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
Skarecrow	Standin' by the Keyhole	Blues...Live at the Explorer	01:55
Stefan Gnys	Another Time Another Place	English Oaks and Evangeline	03:31
Spade Nielsen	What's Happening	Fuddle Duddle b/w What's Happening (radio station advance copy)	02:45
Liska	A Smile	Cry Out Loud	03:40
Joni Mitchell	Wild Things Run Fast	Wild Things Run Fast (test pressing)	02:16
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau	Strike Out Every Name	ST (psych cover)	04:04
Bonnie Scots	Lonely Prison Cell	Laugh and Cry	02:36
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	boomerang th floating oranges	Sonic Horses I	04:23
Rascalz	Perfect Check Up	Really Livin'	03:32
Cargo	Once a Proud Man	Once a Proud Man b/w I Found a Way	01:40
Strange Movies	(I Can) Feel It Coming	(I Can) Feel It Coming b/w What A Drag	03:11
EQ	Swellsville	Swellsville	04:01
Ronney Mitchell	Sandy	The Five Man Cargo	03:37
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia	Rainbow	ST	03:32
A Joint Effort	Winter	Final Effort	04:01
No Exit	Decisions	ST	01:29
Les 409	Born in Chicago	They Say b/w Born in Chicago (acetate)	02:48
Dutch Mason	Dust My Broom	Half Ain't Been Told	03:28
The Organization	Who Ever Finds This	ST	04:31
Brazda Brothers	Your Kingdom	ST	04:06
Sheila Graham	The Letter	ST	02:28
The Amen	Carnivals and Cotton Candy	Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus	02:55
Jensen Sisters	I'm Gonna Love You	Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze	03:11
David Fromager	Concrete City Life	If What You Said Was True	02:20
Souls of Inspyration	Seasons of Change	ST	05:22
Stompin' Tom Connors	Little Wawa	Northland's Own	03:19
David Fromager	Nicky	If What You Said Was True	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
May Run	Smile	Days Into Years	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Two Tones	Calypso Baby	Live at the Village Corner	02:06
Pat's People	Take Our Bread	Today	02:18
Ray Griff	Sweet Bird of Youth	Canada "My Native Land"	03:05
Laurie Ingalls	Cheap Champagne	Cheap Champagne	03:04
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Swords of Gold	ST	02:51
Compilation	David Foster - Listen to Daddy	Unselfconsciously Canadian	03:00
Art Snider	Nasty Arthur	Corny Songs I Play on My Organ	02:29
Stompin' Tom Connors	The Flyin' C.P.R.	Northland's Own	02:38
Sugluk	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	05:25
Howard & Smith Monotype Limited	Duet: Photomodifications	The Optic Earful	03:42
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings	Wanda Unda Landa	Chip Dip	02:32
Medium	Two by Two	ST	02:37
Gargoyle	Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand	ST	01:53
November Grief	Grass Is Gold	To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)	02:47
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Chantettes	Freight Train	Remember.....	02:34
Hugh Dixon	Guitar Soco	Guitar Solo (acetate)	02:14
Black Knight	Born To Rock	Master of Disaster (EP)	03:30
Mock Duck	Sitting on Top of the World	Test Record	04:15
Hugh Dixon	Saints Go Marching Inn	The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)	03:51
Calgary Range Riders	Rocky Mountain Rhythm	Rocky Mountain Rhythm // Curly Hair	02:19
David Fromager	Innocent Times	If What You Said Was True	02:47
Ronney Mitchell	Just a Little Bit More Baby	The Five Man Cargo	03:24
C.B. & The Klassic Rockers	Roll Over Beethoven	Roll Over Beethoven b/w What'd I Say	04:40
Compilation	Jim Wheeler and the Spokes - Secret Spy	International Master Discovery Records	02:59
Boys Brigade	Touch Glass	Live Off-The-Floor Demo	03:25
Bonnie Scots	This Land Is Your Land	Laugh and Cry	02:56
Humble Sponge	Lady Is Love	Lady Is Love b/w Barabbas	02:57
Ultimate Image	It's a Hard Life	It's a Hard Life b/w Rains of Autumn	02:54
Skarecrow	If It Feels Just Right	Blues...Live at the Explorer	04:24
Jeremy Dormouse	Apple Annie	Toad	02:31
Stonemen	In the Evening	In the Evening b/w Faded Colors	03:04
Opposite	Higher and Higher	Help Us Make It	02:46
Huckle	High For Sky	Wild Blue Yonder	01:16
Gentlemen of Horror	Bank	Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover)	00:59
Pepper Tree	Blue Caravan	Pepper Tree & Penny MacCauley (split with Bobby Arvon)	03:03
Jerry Palmer	Your Love	String of Hits	02:53
Ultimate Image	Rains of Autumn	It's a Hard Life b/w Rains of Autumn	02:35
EQ	Freestyle	Swellsville	04:33
Reign Ghost	Black Ode	ST	03:29
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck	Pot O' Gold	Home Grown Stuff	03:22
Plastic Cloud	Bridge Under the Sky	ST	04:35
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Urine Trouble	Year Zero	02:22
November Grief	Intro	To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)	04:31
Jensen Sisters	You Light Up My Life	Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze	03:12
Huckle	Get Down	Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)	04:11
Randy Bishop	I Sing a Soft Song	I Sing A Soft Song	03:04
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia	Bird Woman of Bath	ST	03:25
No Exit	Energy Crisis	ST	01:40
Moonstone	Finas Birthday Song	ST	00:51
Twice Upon a Never	Go Where You Go	Twice Upon a Never	02:21
Clymaxe	Walkin' Blues	R. U. Cumming? b/w Walkin' Blues	04:05
Cargo	Habits and Jails	Front Side, Back Side	05:16
Uncertain	Wipeout	Land of 1000 Dances b/w Wipeout	02:13
David Wiffen	Coast to Coast Fever	Camp Fortune (split with Tex Lecor)	04:08
Reign Ghost	Standing Room Only, Mr. Mars	ST	03:47
Moonstone	Hope You Come See	ST	03:03
Ray Griff	Jimmy, Luke and Me	Canada "My Native Land"	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Huckle	April	Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)	02:11
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings	Walkin' the Dog	Chip Dip	03:13
Stephanie Taylor	Windmills of Your Mind	"I Don't Know Where I Stand"	03:29
Fabulous PJ's	Proud Mary	What Do You Want Me to Do? b/w Proud Mary	02:48
Stompin' Tom Connors	Emily, the Maple Leaf	Northland's Own	02:42
Medium	Melon	ST	01:46
Jack London & the Sparrows	You Don’t Want Me Now	ST	02:04
New Reality	Lost Never Found	Demo Tape	04:46
Skeptical Eye	Believe in Me	The Devil's Playground	03:46
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	My Favourite Things	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	03:11

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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