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.
| Artist | Track | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Stonefield | Morning Hours | Deep Shades of Blue b/w Morning Hours | 04:34 | |
| Fear | Wildwoodin' | Wildwoodin' b/w Ace | 02:18 | |
| Gentlemen of Horror | Rough Hike | Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover) | 01:20 | |
| Souls of Inspyration | Of Lambs & Wolves | ST | 06:11 | |
| Grimes | Shadout Mapes | Geidi Primes | 04:32 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Sound Sett | Harlem Nocturne (Earle Hagen) | 1966-1967 | 04:00 | |
| British North American Act | Give Yourself a Ride | In the Beginning | 02:00 | |
| Peter Tessier | Why are Old Folks Always Left Alone? | By Turning a Knob | 03:56 | |
| David Wiffen | You Don't Know My Mind | Live at the Bunkhouse | 02:02 | |
| Riverson | Can't Live Without You (Franki Hart) | ST | 03:07 | |
| Stonemen | Faded Colors | In the Evening b/w Faded Colors | 02:50 | |
| Sound Sett | Just in Case You're Wonderin (David Byngham & Glynn Bell, The Ugly Ducklings) | 1966-1967 | 02:23 | |
| Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) | Year Zero | Year Zero | 01:58 | |
| Dick Damron | Gonna Have a Party | Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby | 02:02 | |
| Randy Bishop | Tragi-Comedy in Four Acts: Act 1) In Honour of a Dissonant Triad; Act 1) A Tale Told By An Idiot; Act 3) Who Was That Unmasked Man?; Act 4) Morning | I Sing A Soft Song | 13:40 | |
| Gentlemen of Horror | Overhead Projector | Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover) | 02:41 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| It's All Meat | You Don't Notice the Time You Waste | ST | 03:56 | |
| Sound Sett | Oh No (The Sound Sett) | 1966-1967 | 04:31 | |
| Rockadrome | Very Strange | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 03:14 | |
| Echoes and a Dream | Life is a Love Song | Echoes and a Dream | 03:54 | |
| Hugh Dixon | Saints Go Marching Inn | The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate) | 03:51 | |
| Beverly Glenn-Copeland | Song From Beads | ST | 02:17 | |
| Cargo | Habits and Jails | Front Side, Back Side | 05:16 | |
| Jackal | For You | Awake | 03:08 | |
| bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) | A Hum for Stevie Winwood | Motherlove | 00:39 | |
| Hugh Dixon | Blues Stay Away From Me | The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate) | 04:22 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Roy Kenner and His Associates | Without My Sweet Baby | Without My Sweet Baby b/w Baby You’re What I Need | 03:08 | |
| David Wiffen | Abilene | Live at the Bunkhouse | 01:50 | |
| Compilation | Jim Wheeler and the Spokes - Secret Spy | International Master Discovery Records | 02:59 | |
| Guido Smit & Co. | Courting Blues | Guido & Co. | 02:55 | |
| Craig Ruhnke | One Love | True Love | 03:08 | |
| Souls of Inspyration | Pursuit | ST | 02:45 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Face Behind the Sun | ST | 04:52 | |
| Jarvis Street Revue | 20 Years | Mr. Oil Man | 03:08 | |
| It's All Meat | Roll My Own | ST | 05:48 | |
| Rush | In the Mood | ST | 03:37 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Stephanie Taylor | Windmills of Your Mind | "I Don't Know Where I Stand" | 03:29 | |
| Haunted | Montreal Blues | ST | 04:04 | |
| Cargo | Talk With Us | Front Side, Back Side | 07:45 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Beverly Glenn-Copeland | Good Morning Blues | ST | 04:37 | |
| Grimes | Beast Infection | Geidi Primes | 02:21 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Stephanie Taylor | Marion's Theme (Dou Riley) | "I Don't Know Where I Stand" | 03:01 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | My Time | Midnite News | 05:15 | |
| Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) | Who You Frontin' For (Remix) | Year Zero | 04:02 | |
| Rockadrome | There You Go Again | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 03:22 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Subhumans | Oh Canaduh | Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh | 02:10 | |
| Clymaxe | R. U. Cumming? | R. U. Cumming? b/w Walkin' Blues | 02:40 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Epistle to Paradise | ST | 03:35 | |
| EQ | Funky Oasis | Swellsville | 03:30 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Rockadrome | R.A.T.C.B. Reprise | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 05:22 | |
| Haunted | Horror Show | ST | 05:30 | |
| VIIth Temple | See the Light | Under the Burning Sun | 05:45 | |
| Guido Smit & Co. | Joshua Gone Barbados | Guido & Co. | 03:52 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Reign Ghost | Solar Nice | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 02:33 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Stoltz Brothers | Rock N' Roll Riot | Eddy's Rock b/w Rock N' Roll Riot | 01:58 | |
| Stephanie Taylor | Feeling Groovy | "I Don't Know Where I Stand" | 01:29 | |
| Ardels | Alley Oop | Rhythm & Blues | 02:30 | |
| United Empire Loyalists | Afraid of the Dark | No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark | 01:59 | |
| Sidewinders | I Like to Dance | Flatfoot Hustlin' | 04:52 | |
| Siggy Magic & the Hey-Hoe Band | People Who Created Me | Commercials For Free (EP) | 04:49 | |
| EQ | Inner Thoughts | Swellsville | 02:50 | |
| Craig Ruhnke | Keep the Flame | True Love | 03:01 | |
| Jamie Saint Lee | In Dangerous Times | ST (EP) | 03:48 | |
| Bent Wind | Look at Love | Sussex | 04:01 | |
| Rock and Roll Bitches | Broad Daylight | Wild West (EP) | 01:27 | |
| Ardels | Heads Up | Rhythm & Blues | 02:06 | |
| Lewis Baloue | As the Boats Go By | Romantic Times | 03:10 | |
| Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) | In A Bad Way (Remix) | Year Zero | 03:03 | |
| Jarvis Street Revue | Heidi-Ho (Let Her Go) | Mr. Oil Man | 03:29 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| EQ | Play The Back | Swellsville | 04:35 | |
| Grimes | Zoal, Face Dancer | Geidi Primes | 02:36 | |
| Jackal | Sunny Side of the Day | Awake | 02:47 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | Part in Peace | Midnite News | 03:44 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | Dischordant Concensus | Midnite News | 03:45 | |
| Warpig | Flaggit | ST | 03:08 | |
| Lewis Baloue | My Whole Life | L'amour | 02:20 | |
| Sound Sett | You're a Better Man Than I (Mike & Brian Hugg) | 1966-1967 | 03:24 | |
| Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys | Breaking Others Hearts | Country and Rock & Roll Sound | 02:12 | |
| Ellison | Unchanged World (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand, Robert Cager, Christian Tremblay) | ST | 03:36 | |
| Souls of Inspyration | Dil Kusha (Heart's Happiness) | ST | 06:44 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | So Many Things | ST | 02:51 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Shadows of Your Mind | ST | 04:18 | |
| Norris Vines and The Luvlines | Give In | Give In b/w Feel The Warm | 02:46 | |
| Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy | Dirty Funk | ST | 03:45 | |
| Grimes | Avi | Geidi Primes | 02:35 | |
| Christmas | Just Suppose | ST | 04:29 | |
| Lewis Baloue | Bon Voyage | Romantic Times | 04:25 | |
| Mary Saxton | Take My Heart | Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart | 02:04 |
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