Canadian Oddities

Canadian Oddities

Step into the weird and wonderful. Canadian Oddities is a collection of the most offbeat, obscure, and delightfully strange recordings ever to surface in the Great White North. From outsider artists and vanity pressings to unclassifiable genre mashups and one-of-a-kind curiosities, this room celebrates the creative misfits and musical wild cards who coloured outside the lines. Oddball? Absolutely. Unforgettable? Always.

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray vintage naked lady with bicycle

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray gatefold inner sleeve

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray vinyl act 1 stereo

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray vinyl act 4 quadraphonic instrumental

Yank Barry First Time on Stage

Yank Barry poster

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray sheet music

Yank Barry hovering over The Phantom Lady

Barry, Yank

Plume Latraverse - Le Vieux Show Son Sale BACK

Canadian Cultural Worker's Committee - The Party is the Most Precious Thing LABEL 01

Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny - Vini Vidi Vici

Race Marbles

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray Confirmation of Reservation

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray letter

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray photo Yank Barry

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray business card

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray 10" monophonic 78 rpm

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray gatefold inner back of box

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray lyrics and Table of Contents

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray vinyl act 2 stereo

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray vinyl act 3 quadraphonic instrumental

Yank Barry with record

Yank Barry advertisement

Yank Barry - Who Is

Yank Barry with the Kingsmen

Yank Barry First Live Rock Concert

Phillip Schreibman - The Sympathetic Ear - Case #36 The Flivva Tapes

Athenians of Toronto - San Skoteiniazei

Al Boliska - The Ballad of the Dying Cowboy (picture sleeve) (split with Albert White and the Gaslight Orchestra)

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Rikki & The Rokkits New Wave New Wave b/w They Never See (picture sleeve)
Race Marbles Like a Dribbling Fram Like a Dribbling Fram b/w Someday
Flivva Man in Black The Name Is Schreibman - Sympathetic Ear
Athenians of Toronto 26 or 6 to 4 San Skoteiniazei
Boliska, Al The Ballad of the Dying Cowboy The Ballad of the Dying Cowboy (picture sleeve) (split with Albert White and the Gaslight Orchestra)
Athenians of Toronto Make Me Smile San Skoteiniazei
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny Pleasure Garden Vini Vidi Vici
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Le tango des concaves Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny Ou sommes nous? Vini Vidi Vici
Barry, Yank Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic) The Diary of Mr. Gray
Athenians of Toronto Light My Fire San Skoteiniazei
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny New York Grief Vini Vidi Vici
Athenians of Toronto Proud Mary San Skoteiniazei
Flivva Northern Girls The Name Is Schreibman - Sympathetic Ear
Flivva Nobody Knows you When you’re Down and Out The Name Is Schreibman - Sympathetic Ear
Athenians of Toronto San Skoteiniazei San Skoteiniazei
Race Marbles Someday Like a Dribbling Fram b/w Someday
St. Onge, Mme Tant de choses a dire Les 10 Plus Grands Succes de
Athenians of Toronto Now More Than Ever San Skoteiniazei
Canadian Communists The Party is the Most Precious Thing The Party is the Most Precious Thing and other Canadian Revolutionary Songs
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Adiadyll Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Flivva Bedroom of flies The Name Is Schreibman - Sympathetic Ear
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Stella Daily Breakfeast Blues Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Rikki & The Rokkits They Never See New Wave b/w They Never See (picture sleeve)
Athenians of Toronto Everybody's Everything San Skoteiniazei
Canadian Communists Introduction The Party is the Most Precious Thing and other Canadian Revolutionary Songs
Barry, Yank I'll Still Be Remembering You The Diary of Mr. Gray
Canadian Communists Levesque Doesn't Wear His Specs The Party is the Most Precious Thing and other Canadian Revolutionary Songs
Barry, Yank I Can't Help Feeling The Diary of Mr. Gray
Canadian Communists Song of the Third Congress The Party is the Most Precious Thing and other Canadian Revolutionary Songs
St. Onge, Mme Et maintenant Les 10 Plus Grands Succes de
Canadian Communists Death to the Traitors The Party is the Most Precious Thing and other Canadian Revolutionary Songs
Flivva Jack The Name Is Schreibman - Sympathetic Ear
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny AA HHH Vini Vidi Vici
Canadian Communists Arise Proletarians! The Party is the Most Precious Thing and other Canadian Revolutionary Songs
St. Onge, Mme Il (Help) Les 10 Plus Grands Succes de
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Bobépine Le Vieux Show Son Sale
St. Onge, Mme C'est le freddy Les 10 Plus Grands Succes de
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny Club Stuff Vini Vidi Vici
Canadian Communists Workers of All Countries, Unite! The Party is the Most Precious Thing and other Canadian Revolutionary Songs
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Le reel du pendu Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny Vini Vidi Vici Vini Vidi Vici
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Rat qui roule… Le Vieux Show Son Sale
St. Onge, Mme La fille d'ipinema (One Note Samba) Les 10 Plus Grands Succes de
Canadian Communists Here is the Rose - Now Dance! The Party is the Most Precious Thing and other Canadian Revolutionary Songs
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Lit vert Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Flivva Streetcar Hearse The Name Is Schreibman - Sympathetic Ear
Barry, Yank Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Flivva The Maids The Name Is Schreibman - Sympathetic Ear
Boliska, Al Al Boliska's Theme Song: What D'ye Mean, You Lost Your Dog? (Albert White and the Gaslight Orchestra) The Ballad of the Dying Cowboy (picture sleeve) (split with Albert White and the Gaslight Orchestra)
Flivva The Ritz The Name Is Schreibman - Sympathetic Ear
Canadian Communists Salute to CYUC (M-L) The Party is the Most Precious Thing and other Canadian Revolutionary Songs
Canadian Communists Oh Albania, Red Star that Burns Bright The Party is the Most Precious Thing and other Canadian Revolutionary Songs
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Le rock 'n' roll du grand flanc mou Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Athenians of Toronto Opi Aniko San Skoteiniazei
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Équinoxes Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Flivva Sailor The Name Is Schreibman - Sympathetic Ear
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Le lâchage de job Le Vieux Show Son Sale
St. Onge, Mme Demain Les 10 Plus Grands Succes de
Canadian Communists Inevitable Struggle has Broken Out! The Party is the Most Precious Thing and other Canadian Revolutionary Songs
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Charlow's Boogie Le Vieux Show Son Sale

Comments

Anonymous

Good choice. Here's 3 more: 1) the D-Drifters 5, which is Beatles covers sung in Ukrainian. 2) Offenbach's "Soap Opera", with a die-cut cover that folds out into... a soap box. 3) My favourite oddity: Yank Barry's "The Diary of Mr. Gray" - consisting of a stereo LP, a quadraphonic LP, a 10" 78rpm mono disc, and a bunch of other stuff (papers etc.) I believe that one of the guys from Stone Circus was in this band. Can anyone top that?