$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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medium | Give Me a Peace | ST | 04:03 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Ellison | Untruth Story (Vincent Marandola) | ST | 05:58 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | Let Them Eat Static | Midnite News | 04:37 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Haunted | 1-2-5 | ST | 02:30 | |
| Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) | Who You Frontin' For (Remix) | Year Zero | 04:02 | |
| EQ | Bring it On | Swellsville | 04:17 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| 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 | |
| Rockadrome | T.O. Town | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 02:13 | |
| Expedition to Earth | Time Time Time | Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time | 02:55 | |
| Sound Sett | I Need You (Everybody Needs Somebody) | 1966-1967 | 02:53 | |
| Cargo | Rural Route One | Rural Route One b/w Initial Mailing | 02:18 | |
| British North American Act | The World Would Understand | In the Beginning | 02:33 | |
| EQ | Swellsville | Swellsville | 04:01 | |
| bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) | M.L.’s Dream | Motherlove | 01:06 | |
| Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) | The Bassment Show | Year Zero | 03:44 | |
| Baloue, Lewis | Where Did My Love Go Away | Romantic Times | 04:05 | |
| Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys | Riverside Waltz | Country and Rock & Roll Sound | 03:20 | |
| Baloue, Lewis | We Danced All Night | Romantic Times | 03:35 | |
| Ellison | Seal a Beam Bow (Vincent Marandola) | ST | 04:25 | |
| Compilation | Jim Wheeler and the Spokes - Secret Spy | International Master Discovery Records | 02:59 | |
| New Creation | Sodom and Gomorrah | Troubled | 02:49 | |
| Riverson | I'll be There (Brian Edwards) | ST | 03:15 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | Lace and Cobwebs | ST | 02:41 | |
| British North American Act | Give Yourself a Ride | In the Beginning | 02:00 | |
| Assailant | Eyes Of Fire | Eyes Of Fire b/w Armour And Steel (picture sleeve) | 03:08 | |
| Dixon, Hugh | Delilah | The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate) | 03:10 | |
| Guido Smit & Co. | Blues Run The Game | Guido & Co. | 02:19 | |
| Wiffen, David | Four Strong Winds | Live at the Bunkhouse | 04:14 | |
| Saxton, Mary | Better to Live or Die | Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die | 03:06 | |
| Bent Wind | Riverside | Sussex | 06:12 | |
| Warpig | Melody With Balls | ST | 07:14 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | I Tie My Shoes | Ohama aka The White Album | 05:58 | |
| Stoltz Brothers | Rock N' Roll Riot | Eddy's Rock b/w Rock N' Roll Riot | 01:58 | |
| Tessier, Peter | The Rain on the Brain | By Turning a Knob | 02:38 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | Rock 'N' Roll | Ohama aka The White Album | 04:26 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| EQ | Help a Bruva Out | Swellsville | 05:45 | |
| Cargo | Habits and Jails | Front Side, Back Side | 05:16 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Grimes | Gambang | Geidi Primes | 01:34 | |
| Sound Sett | Just in Case You're Wonderin (David Byngham & Glynn Bell, The Ugly Ducklings) | 1966-1967 | 02:23 | |
| Grimes | Zoal, Face Dancer | Geidi Primes | 02:36 | |
| Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys | Saddle Lake Guitar Rhythm | Country and Rock & Roll Sound | 02:26 | |
| Sidewinders | Can't You Feel the Fire | Flatfoot Hustlin' | 04:55 | |
| Sound Sett | Oh No (The Sound Sett) | 1966-1967 | 04:31 | |
| Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck | Funny Feeling | Home Grown Stuff | 03:31 | |
| New Creation | The Status Quo Song | Troubled | 03:41 | |
| Ardels | Georgia On My Mind | Rhythm & Blues | 03:34 | |
| McGhie, Wayne & the Sounds of Joy | Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye | ST | 03:45 | |
| Wiffen, David | Four in the Mornin' | Live at the Bunkhouse | 03:43 | |
| Ardels | Theme | Rhythm & Blues | 03:20 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Ruhnke, Craig | Keep the Flame | True Love | 03:01 | |
| United Empire Loyalists | No, No, No | No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark | 02:49 | |
| Rockadrome | Live and Love Child | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 01:38 | |
| Compilation | Shades of Blond - All Your Love | International Master Discovery Records | 02:12 | |
| Platinum Blonde | Hey Hey You | Hey Hey You b/w No Regrets | 02:36 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Fringe, The | Executive Dream | Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo | 03:04 | |
| Kenner, Roy and His Associates | Without My Sweet Baby | Without My Sweet Baby b/w Baby You’re What I Need | 03:08 | |
| Jackal | At the Station | Awake | 05:45 | |
| Baloue, Lewis | I Thought The World Of You | L'amour | 02:34 | |
| Warpig | U.X.I.B. | ST | 07:38 | |
| British North American Act | Joe Cool | In the Beginning | 02:27 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Rock and Roll Bitches | Welders Song | Wild West (EP) | 02:34 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Bridge Under the Sky | ST | 04:35 | |
| EQ | Let it be Known | Swellsville | 03:41 | |
| McGhie, Wayne & the Sounds of Joy | Going In Circles | ST | 03:48 | |
| Reign Ghost | Reaching | ST | 09:12 | |
| It's All Meat | Sunday Love | ST | 09:10 | |
| EQ | Inner Thoughts | Swellsville | 02:50 | |
| Cargo | Talk With Us | Front Side, Back Side | 07:45 | |
| Baloue, Lewis | As the Boats Go By | Romantic Times | 03:10 | |
| Taylor, Stephanie | Suzanne (Leonard Cohen) | "I Don't Know Where I Stand" | 03:06 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | I Shall be Released | ST | 06:32 | |
| Mock Duck | Sitting on Top of the World | Test Record | 04:15 | |
| Assailant | Armour And Steel | Eyes Of Fire b/w Armour And Steel (picture sleeve) | 02:45 | |
| Guido Smit & Co. | Buddy, Can You Spare A Dime | Guido & Co. | 02:31 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Jarvis Street Revue | Heidi-Ho (Let Her Go) | Mr. Oil Man | 03:29 | |
| Taylor, Stephanie | Windmills of Your Mind | "I Don't Know Where I Stand" | 03:29 | |
| Dandy, Trevor | Don’t Cry Little Tree | Don't Cry Little Tree | 03:10 | |
| Jarvis Street Revue | Mr. Oil Man | Mr. Oil Man | 12:27 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Ardels | I'll Go Crazy | Rhythm & Blues | 02:19 | |
| Threads Of Fybre | Mama | Mama b/w Believe Me | 02:46 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Dainty General Rides | ST | 04:14 | |
| Siggy Magic & the Hey-Hoe Band | Commercials for Free | Commercials For Free (EP) | 01:52 | |
| Ardels | Alley Oop | Rhythm & Blues | 02:30 | |
| British North American Act | Don't Run Away | In the Beginning | 02:37 |
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