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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackal | At the Station | Awake | 05:45 | |
| Reign Ghost | Ain't it Great | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 03:56 | |
| Reign Ghost | Long Day Journey #2 | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 03:02 | |
| Warpig | Advance A Minor | ST | 07:26 | |
| Gentlemen of Horror | Rough Hike | Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover) | 01:20 | |
| EQ | Help a Bruva Out | Swellsville | 05:45 | |
| Mary Saxton | Take My Heart | Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart | 02:04 | |
| Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) | You Know The Science | Year Zero | 03:39 | |
| Rush | Working Man | ST | 07:10 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | Hindsight | ST | 03:39 | |
| Cargo | Habits and Jails | Front Side, Back Side | 05:16 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Underworld | Go Away | Bound b/w Go Away | 02:49 | |
| Medium | In Between | ST | 04:43 | |
| Peter Tessier | Hey Mister Engineer | By Turning a Knob | 02:38 | |
| Mock Duck | Sitting on Top of the World | Test Record | 04:15 | |
| Northwest Company | Hard to Cry | Hard to Cry b/w Get Away From it All | 02:24 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Face Behind the Sun | ST | 04:52 | |
| It's All Meat | You Don't Notice the Time You Waste | ST | 03:56 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Jamie Saint Lee | Woman of Mystery | ST (EP) | 03:00 | |
| Grimes | Shadout Mapes | Geidi Primes | 04:32 | |
| Lewis Baloue | I Thought The World Of You | L'amour | 02:34 | |
| Ardels | Dream Lover | Rhythm & Blues | 03:06 | |
| New Creation | The Status Quo Song | Troubled | 03:41 | |
| Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys | Roads to New York | Country and Rock & Roll Sound | 03:22 | |
| Reign Ghost | More Than I | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 03:36 | |
| Grimes | Feyd Rautha Dark Heart | Geidi Primes | 03:41 | |
| Riverson | Empty Sky (Brian Edwards - Rayburn Blake) | ST | 04:31 | |
| Rockadrome | T.O. Town | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 02:13 | |
| Craig Ruhnke | Give Me the Nighttime | True Love | 03:12 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | Rock 'N' Roll | Ohama aka The White Album | 04:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| The Fringe | I Don't Want To Live | Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo | 03:52 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | Midnite News | Midnite News | 03:15 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| British North American Act | If You're Looking for Honey | In the Beginning | 02:12 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Haunted | 1-2-5 | ST | 02:30 | |
| Sound Sett | Mustang Sally (Mack Rice) | 1966-1967 | 03:05 | |
| Guido Smit & Co. | I Know My Baby | Guido & Co. | 02:29 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | Part in Peace | Midnite News | 03:44 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| 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 | |
| Reign Ghost | Enola Gay | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 08:26 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Lewis Baloue | Don't Stop It Now | Romantic Times | 05:10 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Rush | Here Again | ST | 07:35 | |
| Haunted | Horror Show | ST | 05:30 | |
| The Fringe | Inside Lookin' Out | Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo | 04:20 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Conrad Benjamin | Saturn | Saturn | 04:33 | |
| EQ | Freestyle | Swellsville | 04:33 | |
| New Creation | Wind | Troubled | 03:00 | |
| Trevor Dandy | It's a Long Journey | Don't Cry Little Tree | 03:56 | |
| Ardels | Alley Oop | Rhythm & Blues | 02:30 | |
| Jackal | How Time Has Flown | Awake | 05:56 | |
| Evolution Expantion | Blow Up | Blow Up b/w Blues Finding | 02:39 | |
| Rockadrome | R.A.T.C.B. Teaser | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 01:08 | |
| Jackal | Sunny Side of the Day | Awake | 02:47 | |
| Riverson | Hermit Glen (Rayburn Blake) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | Midnite News Finale | Ohama aka The White Album | 05:46 | |
| Beverly Glenn-Copeland | Don't Despair (Jazz Version) | ST | 02:59 | |
| Guido Smit & Co. | Black Mountain Blues | Guido & Co. | 02:21 | |
| Mock Duck | My Time | Test Record | 06:44 | |
| Sound Sett | I've Been Loving You Too Long (Otis Redding & Jerry Butler) | 1966-1967 | 03:15 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | Mr. Truthful Licks | ST | 02:48 | |
| Guido Smit & Co. | April Come She Will | Guido & Co. | 01:49 | |
| 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 | |
| David Wiffen | Blue | Live at the Bunkhouse | 03:42 | |
| British North American Act | Baby Jane Days and Nights | In the Beginning | 02:47 | |
| Riverson | Between the Lines (Brian Edwards) | ST | 04:10 | |
| Rush | Need Some Love | ST | 02:21 | |
| Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys | Country Four Blues | Country and Rock & Roll Sound | 02:40 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Sound Sett | I Need You (Everybody Needs Somebody) | 1966-1967 | 02:53 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| EQ | Swellsville | Swellsville | 04:01 | |
| Sidewinders | I Like Your Stuff | Flatfoot Hustlin' | 04:49 | |
| Compilation | Jim Wheeler and the Spokes - Secret Spy | International Master Discovery Records | 02:59 | |
| Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) | A Mic In A Fist | Year Zero | 02:14 | |
| (Those) Rogues | Girl | Wish I Could See You Again b/w Girl | 02:49 | |
| Sound Sett | Girl You'll be a Woman Soon (Neil Diamond) | 1966-1967 | 04:07 | |
| D.O.A. | Disco Sucks | Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve) | 01:39 | |
| British North American Act | All the World is In Your Eyes | In the Beginning | 02:13 | |
| Ardels | Lonely Hours | Rhythm & Blues | 03:13 | |
| Guido Smit & Co. | Blues Run The Game | Guido & Co. | 02:19 | |
| Northwest Company | Get Away From it All | Hard to Cry b/w Get Away From it All | 02:49 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | And Without a Word | Ohama aka The White Album | 04:16 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Al Oster | Next Boat | Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock | 02:46 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | Midnite News III | Midnite News | 04:25 | |
| Jackal | For You | Awake | 03:08 | |
| Ardels | Theme | Rhythm & Blues | 03:20 | |
| Lewis Baloue | Romance For Two | L'amour | 04:44 | |
| Sidewinders | Gift to the Sun | Flatfoot Hustlin' | 06:09 | |
| Rush | Before and After | ST | 05:37 | |
| Trevor Dandy | Have You Ever Wondered? | Don't Cry Little Tree | 04:12 |
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