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.

Bent Wind - Sussex - Vinyl Side 2

bpNichol - Motherlove vinyl side 2

Reaction

Black Knight - Master of Disaster

George Cook - Why Have You Left Me the Way I Am // On the Trail of Sunset Valley

Rockadrome - Royal American 20th Century Blues BACK

Moonstone - ST

Sweet Somethings - hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'

Siggy Magic & the Hey Ho Band - Commercials For Free (EP)

Frankie

Stephanie Taylor - "I Don't Know Where I Stand"

Gentlemen of Horror - 5 song 45 (Sterling Death) (EP) skull cover

Gentlemen of Horror - 5 song 45 (Sterling Death) (EP) skull cover

David

Original Bones Liner Notes SIDE 02

Bob Bryden

Plastic Cloud - ST

Les 409 acetate label one-of-a-kind garage artifact

Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone - Coming Out

Joker's Memory - ST

Ablaze - Psychopath b/w Sadistic Dream

Hank Snow - Western Caravan (split with Rosalie Allen and Sons of Pioneers) (EP) (picture sleeve)

Phillip Werren - Electronic Music (1968-1971)

Squires - The Sultan b/w Aurora

Natalie Pollock & John Turner

Michel & the French Canadians - Cause I Believe b/w Comfort Him (picture sleeve)

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Scott Markle, Derek House Song ST
Burgundy Ex-Lovin' Man Lady Blue b/w Ex-Lovin' Man
Vogel, Vic Booze is Beautiful Montreal Bandleader
Motley, Frank & the Bridge Crossings Cryin' All Alone Chip Dip
Ayoub, Nick Quintet Montreal East The Montreal Scene
Spring Shine Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind
Echoes and a Dream Yesterday's Tomorrow Echoes and a Dream
Compilation Joe Vassos - Leavin' on a Jet Plane Unselfconsciously Canadian
Fromager, David Chains If What You Said Was True
Palmer, Jerry Party Pooper String of Hits
Lawson, Floyd and the Heart of Stone That's the Way I Like It "Coming Out"
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey #2 Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Michel & the French Canadians Cause I Believe Cause I Believe b/w Comfort Him (picture sleeve)
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
409, Les Born in Chicago They Say b/w Born in Chicago
Armes, Robert Bobcaygeon Songs for Icarus
Threads Of Fybre Believe Me Mama b/w Believe Me
Carrington, Don Trio MacArthur Park Makin' It Happen
Daigle, Ted Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Scott Markle, Derek Could it Be ST
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Jeremy Dormouse the immortal st. canthor Toad Rejects
Organization, The Who Ever Finds This ST
Bear Paws Lady of the Nite Kitche-Ogamah
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Pleasure Sweets Motherlove
November Grief Infanticide To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
Armes, Robert Song for Icarus Songs for Icarus
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Country Cooking Phil
Richards, Brad Right Time for Love Right Time for Love
Ardels I'll Go Crazy Rhythm & Blues
Story Structure I Told You (7" Single Mix) I Told You
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra You Only Live Twice James Bond 007
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Speak Of The Devil Year Zero
Platinum Blonde No Regrets Hey Hey You b/w No Regrets
Cargo Say Goodbye Front Side, Back Side
Taylor, R. Dean Poor Girl My Lady Bug Stay Away From That Beatle Bug b/w Poor Girl (unreleased)
Brown, Jim Wayne Carr - Timbral Changes The First See Hear
Organization, The Out in the Country ST
Golden Earrings My Situation My Situation b/w Nothing Much
Griff, Ray Sweet Bird of Youth Canada "My Native Land"
Grimes Venus In Fleurs Geidi Primes
London Experimental Jazz Quartet My Dog's Tail is Longer Than Yours Invisible Roots
Motley, Frank & the Bridge Crossings Listen Here Chip Dip
Skarecrow Bring It On Home to Me Blues...Live at the Explorer
Reign Ghost Black Ode ST
D.N.A. Seashell Because I Love You b/w Seashell
Ardels Dream Lover Rhythm & Blues
Moosetracks Cry A Little Tear ST
Boudreau, Walter Boul Chaumont Jazz - Walter Boudreau + 3 = 4
King Herbert And the Knights Amen With Jack Harden
Jensen Sisters I'm Gonna Love You Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze
Ardels Theme Rhythm & Blues
David Descension ST
Mix, The Maybe (Face To The Wall) Break Up Shake Up (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre boomerang th floating oranges Sonic Horses I
David Take My Hand ST
November Grief Requiem (For Mother Earth) To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
Baloue, Lewis Love Showered Me L'amour
Gnys, Stefan Soliloguy English Oaks and Evangeline
EQ Come Alive Swellsville
Haunted Untie Me ST
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Liska Weekday Mother Cry Out Loud
Lawson, Floyd and the Heart of Stone Sunshine "Coming Out"
Diodes The Curse - War Raw / War (split with The Curse)
Lacombe, Buck Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle You Are Too Beautiful ST
Dunn, Willie Protest Song Who Were The Ones? Parts 11-12
Mason, Dutch Gonna Move to the Country Half Ain't Been Told
Harris, Mike Andy's Favorite Jig Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
Palmer, Jerry Celebration Day String of Hits
British North American Act If You're Looking for Honey In the Beginning
Martin, Billy Funky Feelin' Strawberry Soul
Mittoo, Jackie Russian Satelite Stepping Tiger
Riverson Eleanor Rigby (John Lennon - Paul McCartney) ST
Calgary Range Riders Rocky Mountain Rhythm Rocky Mountain Rhythm // Curly Hair
Chantettes Gay Hawaiian Melody Remember.....
Northwest Company Get Away From it All Hard to Cry b/w Get Away From it All
Chantettes Wayward Wind Remember.....
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Gargoyle George Dawber - Remembering Morris ST
Mitchell, Ronney Fools Rush in The Five Man Cargo
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Ultimate Image It's a Hard Life It's a Hard Life b/w Rains of Autumn
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Spring Fever Gimme Shelter Woodstock
Garden Bower Gord’s Dream Etc. w/ Trains
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre mountain lake Sonic Horses I
Lloyd, Sam (Réal Brousseau, Plume) Until Nine ST (psych cover)
Connors, Stompin' Tom Movin' On To Rouyn Movin' On To Rouyn b/w Carolyne
Langley Schools Music Project The Long and Winding Road Wix - Brown Elementary School
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
David Hey Jude ST
Sound Sett Harlem Nocturne (Earle Hagen) 1966-1967
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre leevin th electrik citee (2) Sonic Horses I
Jeremy Dormouse By the Way Toad
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck Funny Feeling Home Grown Stuff
Strange Movies (I Can) Feel It Coming (I Can) Feel It Coming b/w What A Drag
Black Knight Aaraigathor (Metal Anthem) Master of Disaster (EP)
Adanac Reply The Other One What Would It Be Like? b/w The Other One
EQ Bring it On Swellsville

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