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
Jim Brown	Bruce Clarke - Of Spiralling Why	The First See Hear	09:40
Lucio Agostini	Dundurn Castle	Once Upon a Hundred Years	01:08
Jack London & the Sparrows	Glad to Be With You	ST	02:10
British North American Act	Corduroy Coat	In the Beginning	02:11
Blind Owl	The Old Man	ST	03:33
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	fading era	Sonic Horses I	05:18
Gerry Fiander	So Long, Goodbye	So Long, Goodbye (split with Jim Morrison)	03:16
John Palmer	Better Later Than Never	Shorelines	04:52
Black Knight	Born To Rock	Master of Disaster (EP)	03:30
Huckle	Hello Sunshine	Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)	02:27
Twice Upon a Never	Pussy Willows, Cat Tails	Twice Upon a Never	02:07
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau	Never Mind My Job	ST (psych cover)	02:20
May Run	Lay Your Hands	Days Into Years	03:45
Robert Armes	Lying Close Together	Songs for Icarus	06:23
Sacrifice	Warrior of Death	The Exorcism	02:55
Barbara Gryfe	Reunion With the Reserves	What the World Needs Now	03:00
Stonemen	In the Evening	In the Evening b/w Faded Colors	03:04
Shades of Blond	All Your Love	All Your Love	02:12
Stefan Gnys	Another Time Another Place	English Oaks and Evangeline	03:31
Lewis Baloue	We Danced All Night	Romantic Times	03:35
A Joint Effort	Hitchhikers Dream	Final Effort	03:02
The Other Half	Eve of Destruction	ST	02:53
Mike Harris	Golden Slippers	Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)	02:02
Jerry Palmer	Travelin' Shoes	String of Hits	02:04
David	Flight of the Egyptian Army	ST	02:43
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Who You Frontin' For (Remix)	Year Zero	04:02
Spring Fever	Mama, What About Your Daughter	Woodstock	02:38
Gordon Lightfoot	Movin'	Movin' Soundtrack (CN picture sleeve) (split with Jean Pierre Ferland)	02:30
Reign Ghost	Enola Gay	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	08:26
May Run	Big Big World	Days Into Years	03:53
Bonnie Scots	Lizzie Lindsay	Laugh and Cry	03:33
Ardels	Dream Lover	Rhythm & Blues	03:06
Ellison	Seal a Beam Bow (Vincent Marandola)	ST	04:25
Blind Owl	Nova Scotia Morning	ST	04:27
Gordon Lightfoot	Talking Freight	Movin' Soundtrack (CN picture sleeve) (split with Jean Pierre Ferland)	01:32
Jim Brown	Lionel Kearns - The Woman Who	The First See Hear	03:11
Walter Boudreau	Synchronisation II	Jazz - Walter Boudreau + 3 = 4	07:10
Marty Gillan	Raindrops Keep Fallin'	Try A Little Kindness	02:44
Christmas	Oasis	ST	06:10
Threads Of Fybre	Believe Me	Mama b/w Believe Me	02:57
Stompin' Tom Connors	Goin' Back Up North	Northland's Own	02:48
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau	Blues in Your Room	ST (psych cover)	03:27
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	Snowfall	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	02:43
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	State Of The Art	Year Zero	01:28
Stefan Gnys	You're Not The Only One	English Oaks and Evangeline	03:28
Aftermath	Sunny	Do You Believe In Magic? b/w Sunny	02:25
Compilation	Judy Singh - Emily	Unselfconsciously Canadian	03:54
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Vicky and the Coins	Girl From Ipanema	ST	02:55
Gargoyle	Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree	ST	04:39
Canadian Beadles	Love Walk Away	Three Faces North	02:47
David Fromager	Out on the Weekend	If What You Said Was True	03:26
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	my mouths on fire	Awake in th Red Desert	04:20
Marty Gillan	One Act Play (Howie Vickers (The Collectors))	Try A Little Kindness	03:47
Langley Schools Music Project	Sweet Caroline	Wix - Brown Elementary School	02:58
Barbara Gryfe	Who Am I	What the World Needs Now	02:29
Joni Mitchell	Be Cool	Wild Things Run Fast (test pressing)	04:12
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	Scarlet Ribbons	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	02:34
Midnight Angels	(I Wish) In the Moonlight	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	02:17
Bonnie Scots	Coulter's Candy	Laugh and Cry	02:37
Willie Dunn	Protest Song	Who Were The Ones? Parts 11-12	05:48
Ray Griff	Friends and Neighbors	Canada "My Native Land"	03:12
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	all th brite eyez deep in the rivr bed	Sonic Horses I	04:04
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	What Child is This	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	03:11
Jerry Palmer	Oh, Lucky Me	String of Hits	02:27
Barry Ennis	School Days	Mountain of Ice b/w School Days	02:17
Squires	The Sultan	The Sultan b/w Aurora	02:32
EQ	Freestyle	Swellsville	04:33
D.N.A.	Because I Love You	Because I Love You b/w Seashell	03:53
Garden Bower	Folsom Prison Blues	Etc. w/ Trains	02:27
Cargo	I Found a Way	Once a Proud Man b/w I Found a Way	03:13
Rascalz	Ragga Muffin Rhymes	Really Livin'	03:52
Huckle	Gabriola Day	Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)	05:23
Skarecrow	Stormy Monday Blues	Blues...Live at the Explorer	06:59
Echoes and a Dream	Sweet Dreams (Jethro Tull)	Echoes and a Dream	04:31
Chantettes	Donna	Remember.....	03:13
Jensen Sisters	Do What Makes You Happy	Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze	03:42
Don Carrington Trio	MacArthur Park	Makin' It Happen	04:21
Trevor Dandy	Have You Ever Wondered?	Don't Cry Little Tree	04:12
Compilation	Tommy Banks Orchestra - Bluesette	Unselfconsciously Canadian	03:35
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia	Modigliani	ST	03:06
Phillip Werren	Dance Music II	Electronic Music (1968-1971)	05:03
Langley Schools Music Project	Riannon	Glenwood Region Music Group-Musical Supervision: Hans Fenger	03:52
VXN	Illusion of the Heart	ST	04:50
No Exit	Decisions	ST	22:40
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
The Fringe	Executive Dream	Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo	03:04
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Rascalz	Kibbles 'N Bits	Really Livin'	04:10
Sedum Shadows	Thinking Away	Thinking Away b/w Anatomy of a Shadow	02:26
A Joint Effort	My Man	Final Effort	03:11
Athenians of Toronto	Light My Fire	San Skoteiniazei	03:21
Tex Lecor	The Draveur	Camp Fortune (split with David Wiffen)	02:55
Media	Girl I Want You	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	04:20
Huckle	The Sunshine Shuffle	Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)	03:32
Dutch Mason	Lights Are On But Nobody's Home	Half Ain't Been Told	05:41
Rascalz	How the Story Goes	Really Livin'	04:32
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone	That's the Way I Like It	"Coming Out"	04:02
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle	Let's Make Up Your Mind (Joyce Hahn vocals)	ST	02:36
Stompin' Tom Connors	The Birth of the New Dragon Mine	The Birth of the New Dragon Mine b/w Luke's Guitar	02:59

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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