Rarest Canadian Music

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
Echoes and a Dream Midnight Passion Echoes and a Dream
Jackie Mittoo Totally Together Stepping Tiger
Plastic Cloud Civilization Machine ST
Ray Griff Curley Canada "My Native Land"
Barry Ennis School Days Mountain of Ice b/w School Days
Garden Bower This Woman (live) Etc. w/ Trains
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Jensen Sisters Let a Raindrop be a Tear for You Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze
David Wiffen Times are Getting' Hard Live at the Bunkhouse
Jerry Palmer Your Love String of Hits
John Greenwood 3/4 Time My Sailboat and Me
Reign Ghost Breadbox Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Langley Schools Music Project God Only Knows Wix - Brown Elementary School
Bloodstone I'm Your Man Toronto b/w I'm Your Man
Emtidi Touch The Sun Saat
Pat's People To-day Today
Jack London & the Sparrows Give My Love to You ST
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Threads Of Fybre Mama Mama b/w Believe Me
Jackie Mittoo Stepping Tiger Stepping Tiger
Canadian Beadles Lonely Blue Boy Three Faces North
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Hook & Sling Hell Bent: A Collection of Hard Instrumentals (Split with King Herbert & the Knights)
Joni Mitchell Be Cool Wild Things Run Fast (test pressing)
Liska Rose Cry Out Loud
Art Snider Silly Jilly Corny Songs I Play on My Organ
Langley Schools Music Project I Get Around Wix - Brown Elementary School
Ardels Stereo Popeye Rhythm & Blues
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Angels Hair Mother Love Suite: Intro; Allementry; Plunket Pastoral; Two Buried Texts Part I - Silver Lake Six; Two Buried Texts Part II - Silver Lake Six; A Little Love Poem for Your Lobes to Nibble On; Visitation; Cada Motherlove
Other Half In Passing ST
Stompin' Tom Connors Carolyne Northland's Own
The Fringe Flower Generation Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo
Phillip Werren Dance Music II Electronic Music (1968-1971)
Canadian Beadles Love Walk Away Three Faces North
Blind Owl Song To the Wind ST
Barbara Gryfe People (Lovers) Such As What the World Needs Now
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle Gravel Road ST
David Fromager Nicky If What You Said Was True
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Stormbringer The Curse The Curse b/w Evil Mind
Christmas Just Suppose ST
Story Structure I Told You (Instrumental Mix) I Told You
Jensen Sisters You Lit the Fire (I Want Only You) Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎ Truck Drivers Boogie Country and Rock & Roll Sound
Shagnasty Ringing in My Ear Ringing in My Ear b/w All My Teachers
Compilation Buddy Victor - The More I See You Unselfconsciously Canadian
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Huckle The Sunshine Shuffle Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)
Chantettes Come and Go With Me Remember.....
Jack London & the Sparrows Give My Love to Sally ST
Derek Scott Markle House Song ST
Golden Earrings My Situation My Situation b/w Nothing Much
Howard & Smith Monotype Limited Design Variations The Optic Earful
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding Christmas Waltz Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
New Creation New Creation Troubled
Randy Bishop Tragi-Comedy in Four Acts: Act 1) In Honour of a Dissonant Triad; Act 1) A Tale Told By An Idiot; Act 3) Who Was That Unmasked Man?; Act 4) Morning I Sing A Soft Song
Medium Two by Two ST
Moosetracks Cry A Little Tear ST
Plateau Under the Big House My Life b/w Under the Big House
Two Tones Calypso Baby Live at the Village Corner
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎ Breaking Others Hearts Country and Rock & Roll Sound
The Amen Peter Zeus Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus
Brazda Brothers Civilization ST
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre the canada council juree prson is missing Sonic Horses I
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre my mouths on fire Awake in th Red Desert
Jeremy Dormouse fly around my pretty little miss Toad Rejects
Ardels Dream Lover Rhythm & Blues
Robert Armes Epilogue Songs for Icarus
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone Only Takes a Minute "Coming Out"
Papa Bears Medicine Show Taking My Time ST
Riverson Clear Night (Rayburn Blake) ST
Don Carrington Trio Higher Makin' It Happen
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Pepper Tree Man of Gold Pepper Tree & Penny MacCauley (split with Bobby Arvon)
Jensen Sisters You Walked Into My Life Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze
Robert Armes Put Your Cards on the Table Songs for Icarus
Lewis Baloue We Danced All Night Romantic Times
Catseye It's a Long Way Catseye
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers A Stranger in Your Own World The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
Dolores Claman Later Latin Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle Let's Make Up Your Mind (Joyce Hahn vocals) ST
VXN Putting Love Aside Putting Love Aside b/w No More (picture sleeve)
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
David Wiffen More Often Than Not Camp Fortune (split with Tex Lecor)
Perth County Conspiracy Hurdy-Gurdy Man ST
London Experimental Jazz Quartet Destroy the Nihilistic Picnic Invisible Roots
Barbara Gryfe Reunion With the Reserves What the World Needs Now
Emtidi Die Reise Saat
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers You Got the Green Light The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
Nihilist Spasm Band The Byron Bog No Record
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Howard & Smith Monotype Limited Symphony #1 In A, B, C, D, etc. The Optic Earful
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Twice Upon a Never Last Thing On My Mind Twice Upon a Never
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Plastic Cloud Bridge Under the Sky ST
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre normal is not returning Sonic Horses I
Ted Daigle Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time
Liska Angela Cry Out Loud
Reign Ghost The Gum Wrapper Song ST
London Experimental Jazz Quartet Ron Martin Special With Mustard Invisible Roots

Live Off-The-Floor Demo

Mannequin Demo

Boys Brigade

Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07

Rehearsal 1985-09

Rehearsal 1985-03-11

Haggath

Haggath / Rehearsal 1985-09 tape

Haggath / Rehearsal 1985-09_tape track list_02

Haggath / Live Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07_tape cover_02

Haggath / Live Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07_tape cover_03

Haggath / Rehearsal 1985-03-11 (rehearsal) DE21_tape track list_02

Haggath / Rehearsal 1985-03-11 (rehearsal) DE21_tape

Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes

Strawberry Soul

I Love Ya Honey b/w Lost Love

ST

Compilation

ST

GUESS289-color

Brighouse b/w Rocking Chair

45-Something Evil-Die Children Die VINYL 02

45-Something Evil-Die Children Die VINYL 01

45-Something Evil-The Great Winnipeg Riot BACK

Die Children Die b/w The Great Winnipeg Riot

Something Evil

Heat

45-Heat - Brighouse bw Rocking Chair VINYL 02

Switchin'

Diodes' Paul Robinson @ Black Swan, Ottawa March 1978 courtesy Cameron Muir

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