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
Reign Ghost	Breast Stroke Blues	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	04:24
Huckle	Ocean	Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)	03:42
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Nothing Beautiful	ST	05:27
Langley Schools Music Project	Sweet Caroline	Wix - Brown Elementary School	02:58
Lucio Agostini	Once Upon a Hundred Years (Theme)	Once Upon a Hundred Years	07:24
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Urine Trouble	Year Zero	02:22
Mantra	Tomorrow Without You (D'arcy Draper)	ST	05:32
New Creation	Dig! (The Origin of Man)	Troubled	02:59
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	Scarlet Ribbons	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	02:34
Papa Bears Medicine Show	O.K.	ST	03:41
Plastic Cloud	Bridge Under the Sky	ST	04:35
Braineaters	Modern Man Pt 2	Planet X	01:16
Ray Griff	Canada	Canada "My Native Land"	03:53
Rockadrome	Inside Out, Inside In	Royal American 20th Century Blues	03:46
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Style 386	Year Zero	02:17
Liska	Rose	Cry Out Loud	02:38
Rock-a-tunes	Maria	Maria b/w You're Some Kind of Nice (picture sleeve)	03:00
Don Carrington Trio	Breaking Up is Hard to Do	Makin' It Happen	06:43
Catseye	Rhythms of an Empty Room	Catseye	05:53
Grimes	Shadout Mapes	Geidi Primes	04:32
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	arbutus garden apartments 6 p m	Awake in th Red Desert	04:30
Opposite	Help Us Make it Through the Night	Help Us Make It	03:20
Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra	Thunderball	James Bond 007	02:37
Les Bel Kanto	A Kind of Break Down	A Kind of Break Down b/w Dors (promo)	03:05
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	fires in the tempul	Awake in th Red Desert	02:11
Rascalz	Really Livin'	Really Livin'	03:04
Chantettes	Wayward Wind	Remember.....	02:26
David	Alvin J. Ashtray	ST	03:09
The Organization	Change in the Weather	ST	02:37
Jeremy Dormouse	what joy - what bliss	Toad Rejects	01:35
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	the canada council juree prson is missing	Sonic Horses I	03:07
Skeptical Eye	Mama Does'n Understand	The Devil's Playground	05:15
Compilation	Myrna Lawrence - Here, There and Everywhere	Unselfconsciously Canadian	03:08
Robert Armes	Slipping Away	Songs for Icarus	03:32
April Wine	Gimme Love	The Whole World's Going Crazy (test pressing)	03:58
Canadian Beadles	I'm Coming Home	Three Faces North	02:20
Christmas	Jungle Fabulous	ST	20:59
Derek Scott Markle	Goin' Thru the Town	ST	02:03
Lewis Baloue	I Thought The World Of You	L'amour	02:34
Ardels	Georgia On My Mind	Rhythm & Blues	03:34
Reign Ghost	Mother's Got Troubles	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	03:32
Ray Griff	Calgary, Alberta	Canada "My Native Land"	03:15
The Stonefield	Deep Shades of Blue	Deep Shades of Blue b/w Morning Hours	02:54
Lucio Agostini	Skiing in Québec	Once Upon a Hundred Years	01:30
Glenn Dixon	Sunset	Reflections	03:22
Mock Duck	My Time	Test Record	06:44
Echoes and a Dream	Just Trying to Be	Echoes and a Dream	01:45
Huckle	I Surrender	Wild Blue Yonder	03:33
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Don't Despair (Jazz Version)	ST	02:59
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
Pepper Tree	Blue Caravan	Pepper Tree & Penny MacCauley (split with Bobby Arvon)	03:03
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings	Summertime	Chip Dip	03:24
A Joint Effort	Molly and Tenbrooks	Final Effort	03:37
Liska	You Make Me Smile Again	Cry Out Loud	02:14
Reign Ghost	The Gum Wrapper Song	ST	01:51
Opposite	Baby Why	Help Us Make It	02:27
Bloodstone	I'm Your Man	Toronto b/w I'm Your Man	02:26
Les 409	They Say	They Say b/w Born in Chicago	02:27
The Organization	Crocadile Rock	ST	03:45
B.C. Centennial Spots	B.C. Centennial Song Cut No. 3	B.C. Centennial Song	00:29
Sacrifice	1985-07-12_Sacrifice_Brutal Torture interview at Larry_s_Interviews	Interviews 1985 + First Live Show	07:47
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎	Riverside Waltz	Country and Rock & Roll Sound	03:20
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Swords of Gold	ST	02:51
Jack London & the Sparrows	Glad to Be With You	ST	02:10
May Run	Smile	Days Into Years	03:44
Emtidi	Die Reise	Saat	10:15
Jeremy Dormouse	birds of joy	Toad Rejects	01:38
Liska	All My Love	Cry Out Loud	04:09
Chantettes	Man Come Into Egypt	Remember.....	02:20
Walter Boudreau	Danse	Jazz - Walter Boudreau + 3 = 4	07:20
Derek Scott Markle	Livin' Love	ST	03:11
David Wiffen	Mule Skinner Blues	Live at the Bunkhouse	02:16
Joker's Memory	A Jokers Memory Part One	ST	08:29
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone	Only Takes a Minute	"Coming Out"	04:04
Lewis Baloue	Things Just Happen That Way	L'amour	04:21
Skeptical Eye	The Devil's Playground	The Devil's Playground	08:31
Stephanie Taylor	Suzanne (Leonard Cohen)	"I Don't Know Where I Stand"	03:06
Riverson	Winter Garden (Brian Edwards)	ST	03:19
Jim Brown	Lionel Kearns - The Woman Who	The First See Hear	03:11
Howard & Smith Monotype Limited	Symphony #1 In A, B, C, D, etc.	The Optic Earful	11:09
Jolly Tambourine Man	Movin' On Up	Wheeeee! Demo	01:12
Laurie Ingalls	Midnight Lady	Cheap Champagne	03:48
Opposite	A Dark Night	Help Us Make It	03:21
British North American Act	If You're Looking for Honey	In the Beginning	02:12
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia	The Undertaker's Ball	ST	02:54
Joe College & the Rulers	It Ain't Allright (With Me)	It Ain't Allright (With Me) b/w Working Class Hero	04:10
VXN	The Magic’s in Your Hands	ST	03:54
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Opposite	One Night	Help Us Make It	03:02
Stephanie Taylor	I Don't Know Where I Stand (Joni Mitchell)	"I Don't Know Where I Stand"	03:32
Compilation	Joe Vassos - Leavin' on a Jet Plane	Unselfconsciously Canadian	03:14
Stephanie Taylor	Feeling Groovy	"I Don't Know Where I Stand"	01:29
Cargo	Black Window	Front Side, Back Side	04:02
Lewis Baloue	So Be in Love With Me	Romantic Times	03:33
Five Man Cargo	Memories	Memories b/w Why Can't I Get You	02:55
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol)	STHNLA	Motherlove	04:44
Rascalz	The Roughest (We Are)	Really Livin'	03:44
Robert Armes	Fallen Star	Songs for Icarus	04:28
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Here Is	Year Zero	01:08
The Haunted	Twist	ST	02:34

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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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

Jimmy Apostle & the Willows - I Love Ya Honey b/w Lost Love

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