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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British North American Act | Baby Jane Days and Nights | In the Beginning | 02:47 | |
| EQ | Let it be Known | Swellsville | 03:41 | |
| Riverson | Eleanor Rigby (John Lennon - Paul McCartney) | ST | 04:14 | |
| D.O.A. | Nazi Training Camp | Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve) | 01:50 | |
| bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) | The Child in Me | Motherlove | 00:47 | |
| Lewis Baloue | Like To See You Again | L'amour | 04:25 | |
| Grimes | Gambang | Geidi Primes | 01:34 | |
| Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck | Funny Feeling | Home Grown Stuff | 03:31 | |
| Peter Tessier | Why are Old Folks Always Left Alone? | By Turning a Knob | 03:56 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| David Wiffen | Courtin' in the Kitchen | Live at the Bunkhouse | 02:55 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Siggy Magic & the Hey-Hoe Band | Tooth Decay | Commercials For Free (EP) | 01:31 | |
| Ellison | Satanic (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand) | ST | 02:02 | |
| Cargo | Alisa | Front Side, Back Side | 03:50 | |
| Medium | I'll Love Everyone at Last | ST | 02:53 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| The Haunted | Montreal Blues | ST | 04:04 | |
| Ron Richardson | Ooh Wee Babe | Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) | 06:46 | |
| Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) | Speak Of The Devil | Year Zero | 00:36 | |
| VIIth Temple | See the Light | Under the Burning Sun | 05:45 | |
| Triton Warrior | Sealed In a Grave | Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train | 04:36 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| The Reaction | The Kid's Arrived | On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve) | 02:32 | |
| Peter Tessier | The Rain on the Brain | By Turning a Knob | 02:38 | |
| Guido Smit & Co. | Richard Cory | Guido & Co. | 01:53 | |
| Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys | Tribute to Pretty Maidens Prayer | Country and Rock & Roll Sound | 02:51 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Jackal | At the Station | Awake | 05:45 | |
| 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 | |
| Peter Tessier | I'll Never Know | By Turning a Knob | 01:41 | |
| Painted Ship | And She Said Yes | Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes | 02:35 | |
| Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy | Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye | ST | 03:45 | |
| Phillip Werren | Polish Wedding music | Electronic Music (1968-1971) | 14:55 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Subhumans | Death to the Sickoids | Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh | 01:59 | |
| Reign Ghost | Curio Shop | ST | 03:26 | |
| Northwest Company | Get Away From it All | Hard to Cry b/w Get Away From it All | 02:49 | |
| EQ | Freestyle | Swellsville | 04:33 | |
| British North American Act | Give Yourself a Ride | In the Beginning | 02:00 | |
| Circle Widens | Weird Understanding | See About Dreamin' b/w Weird Understanding | 02:43 | |
| Grimes | Zoal, Face Dancer | Geidi Primes | 02:36 | |
| Medium | New Thing | ST | 04:35 | |
| Grimes | Shadout Mapes | Geidi Primes | 04:32 | |
| Sound Sett | Harlem Nocturne (Earle Hagen) | 1966-1967 | 04:00 | |
| Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) | Chiliwack | Year Zero | 03:19 | |
| Christmas | Jungle Fabulous | ST | 20:59 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | I Tie My Shoes | Ohama aka The White Album | 05:58 | |
| D.O.A. | Royal Police | Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve) | 02:14 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Sound Sett | I Need You (Everybody Needs Somebody) | 1966-1967 | 02:53 | |
| Ellison | Winter Slutch (Vincent Marandola) | ST | 04:06 | |
| Bent Wind | Sacred Cows | Sussex | 04:09 | |
| British North American Act | Only a Dream | In the Beginning | 02:56 | |
| Trevor Dandy | Lord I Come to Thee | Don't Cry Little Tree | 03:45 | |
| Stoltz Brothers | Rock N' Roll Riot | Eddy's Rock b/w Rock N' Roll Riot | 01:58 | |
| The Fringe | Inside Lookin' Out | Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo | 04:20 | |
| Craig Ruhnke | Give Me the Nighttime | True Love | 03:12 | |
| Echoes and a Dream | Yesterday's Tomorrow | Echoes and a Dream | 03:22 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck | Pot O' Gold | Home Grown Stuff | 03:22 | |
| Stephanie Taylor | Chelsea Morning (Joni Mitchell) | "I Don't Know Where I Stand" | 02:41 | |
| Guido Smit & Co. | Running From Home | Guido & Co. | 01:59 | |
| Ardels | Linda Lou | Rhythm & Blues | 02:23 | |
| Al Oster | Next Boat | Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock | 02:46 | |
| Medium | Two by Two | ST | 02:37 | |
| It's All Meat | Sunday Love | ST | 09:10 | |
| Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) | Cat Piss | Year Zero | 02:53 | |
| Jarvis Street Revue | Mr. Business Man | Mr. Oil Man | 02:41 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Shadows of Your Mind | ST | 04:18 | |
| Riverson | I'll be There (Brian Edwards) | ST | 03:15 | |
| British North American Act | All the World is In Your Eyes | In the Beginning | 02:13 | |
| Lewis Baloue | As the Boats Go By | Romantic Times | 03:10 | |
| Riverson | Take Me (Rayburn Blake) | ST | 02:55 | |
| Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys | Truck Drivers Boogie | Country and Rock & Roll Sound | 03:07 | |
| Jackal | For You | Awake | 03:08 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Jackal | Awake | Awake | 07:57 | |
| Siggy Magic & the Hey-Hoe Band | Passive & Blue | Commercials For Free (EP) | 00:59 | |
| The Fringe | Flower Generation | Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo | 02:25 | |
| Rock and Roll Bitches | Someone Could Lose an Eye | Wild West (EP) | 02:24 | |
| Reign Ghost | Travels of Blue Paradox | ST | 05:00 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Power of Beckett | Lost Soul in Disillusion | Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me | 02:03 | |
| Ardels | Night Time is the Right Time | Rhythm & Blues | 02:58 | |
| Warpig | Melody With Balls | ST | 07:14 | |
| Compilation | Jim Wheeler and the Spokes - Secret Spy | International Master Discovery Records | 02:59 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Bent Wind | Look at Love | Sussex | 04:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Peter Tessier | I Still Don't Know | By Turning a Knob | 02:58 | |
| Jamie Saint Lee | Surrender | ST (EP) | 03:28 | |
| Rush | What You're Doing | ST | 04:24 | |
| Echoes and a Dream | Midnight Passion | Echoes and a Dream | 04:18 | |
| Guido Smit & Co. | Hear You Knocking | Guido & Co. | 01:27 | |
| VIIth Temple | Under the Burning Sun | Under the Burning Sun | 07:05 | |
| Craig Ruhnke | Nancy Jane | True Love | 02:10 |
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