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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Riverson | Hermit Glen (Rayburn Blake) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Trevor Dandy | It's a Long Journey | Don't Cry Little Tree | 03:56 | |
| Lewis Baloue | It's a New Day | Romantic Times | 04:11 | |
| Lewis Baloue | Love Showered Me | L'amour | 04:01 | |
| VIIth Temple | See the Light | Under the Burning Sun | 05:45 | |
| Evolution Expantion | Blues Finding | Blow Up b/w Blues Finding | 03:16 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | Mushin No Shin | Midnite News | 05:35 | |
| Sound Sett | You're a Better Man Than I (Mike & Brian Hugg) | 1966-1967 | 03:24 | |
| Lewis Baloue | Like To See You Again | L'amour | 04:25 | |
| Ardels | Night Time is the Right Time | Rhythm & Blues | 02:58 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | The Drum | Ohama aka The White Album | 02:44 | |
| Sidewinders | Can't You Feel the Fire | Flatfoot Hustlin' | 04:55 | |
| Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck | Someone Think | Home Grown Stuff | 03:51 | |
| Ardels | Stereo Popeye | Rhythm & Blues | 02:21 | |
| Guido Smit & Co. | Hear You Knocking | Guido & Co. | 01:27 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Jackal | How Time Has Flown | Awake | 05:56 | |
| United Empire Loyalists | Afraid of the Dark | No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark | 01:59 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Warpig | Tough Nuts | ST | 08:20 | |
| It's All Meat | Self-confessed Lover | ST | 04:33 | |
| Medium | Give Me a Peace | ST | 04:03 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | Rock 'N' Roll | Ohama aka The White Album | 04:26 | |
| David Wiffen | Times are Getting' Hard | Live at the Bunkhouse | 03:11 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | I Shall be Released | ST | 06:32 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Shadows of Your Mind | ST | 04:18 | |
| Siggy Magic & the Hey-Hoe Band | People Who Created Me | Commercials For Free (EP) | 04:49 | |
| Ardels | Georgia On My Mind | Rhythm & Blues | 03:34 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Grimes | Beast Infection | Geidi Primes | 02:21 | |
| Mock Duck | Introduction - Ground Hog | Test Record | 05:34 | |
| Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck | One Glass for Wine | Home Grown Stuff | 03:09 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Craig Ruhnke | Ooh Baby | True Love | 03:22 | |
| Lewis Baloue | As the Boats Go By | Romantic Times | 03:10 | |
| The Fringe | Inside Lookin' Out | Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo | 04:20 | |
| Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck | Elevated Platform | Home Grown Stuff | 02:35 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Bridge Under the Sky | ST | 04:35 | |
| Cargo | Black Window | Front Side, Back Side | 04:02 | |
| bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) | STHNLA | Motherlove | 04:44 | |
| Power of Beckett | Back to Me | Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me | 02:37 | |
| Media | Endless Dream | Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream | 03:19 | |
| Beverly Glenn-Copeland | Don't Despair (Jazz Version) | ST | 02:59 | |
| Ellison | Strawberry Rain (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand) | ST | 05:22 | |
| Beverly Glenn-Copeland | Nothing Beautiful | ST | 05:27 | |
| EQ | Come Alive (King Otto Remix) | Swellsville | 04:18 | |
| Painted Ship | Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) | Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes | 02:54 | |
| Peter Tessier | Raver's Inn | By Turning a Knob | 04:52 | |
| It's All Meat | Make Some Use of Your Friends | ST | 03:37 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | Part in Peace | Midnite News | 03:44 | |
| Phillip Werren | Dance Music I | Electronic Music (1968-1971) | 12:55 | |
| The Fringe | I Don't Want To Live | Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo | 03:52 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| New Creation | No Excuse | Troubled | 04:43 | |
| Souls of Inspyration | Eyes of Nature | ST | 03:29 | |
| Sound Sett | Just a Little (Ron Elliott & Bob Durand, The Breau Brummels) | 1966-1967 | 02:47 | |
| Circle Widens | See About Dreamin' | See About Dreamin' b/w Weird Understanding | 03:08 | |
| Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy | Woman Be Good | ST | 02:59 | |
| Trevor Dandy | Have You Ever Wondered? | Don't Cry Little Tree | 04:12 | |
| Conrad Benjamin | Why Should I Think the Way I Do | Saturn | 04:26 | |
| Rush | Working Man | ST | 07:10 | |
| Reign Ghost | Pudsy's Parable | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 02:13 | |
| Rush | Before and After | ST | 05:37 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | Woman for All Seasons | ST | 04:13 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Reign Ghost | Solar Nice | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 02:33 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Christmas | Sorry I Bore You Victoria | ST | 02:58 | |
| Haunted | A Message to Pretty | ST | 03:07 | |
| The Chessmen | Meadowlands | Mustang b/w Meadowlands | 02:33 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | Dischordant Concensus | Midnite News | 03:45 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| D.O.A. | Nazi Training Camp | Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve) | 01:50 | |
| David Wiffen | Slice of Life | Live at the Bunkhouse | 01:50 | |
| Triton Warrior | Satan's Train | Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train | 04:08 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Art's a Happy Man | ST | 03:13 | |
| Echoes and a Dream | Life is a Love Song | Echoes and a Dream | 03:54 | |
| Squires | Aurora | The Sultan b/w Aurora | 02:07 | |
| Medium | Stars | ST | 05:35 | |
| Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck | Blue Dye | Home Grown Stuff | 02:39 | |
| Riverson | Winter Garden (Brian Edwards) | ST | 03:19 | |
| Medium | Two by Two | ST | 02:37 | |
| Midnight Angels | (I Wish) In the Moonlight | I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve) | 02:17 | |
| Rockadrome | Thirteen Miles Down | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 02:20 | |
| New Creation | Countdown to Revolution! | Troubled | 07:20 | |
| Mock Duck | Home Made Jam | Test Record | 12:04 | |
| Rockadrome | R.A.T.C.B. Reprise | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 05:22 | |
| Grimes | Grisgris | Geidi Primes | 03:22 | |
| Rock and Roll Bitches | Someone Could Lose an Eye | Wild West (EP) | 02:24 | |
| New Creation | Eternity Ahead | Troubled | 02:49 | |
| Riverson | Between the Lines (Brian Edwards) | ST | 04:10 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Conrad Benjamin | Love Me | Saturn | 06:10 | |
| Sound Sett | I'm Not Your Stepping Stone (Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart) | 1966-1967 | 02:31 | |
| David Wiffen | You Don't Know My Mind | Live at the Bunkhouse | 02:02 | |
| Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys | Riverside Waltz | Country and Rock & Roll Sound | 03:20 | |
| Phillip Werren | Dance Music II | Electronic Music (1968-1971) | 05:03 |
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