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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQ | Let it be Known | Swellsville | 03:41 | |
| Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys | Saddle Lake Guitar Rhythm | Country and Rock & Roll Sound | 02:26 | |
| David Wiffen | You Don't Know My Mind | Live at the Bunkhouse | 02:02 | |
| Grimes | Caladan | Geidi Primes | 02:25 | |
| Conrad Benjamin | Will There be Tomorrow | Saturn | 08:49 | |
| Ardels | Theme | Rhythm & Blues | 03:20 | |
| Lewis Baloue | So Be in Love With Me | Romantic Times | 03:33 | |
| It's All Meat | Sunday Love | ST | 09:10 | |
| Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers | Mr. Fortune | Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool | 02:43 | |
| Ellison | Strawberry Rain (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand) | ST | 05:22 | |
| Lewis Baloue | Bringing You a Rose | Romantic Times | 04:42 | |
| Subhumans | Death to the Sickoids | Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh | 01:59 | |
| British North American Act | If You're Looking for Honey | In the Beginning | 02:12 | |
| Power of Beckett | Lost Soul in Disillusion | Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me | 02:03 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Epistle to Paradise | ST | 03:35 | |
| Bent Wind | The Lions | Sussex | 05:28 | |
| Rockadrome | T.O. Town | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 02:13 | |
| bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) | The Incest Song | Motherlove | 02:21 | |
| Jackal | At the Station | Awake | 05:45 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Bridge Under the Sky | ST | 04:35 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Fear | Ace | Wildwoodin' b/w Ace | 02:27 | |
| Jackal | A New Day Has Arisen | Awake | 08:21 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | Of Whales | Midnite News | 06:22 | |
| Hugh Dixon | Chopin's Nocturne | The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate) | 03:33 | |
| Reign Ghost | Reaching | ST | 09:12 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Hugh Dixon | Hot Pants (Dixon) | The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate) | 03:54 | |
| Sound Sett | I Need You (Everybody Needs Somebody) | 1966-1967 | 02:53 | |
| Conrad Benjamin | Why Should I Think the Way I Do | Saturn | 04:26 | |
| Twitch | Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) | Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk | 02:58 | |
| Ellison | Unchanged World (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand, Robert Cager, Christian Tremblay) | ST | 03:36 | |
| Chessmen | Mustang | Mustang b/w Meadowlands | 02:43 | |
| Stonemen | Faded Colors | In the Evening b/w Faded Colors | 02:50 | |
| 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 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | Take Your Time | ST | 03:21 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| VIIth Temple | The Sky My Friend | Under the Burning Sun | 04:21 | |
| Warpig | Flaggit | ST | 03:08 | |
| Painted Ship | And She Said Yes | Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes | 02:35 | |
| Siggy Magic & the Hey-Hoe Band | Tooth Decay | Commercials For Free (EP) | 01:31 | |
| Echoes and a Dream | Thank You (Led Zeppelin) | Echoes and a Dream | 04:41 | |
| Bent Wind | Sacred Cows | Sussex | 04:09 | |
| Lewis Baloue | Let's Fall in Love Tonight | L'amour | 03:41 | |
| Rockadrome | There You Go Again | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 03:22 | |
| British North American Act | Just How You Feel | In the Beginning | 02:43 | |
| Reign Ghost | Enola Gay | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 08:26 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | Rock 'N' Roll | Ohama aka The White Album | 04:26 | |
| Haunted | Twist | ST | 02:34 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Peter Tessier | Why are Old Folks Always Left Alone? | By Turning a Knob | 03:56 | |
| Guido Smit & Co. | I Know My Baby | Guido & Co. | 02:29 | |
| New Creation | Yet Still Time | Troubled | 03:25 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Riverson | Medallion Castle (Brian Edwards) | ST | 04:27 | |
| Underworld | Bound | Bound b/w Go Away | 03:15 | |
| Lewis Baloue | We Danced All Night | Romantic Times | 03:35 | |
| Christmas | Your Humble Suitor | ST | 04:18 | |
| Warpig | U.X.I.B. | ST | 07:38 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Ardels | Lonely Hours | Rhythm & Blues | 03:13 | |
| Rush | Here Again | ST | 07:35 | |
| Haunted | Montreal Blues | ST | 04:04 | |
| Warpig | Sunflight | ST | 04:28 | |
| It's All Meat | You Brought Me Back to My Senses | ST | 03:23 | |
| Rush | Finding My Way | ST | 05:07 | |
| Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) | A Mic In A Fist | Year Zero | 02:14 | |
| Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck | Times are Changing | Home Grown Stuff | 02:39 | |
| Riverson | Can't Live Without You (Franki Hart) | ST | 03:07 | |
| New Creation | Dig! (The Origin of Man) | Troubled | 02:59 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Reign Ghost | Long Day Journey #1 | ST | 03:09 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Tobi Lark (Bessie Grace Gupton) aka Bessie Watson | Challenge My Love | Challenge My Love b/w Sweep it Out in the Shed | 03:04 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Grimes | Beast Infection | Geidi Primes | 02:21 | |
| Trevor Dandy | Sometimes | Don't Cry Little Tree | 04:33 | |
| Sound Sett | She Ain't No Use to Me (Dave Bingham & Roger Mayne, The Ugly Ducklings) | 1966-1967 | 03:07 | |
| Bent Wind | Touch of Red | Sussex | 03:13 | |
| Cargo | Rural Route One | Rural Route One b/w Initial Mailing | 02:18 | |
| Rock and Roll Bitches | Welders Song | Wild West (EP) | 02:34 | |
| EQ | Bring it On | Swellsville | 04:17 | |
| David Wiffen | Since I Fell For You | Live at the Bunkhouse | 02:40 | |
| Sidewinders | Can't You Feel the Fire | Flatfoot Hustlin' | 04:55 | |
| Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck | Elevated Platform | Home Grown Stuff | 02:35 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Midnight Angels | (I Wish) In the Moonlight | I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve) | 02:17 | |
| Gentlemen of Horror | Rich Kids | Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover) | 01:23 | |
| Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys | Broadway Boogie | Country and Rock & Roll Sound | 02:36 | |
| Medium | New Thing | ST | 04:35 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Bent Wind | Goin' to the City | Sussex | 02:51 | |
| Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys | Truck Drivers Boogie | Country and Rock & Roll Sound | 03:07 | |
| Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy | Take a Letter Maria | ST | 03:14 | |
| Beverly Glenn-Copeland | Reflections | ST | 08:05 | |
| EQ | Come Alive (King Otto Remix) | Swellsville | 04:18 | |
| It's All Meat | You Don't Notice the Time You Waste | ST | 03:56 | |
| Rush | Before and After | ST | 05:37 | |
| Ardels | Night Time is the Right Time | Rhythm & Blues | 02:58 |
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