$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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saxton, Mary | Better to Live or Die | Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die | 03:06 | |
| Tessier, Peter | I Still Don't Know | By Turning a Knob | 02:58 | |
| Compilation | Shades of Blond - All Your Love | International Master Discovery Records | 02:12 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| British North American Act | If You're Looking for Honey | In the Beginning | 02:12 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck | Little Pony | Home Grown Stuff | 02:08 | |
| Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys | Truck Drivers Boogie | Country and Rock & Roll Sound | 03:07 | |
| Benjamin, Conrad | Love Me | Saturn | 06:10 | |
| Squires | The Sultan | The Sultan b/w Aurora | 02:32 | |
| New Creation | The Status Quo Song | Troubled | 03:41 | |
| Grimes | Caladan | Geidi Primes | 02:25 | |
| Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys | Modern Rock | Country and Rock & Roll Sound | 02:23 | |
| Riverson | Take Me (Rayburn Blake) | ST | 02:55 | |
| Sound Sett | Just a Little (Ron Elliott & Bob Durand, The Breau Brummels) | 1966-1967 | 02:47 | |
| Baloue, Lewis | Even Rainbows Turn Blue | L'amour | 03:33 | |
| Riverson | Clear Night (Rayburn Blake) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Reign Ghost | Pudsy's Parable | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 02:13 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Benjamin, Conrad | Saturn | Saturn | 04:33 | |
| Fringe, The | Inside Lookin' Out | Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo | 04:20 | |
| EQ | Freestyle | Swellsville | 04:33 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Ellison | Seal a Beam Bow (Vincent Marandola) | ST | 04:25 | |
| Glenn-Copeland, Beverly | Don't Despair (Jazz Version) | ST | 02:59 | |
| Grimes | Gambang | Geidi Primes | 01:34 | |
| Siggy Magic & the Hey-Hoe Band | People Who Created Me | Commercials For Free (EP) | 04:49 | |
| Taylor, Stephanie | Marion's Theme (Dou Riley) | "I Don't Know Where I Stand" | 03:01 | |
| EQ | Play The Back | Swellsville | 04:35 | |
| Medium | My Lady Lies Forever | ST | 02:41 | |
| Taylor, Stephanie | Softly as I Leave You | "I Don't Know Where I Stand" | 02:52 | |
| Ellison | Untruth Story (Vincent Marandola) | ST | 05:58 | |
| Rockadrome | Live and Love Child | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 01:38 | |
| Dixon, Hugh | Green Green Grass of Home (vocals: Pat Dixon) | The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate) | 01:35 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | Sometimes I Fear | Ohama aka The White Album | 04:25 | |
| Underworld | Go Away | Bound b/w Go Away | 02:49 | |
| EQ | Inner Thoughts | Swellsville | 02:50 | |
| Mock Duck | My Time | Test Record | 06:44 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Media | Endless Dream | Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream | 03:19 | |
| Grimes | Venus In Fleurs | Geidi Primes | 02:43 | |
| Bent Wind | Hate | Sussex | 05:22 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Haunted | Out of Time | ST | 03:41 | |
| Medium | Stars | ST | 05:35 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Assailant | Armour And Steel | Eyes Of Fire b/w Armour And Steel (picture sleeve) | 02:45 | |
| Gentlemen of Horror | God Knows you by Name | Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover) | 01:26 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Compilation | Stampeders - You Never Know Until You Try | International Master Discovery Records | 01:50 | |
| Reaction, The | On The Beach | On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve) | 05:58 | |
| Riverson | Stoney Day (Brian Edwards, Lisa Eisenhardt (Lisa Hartt)) | ST | 04:28 | |
| Wiffen, David | Four Strong Winds | Live at the Bunkhouse | 04:14 | |
| Reign Ghost | Travels of Blue Paradox | ST | 05:00 | |
| bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) | Pleasure Sweets | Motherlove | 04:29 | |
| Expedition to Earth | Expedition to Earth | Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time | 02:31 | |
| New Creation | Yet Still Time | Troubled | 03:25 | |
| New Creation | Where Are You Going? | Troubled | 03:11 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Christmas | Just Suppose | ST | 04:29 | |
| Benjamin, Conrad | I Didn't Love You | Saturn | 03:31 | |
| Ardels | Heads Up | Rhythm & Blues | 02:06 | |
| Cargo | Talk With Us | Front Side, Back Side | 07:45 | |
| Oster, Al | Midnight Sun Rock | Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock | 01:47 | |
| Dixon, Hugh | Silly Bo Dilly (Dixon) | The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate) | 02:52 | |
| Baloue, Lewis | Let's Fall in Love Tonight | L'amour | 03:41 | |
| Ruhnke, Craig | Give Me the Nighttime | True Love | 03:12 | |
| Tessier, Peter | I'll Never Know | By Turning a Knob | 01:41 | |
| Grimes | Zoal, Face Dancer | Geidi Primes | 02:36 | |
| Sound Sett | She Ain't No Use to Me (Dave Bingham & Roger Mayne, The Ugly Ducklings) | 1966-1967 | 03:07 | |
| McGhie, Wayne & the Sounds of Joy | Going In Circles | ST | 03:48 | |
| bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) | M.L.’s Dream | Motherlove | 01:06 | |
| Circle Widens | Weird Understanding | See About Dreamin' b/w Weird Understanding | 02:43 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Grimes | Beast Infection | Geidi Primes | 02:21 | |
| Rock and Roll Bitches | Wild West | Wild West (EP) | 02:46 | |
| Ruhnke, Craig | It’s Been Such a Long Time | True Love | 03:30 | |
| EQ | Late 4 The Studio | Swellsville | 03:44 | |
| Triton Warrior | Satan's Train | Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train | 04:08 | |
| Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys | Sunrise Waltz | Country and Rock & Roll Sound | 04:03 | |
| EQ | Come Alive (King Otto Remix) | Swellsville | 04:18 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | Rock 'N' Roll | Ohama aka The White Album | 04:26 | |
| Platinum Blonde | Hey Hey You | Hey Hey You b/w No Regrets | 02:36 | |
| Baloue, Lewis | I Thought The World Of You | L'amour | 02:34 | |
| EQ | Swellsville | Swellsville | 04:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Clymaxe | Walkin' Blues | R. U. Cumming? b/w Walkin' Blues | 04:05 | |
| Mock Duck | Sitting on Top of the World | Test Record | 04:15 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Art's a Happy Man | ST | 03:13 | |
| Gentlemen of Horror | Rich Kids | Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover) | 01:23 | |
| Subhumans | Death to the Sickoids | Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh | 01:59 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Rockadrome | Ain't It a Shame | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 03:14 | |
| Taylor, Stephanie | Working on a Groove Thing | "I Don't Know Where I Stand" | 02:50 | |
| Riverson | Empty Sky (Brian Edwards - Rayburn Blake) | ST | 04:31 | |
| Baloue, Lewis | Don't Stop It Now | Romantic Times | 05:10 | |
| Kenner, Roy and His Associates | Without My Sweet Baby | Without My Sweet Baby b/w Baby You’re What I Need | 03:08 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | Lace and Cobwebs | ST | 02:41 |
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