$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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haunted | 1-2-5 | ST | 02:30 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Ardels | Unchain My Heart | Rhythm & Blues | 02:50 | |
| United Empire Loyalists | No, No, No | No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark | 02:49 | |
| Riverson | Stoney Day (Brian Edwards, Lisa Eisenhardt (Lisa Hartt)) | ST | 04:28 | |
| Sound Sett | You're a Better Man Than I (Mike & Brian Hugg) | 1966-1967 | 03:24 | |
| Benjamin, Conrad | You're Just Afraid (To Give Me Your Love) | Saturn | 02:56 | |
| Garnette, Garry | Sick and Tired | Have You Heard the News b/w Sick and Tired | 03:09 | |
| Dandy, Trevor | Don’t Cry Little Tree | Don't Cry Little Tree | 03:10 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| VIIth Temple | See the Light | Under the Burning Sun | 05:45 | |
| Dandy, Trevor | When I Prayed Last Night | Don't Cry Little Tree | 02:58 | |
| Jarvis Street Revue | Heidi-Ho (Let Her Go) | Mr. Oil Man | 03:29 | |
| New Creation | Where Are You Going? | Troubled | 03:11 | |
| Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck | Walk Your Head Around | Home Grown Stuff | 04:30 | |
| Dixon, Hugh | Delilah | The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate) | 03:10 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | Open Window | Midnite News | 03:33 | |
| United Empire Loyalists | Afraid of the Dark | No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark | 01:59 | |
| Baloue, Lewis | So Be in Love With Me | Romantic Times | 03:33 | |
| Rogues | I Can't Hold Out Much Longer | I Can't Hold Out Much Longer b/w I'll Make It Up To You | 02:28 | |
| Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) | Who You Frontin' For (Remix) | Year Zero | 04:02 | |
| It's All Meat | Roll My Own | ST | 05:48 | |
| Haunted | Horror Show | ST | 05:30 | |
| Grimes | Feyd Rautha Dark Heart | Geidi Primes | 03:41 | |
| EQ | Step Up | Swellsville | 05:03 | |
| Echoes and a Dream | Sweet Dreams (Jethro Tull) | Echoes and a Dream | 04:31 | |
| Wiffen, David | Courtin' in the Kitchen | Live at the Bunkhouse | 02:55 | |
| Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys | Truck Drivers Boogie | Country and Rock & Roll Sound | 03:07 | |
| Christmas | Sorry I Bore You Victoria | ST | 02:58 | |
| Assailant | Armour And Steel | Eyes Of Fire b/w Armour And Steel (picture sleeve) | 02:45 | |
| Medium | Stars | ST | 05:35 | |
| Guido Smit & Co. | Buddy, Can You Spare A Dime | Guido & Co. | 02:31 | |
| EQ | Inner Thoughts | Swellsville | 02:50 | |
| Rockadrome | Live and Love Child | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 01:38 | |
| Sound Sett | I Need You (Everybody Needs Somebody) | 1966-1967 | 02:53 | |
| Dandy, Trevor | Have You Ever Wondered? | Don't Cry Little Tree | 04:12 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Taylor, Stephanie | I Don't Know Where I Stand (Joni Mitchell) | "I Don't Know Where I Stand" | 03:32 | |
| Reign Ghost | Travels of Blue Paradox | ST | 05:00 | |
| Langley Schools Music Project | Help Me, Rhonda | Glenwood Region Music Group-Musical Supervision: Hans Fenger | 02:14 | |
| Reign Ghost | Ain't it Great | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 03:56 | |
| Souls of Inspyration | Dil Kusha (Heart's Happiness) | ST | 06:44 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Oster, Al | Next Boat | Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock | 02:46 | |
| Jarvis Street Revue | Mr. Business Man | Mr. Oil Man | 02:41 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Jackal | For You | Awake | 03:08 | |
| Rock and Roll Bitches | Broad Daylight | Wild West (EP) | 01:27 | |
| Cargo | Child of the Playroom | Front Side, Back Side | 03:17 | |
| Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) | Chiliwack | Year Zero | 03:19 | |
| Baloue, Lewis | Even Rainbows Turn Blue | L'amour | 03:33 | |
| Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) | Speak Of The Devil | Year Zero | 00:36 | |
| Grimes | Caladan | Geidi Primes | 02:25 | |
| Platinum Blonde | No Regrets | Hey Hey You b/w No Regrets | 03:22 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Epistle to Paradise | ST | 03:35 | |
| Guido Smit & Co. | Take It Slow And Easy | Guido & Co. | 02:05 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Baloue, Lewis | Romance For Two | L'amour | 04:44 | |
| Rockadrome | T.O. Town | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 02:13 | |
| Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck | Intermission Poetry | Home Grown Stuff | 03:06 | |
| Tessier, Peter | A Little More Rain | By Turning a Knob | 01:01 | |
| Baloue, Lewis | Love Showered Me | L'amour | 04:01 | |
| Ruhnke, Craig | True Love | True Love | 02:16 | |
| Echoes and a Dream | Thank You (Led Zeppelin) | Echoes and a Dream | 04:41 | |
| Stonemen | In the Evening | In the Evening b/w Faded Colors | 03:04 | |
| Plague | We Were Meant to Be | The Face of Time b/w We Were Meant to Be | 02:04 | |
| Haunted | Out of Time | ST | 03:41 | |
| EQ | Come Alive | Swellsville | 03:14 | |
| Jackal | Sunny Side of the Day | Awake | 02:47 | |
| Guido Smit & Co. | Black Mountain Blues | Guido & Co. | 02:21 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| McGhie, Wayne & the Sounds of Joy | Woman Be Good | ST | 02:59 | |
| Medium | In Between | ST | 04:43 | |
| Siggy Magic & the Hey-Hoe Band | People Who Created Me | Commercials For Free (EP) | 04:49 | |
| Medium | My Lady Lies Forever | ST | 02:41 | |
| Rock and Roll Bitches | Welders Song | Wild West (EP) | 02:34 | |
| Cargo | Say Goodbye | Front Side, Back Side | 02:53 | |
| Ellison | Untruth Story (Vincent Marandola) | ST | 05:58 | |
| Rockadrome | R.A.T.C.B. Teaser | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 01:08 | |
| Baloue, Lewis | I Thought The World Of You | L'amour | 02:34 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| It's All Meat | Self-confessed Lover | ST | 04:33 | |
| Ruhnke, Craig | Ooh Baby | True Love | 03:22 | |
| EQ | Help a Bruva Out | Swellsville | 05:45 | |
| Mock Duck | Hurt On Me | Test Record | 02:48 | |
| McGhie, Wayne & the Sounds of Joy | I Can See Mother Nature | ST | 03:37 | |
| Warpig | Sunflight | ST | 04:28 | |
| Jackal | A New Day Has Arisen | Awake | 08:21 | |
| Sidewinders | Can't You Feel the Fire | Flatfoot Hustlin' | 04:55 | |
| Ardels | Dream Lover | Rhythm & Blues | 03:06 | |
| Warpig | Flaggit | ST | 03:08 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| It's All Meat | Make Some Use of Your Friends | ST | 03:37 | |
| Jarvis Street Revue | 300 South | Mr. Oil Man | 02:40 | |
| Guido Smit & Co. | Hear You Knocking | Guido & Co. | 01:27 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Echoes and a Dream | Yesterday's Tomorrow | Echoes and a Dream | 03:22 | |
| Sound Sett | I'm Not Your Stepping Stone (Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart) | 1966-1967 | 02:31 |
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