$1000 Record Club
Welcome to the $1000 Record Club—an exclusive list of Canadian records that have either surpassed or are approaching the USD $1,000 mark in collector value. These are the rarest of the rare: private pressings, limited runs, and cult classics that have become holy grails for vinyl hunters worldwide. With only around a hundred entries, this club isn't about hype—it's about scarcity, story, and serious demand. Handle with care—these slabs are gold.
Bent Wind - Sussex - Vinyl Side 2
bpNichol - Motherlove vinyl side 2
Reaction
Rockadrome - Royal American 20th Century Blues BACK
Siggy Magic & the Hey Ho Band - Commercials For Free (EP)
Circle Widens
Stephanie Taylor - "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
Original Bones Liner Notes SIDE 02
Bob Bryden
Plastic Cloud - ST
Joker's Memory - ST
Stoltz Brothers
Phillip Werren - Electronic Music (1968-1971)
Rush - Rush on Moon
Squires - The Sultan b/w Aurora
Rick Buckthorp
The Fringe
The Fringe
Medium
No Exit - ST insert side 2
7th Temple - Under the Burning Sun
Rock and Roll Bitches Kenny MacKay at Edmonton Library gig Jan 17, 1981. photo courtesy Rose Kapp
Cargo -/ Front Side, Back Side
Cargo - Rural Route One b/w Initial Mailing
D.O.A. - Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Underworld - Go Away b/w Bound
Tracks
| Artist | Track | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson, Ron | Ooh Wee Babe | Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) | 06:46 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Ruhnke, Craig | Nancy Jane | True Love | 02:10 | |
| Evolution Expantion | Blues Finding | Blow Up b/w Blues Finding | 03:16 | |
| Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) | Chiliwack | Year Zero | 03:19 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Jackal | A New Day Has Arisen | Awake | 08:21 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Fringe, The | Flower Generation | Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo | 02:25 | |
| EQ | Late 4 The Studio | Swellsville | 03:44 | |
| Ardels | Heads Up | Rhythm & Blues | 02:06 | |
| Tessier, Peter | Pastorale | By Turning a Knob | 03:34 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Warpig | Sunflight | ST | 04:28 | |
| Saxton, Mary | Sad Eyes | Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart | 03:05 | |
| Baloue, Lewis | Cool Night In Paris | L'amour | 03:15 | |
| Tessier, Peter | A Little More Rain | By Turning a Knob | 01:01 | |
| 49th Parallel | Citizen Freak | She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing) | 01:37 | |
| Grimes | Beast Infection | Geidi Primes | 02:21 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | Midnite News Finale | Ohama aka The White Album | 05:46 | |
| Tessier, Peter | Someday | By Turning a Knob | 03:36 | |
| Sidewinders | Can't You Feel the Fire | Flatfoot Hustlin' | 04:55 | |
| McGhie, Wayne & the Sounds of Joy | Woman Be Good | ST | 02:59 | |
| Medium | The Mouse | ST | 05:06 | |
| Langley Schools Music Project | Band On the Run | Glenwood Region Music Group-Musical Supervision: Hans Fenger | 04:07 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Stonefield, The | Deep Shades of Blue | Deep Shades of Blue b/w Morning Hours | 02:54 | |
| (Those) Rogues | Girl | Wish I Could See You Again b/w Girl | 02:49 | |
| Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck | One Ring Jane | Home Grown Stuff | 04:15 | |
| Baloue, Lewis | Even Rainbows Turn Blue | L'amour | 03:33 | |
| Glenn-Copeland, Beverly | Don't Despair (Jazz Version) | ST | 02:59 | |
| Threads Of Fybre | Mama | Mama b/w Believe Me | 02:46 | |
| Rockadrome | R.A.T.C.B. Reprise | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 05:22 | |
| Reign Ghost | Curio Shop | ST | 03:26 | |
| Sound Sett | Mustang Sally (Mack Rice) | 1966-1967 | 03:05 | |
| Ruhnke, Craig | Somebody To Love | True Love | 02:37 | |
| Baloue, Lewis | Romance For Two | L'amour | 04:44 | |
| Lark, Tobi (Bessie Grace Gupton) aka Bessie Watson | Sweep it Out in the Shed | Challenge My Love b/w Sweep it Out in the Shed | 02:53 | |
| Sound Sett | I Need You (Everybody Needs Somebody) | 1966-1967 | 02:53 | |
| 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 | 05:34 | |
| Cargo | Only My Best Friends Can Tell | Front Side, Back Side | 02:05 | |
| EQ | Bring it On | Swellsville | 04:17 | |
| Mock Duck | Hurt On Me | Test Record | 02:48 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Grimes | Feyd Rautha Dark Heart | Geidi Primes | 03:41 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| McGhie, Wayne & the Sounds of Joy | Fire (She Need Water) | ST | 03:03 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Fringe, The | I Don't Want To Live | Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo | 03:52 | |
| Dandy, Trevor | Overture and Judgement Morning | Don't Cry Little Tree | 09:32 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Ellison | Strawberry Rain (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand) | ST | 05:22 | |
| Ruhnke, Craig | Keep the Flame | True Love | 03:01 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | Mushin No Shin | Midnite News | 05:35 | |
| Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) | Urine Trouble | Year Zero | 02:22 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Dandy, Trevor | When I Prayed Last Night | Don't Cry Little Tree | 02:58 | |
| Warpig | Melody With Balls | ST | 07:14 | |
| Riverson | Eleanor Rigby (John Lennon - Paul McCartney) | ST | 04:14 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Medium | Two by Two | ST | 02:37 | |
| Baloue, Lewis | Don't Stop It Now | Romantic Times | 05:10 | |
| Compilation | Jim Wheeler and the Spokes - Secret Spy | International Master Discovery Records | 02:59 | |
| Bishop, Randy | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Ardels | Linda Lou | Rhythm & Blues | 02:23 | |
| Jarvis Street Revue | Mr. Oil Man | Mr. Oil Man | 12:27 | |
| Midnight Angels | (I Wish) In the Moonlight | I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve) | 02:17 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Glenn-Copeland, Beverly | Durocher | ST | 04:36 | |
| Glenn-Copeland, Beverly | Northwind | ST | 03:21 | |
| Bent Wind | The Lions | Sussex | 05:28 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) | Hit The Breaks | Year Zero | 02:00 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| It's All Meat | Roll My Own | ST | 05:48 | |
| Ellison | Untruth Story (Vincent Marandola) | ST | 05:58 | |
| bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) | Pleasure Sweets | Motherlove | 04:29 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Glenn-Copeland, Beverly | Don't Despair | ST | 02:59 | |
| Guido Smit & Co. | So Long | Guido & Co. | 02:37 | |
| Souls of Inspyration | Stranger | ST | 03:02 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | Woman for All Seasons | ST | 04:13 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | Welcome Surprise | ST | 03:12 | |
| Fear | Ace | Wildwoodin' b/w Ace | 02:27 | |
| Haunted | 1-2-5 | ST | 02:30 | |
| Benjamin, Conrad | You're Just Afraid (To Give Me Your Love) | Saturn | 02:56 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | Midnite News III | Midnite News | 04:25 | |
| Echoes and a Dream | Just Trying to Be | Echoes and a Dream | 01:45 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| McGhie, Wayne & the Sounds of Joy | When I Think of Home | ST | 02:49 | |
| Haunted | Searching For My Baby | ST | 03:03 | |
| Media | Girl I Want You | Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream | 04:20 | |
| Northwest Company | Get Away From it All | Hard to Cry b/w Get Away From it All | 02:49 | |
| Kenner, Roy and His Associates | Without My Sweet Baby | Without My Sweet Baby b/w Baby You’re What I Need | 03:08 |
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