	Unselfconsciously Canadian	03:54
Black Knight	Aaraigathor (Metal Anthem)	Master of Disaster (EP)	06:59
Sunshyne	The Raven (David Sinclair)	The Raven (EP)	09:30
Pepper Tree	Message	Pepper Tree & Penny MacCauley (split with Bobby Arvon)	03:33
Northwest Company	Get Away From it All	Hard to Cry b/w Get Away From it All	02:49
Glenn Dixon	Silence (The Cold Hours Come)	Reflections	09:38
King Herbert And the Knights	Let's Get Together	With Jack Harden	03:18
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey #2	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	03:02
The Haunted	A Message to Pretty	ST	03:07
Vicky and the Coins	Old Fashioned Girl	ST	01:58
Lewis Baloue	Bon Voyage	Romantic Times	04:25
Sidewinders	Can't You Feel the Fire	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:55
Perth County Conspiracy	Take Your Time	ST	03:21
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
London Experimental Jazz Quartet	Time is of the Essence	Invisible Roots	03:36
Midnight Angels	(I Wish) In the Moonlight	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	02:17
Marty Gillan	Time and Love	Try A Little Kindness	03:09
Triaxe	Chain of Superstition	Chain of Superstition b/w Persecution	05:34
Huckle	Flower To The Sun	Wild Blue Yonder	06:17
New Creation	Yet Still Time	Troubled	03:25
Braineaters	Kid Stuff	Planet X	01:33
Ray Griff	Sweet Bird of Youth	Canada "My Native Land"	02:59
Billy Martin	Prayer Meetin'	Strawberry Soul	03:08
Skarecrow	Ain't Gonna Pop 'Dem Blues	Blues...Live at the Explorer	04:54
Jarvis Street Revue	Heidi-Ho (Let Her Go)	Mr. Oil Man	03:29
Bonnie Scots	Lonely Prison Cell	Laugh and Cry	02:36
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	heard ya tellin	Awake in th Red Desert	02:37
Howard & Smith Monotype Limited	The Alphatype Beep	The Optic Earful	05:16
Mantra	Depend on Somebody (D'arcy Draper)	ST	03:35
Willie Dunn	Walking Eagle	Who Were The Ones? Parts 11-12	07:01
Jensen Sisters	You Lit the Fire (I Want Only You)	Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze	03:56
Mock Duck	Home Made Jam	Test Record	12:04
Hazel McKirdy	Mama Didn't Lie	End of the World b/w Mama Didn't Lie	02:03
Ray Griff	Jimmy, Luke and Me	Canada "My Native Land"	03:35
Legacy	Come With Me	Come With Me b/w Gimme My Drugs	03:46
Perth County Conspiracy	Lace and Cobwebs	ST	02:41
The Other Half	Travellin Band	ST	03:39
Cargo	Talk With Us	Front Side, Back Side	07:45
Lewis Baloue	Love Showered Me	L'amour	04:01
Ardels	Theme	Rhythm & Blues	03:20
Riverson	Clear Night (Rayburn Blake)	ST	03:06
Barry Ennis	School Days	Mountain of Ice b/w School Days	02:17
Tex Lecor	Le frigidaire	Camp Fortune (split with David Wiffen)	02:57
Jim Brown	Lionel Kearns - The Woman Who	The First See Hear	03:11
Sweet Somethings	Pot of Gold	hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'	02:31
Dutch Mason	Dust My Broom	Half Ain't Been Told	03:28
Gargoyle	Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster)	ST	09:11
Threads Of Fybre	Mama	Mama b/w Believe Me	02:46
Walter Boudreau	Danse	Jazz - Walter Boudreau + 3 = 4	07:20
Echoes and a Dream	Just Trying to Be	Echoes and a Dream	01:45
Tyrant	Hooked On You	Hooked On You b/w Carol	03:12
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck	Funny Feeling	Home Grown Stuff	03:31
Langley Schools Music Project	Saturday Night	Glenwood Region Music Group-Musical Supervision: Hans Fenger	03:50
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
The Organization	Pretty City Lady	ST	03:09
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Golden Girl	ST	03:56
Black Knight	Metal Screams	Master of Disaster (EP)	04:28
Derek Scott Markle	Could it Be	ST	03:03
Ardels	Stereo Popeye	Rhythm & Blues	02:21
Sweet Somethings	Do You Wanna Dance	hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'	02:11
Nick Ayoub Quintet	Two and	The Montreal Scene	04:05

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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Hi Octane Band - Shakey Ground b/w Feelings

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

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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

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