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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Beverly Glenn-Copeland | Don't Despair (Jazz Version) | ST | 02:59 | |
| Medium | New Thing | ST | 04:35 | |
| Jamie Saint Lee | Surrender | ST (EP) | 03:28 | |
| Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) | Hit The Breaks | Year Zero | 02:00 | |
| New Creation | Eternity Ahead | Troubled | 02:49 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Peter Tessier | I Still Don't Know | By Turning a Knob | 02:58 | |
| Grimes | Venus In Fleurs | Geidi Primes | 02:43 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Lewis Baloue | Bringing You a Rose | Romantic Times | 04:42 | |
| Guido Smit & Co. | Joshua Gone Barbados | Guido & Co. | 03:52 | |
| Souls of Inspyration | Dil Kusha (Heart's Happiness) | ST | 06:44 | |
| Mock Duck | My Time | Test Record | 06:44 | |
| Rockadrome | Live and Love Child | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 01:38 | |
| Jackal | A New Day Has Arisen | Awake | 08:21 | |
| Rush | Here Again | ST | 07:35 | |
| Rockadrome | T.O. Town | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 02:13 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | So Many Things | ST | 02:51 | |
| New Creation | Dig! (The Origin of Man) | Troubled | 02:59 | |
| Echoes and a Dream | Yesterday's Tomorrow | Echoes and a Dream | 03:22 | |
| Siggy Magic & the Hey-Hoe Band | People Who Created Me | Commercials For Free (EP) | 04:49 | |
| Reign Ghost | Pudsy's Parable | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 02:13 | |
| Phillip Werren | Dance Music II | Electronic Music (1968-1971) | 05:03 | |
| Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) | Year Zero | Year Zero | 01:58 | |
| It's All Meat | You Don't Notice the Time You Waste | ST | 03:56 | |
| Dick Damron | Rockin' Baby | Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby | 01:26 | |
| New Creation | Wind | Troubled | 03:00 | |
| Ardels | I'll Go Crazy | Rhythm & Blues | 02:19 | |
| Grimes | Zoal, Face Dancer | Geidi Primes | 02:36 | |
| Reign Ghost | Long Day Journey #1 | ST | 03:09 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Rock and Roll Bitches | Someone Could Lose an Eye | Wild West (EP) | 02:24 | |
| Fear | Ace | Wildwoodin' b/w Ace | 02:27 | |
| Triton Warrior | Satan's Train | Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train | 04:08 | |
| Reign Ghost | Southern Hemisphere Blues Legacy | ST | 04:11 | |
| British North American Act | Don't Run Away | In the Beginning | 02:37 | |
| Craig Ruhnke | Give Me the Nighttime | True Love | 03:12 | |
| Circle Widens | Weird Understanding | See About Dreamin' b/w Weird Understanding | 02:43 | |
| Lewis Baloue | Things Just Happen That Way | L'amour | 04:21 | |
| Sound Sett | Girl You'll be a Woman Soon (Neil Diamond) | 1966-1967 | 04:07 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | Of Whales | Midnite News | 06:22 | |
| Ellison | Unchanged World (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand, Robert Cager, Christian Tremblay) | ST | 03:36 | |
| Craig Ruhnke | Ooh Baby | True Love | 03:22 | |
| Riverson | Winter Garden (Brian Edwards) | ST | 03:19 | |
| Peter Tessier | Someday | By Turning a Knob | 03:36 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Midnight Angels | (I Wish) In the Moonlight | I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve) | 02:17 | |
| Conrad Benjamin | Dance all Night | Saturn | 03:40 | |
| Ardels | Linda Lou | Rhythm & Blues | 02:23 | |
| Painted Ship | Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) | Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes | 02:54 | |
| Jamie Saint Lee | In Dangerous Times | ST (EP) | 03:48 | |
| Medium | I'll Love Everyone at Last | ST | 02:53 | |
| Ardels | Georgia On My Mind | Rhythm & Blues | 03:34 | |
| Gentlemen of Horror | Overhead Projector | Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover) | 02:41 | |
| Rockadrome | R.A.T.C.B. Teaser | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 01:08 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Ellison | Untruth Story (Vincent Marandola) | ST | 05:58 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| (Those) Rogues | Wish I Could See You Again | Wish I Could See You Again b/w Girl | 01:50 | |
| Evolution Expantion | Blues Finding | Blow Up b/w Blues Finding | 03:16 | |
| Sound Sett | I've Been Loving You Too Long (Otis Redding & Jerry Butler) | 1966-1967 | 03:15 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | Feelings Feel | Ohama aka The White Album | 02:57 | |
| Mock Duck | Sitting on Top of the World | Test Record | 04:15 | |
| Reign Ghost | Breadbox | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 02:05 | |
| Riverson | Can't Live Without You (Franki Hart) | ST | 03:07 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Lewis Baloue | Cool Night In Paris | L'amour | 03:15 | |
| Reign Ghost | Reaching | ST | 09:12 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Jamie Saint Lee | Breakdown | ST (EP) | 04:22 | |
| Siggy Magic & the Hey-Hoe Band | Passive & Blue | Commercials For Free (EP) | 00:59 | |
| Lewis Baloue | So Be in Love With Me | Romantic Times | 03:33 | |
| Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) | Cat Piss | Year Zero | 02:53 | |
| Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck | Little Pony | Home Grown Stuff | 02:08 | |
| Riverson | Clear Night (Rayburn Blake) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Conrad Benjamin | Will There be Tomorrow | Saturn | 08:49 | |
| Media | Girl I Want You | Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream | 04:20 | |
| Guido Smit & Co. | So Long | Guido & Co. | 02:37 | |
| Power of Beckett | Lost Soul in Disillusion | Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me | 02:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| 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 | |
| Guido Smit & Co. | Black Mountain Blues | Guido & Co. | 02:21 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Guido Smit & Co. | Buddy, Can You Spare A Dime | Guido & Co. | 02:31 | |
| Warpig | The Moth | ST | 05:12 | |
| Hugh Dixon | Saints Go Marching Inn | The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate) | 03:51 | |
| Stephanie Taylor | Working on a Groove Thing | "I Don't Know Where I Stand" | 02:50 | |
| Sidewinders | I Like Your Stuff | Flatfoot Hustlin' | 04:49 | |
| Guido Smit & Co. | When She Wants Good Lovin' | Guido & Co. | 02:32 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | Julie is a TV Set | Ohama aka The White Album | 05:08 | |
| Triton Warrior | Sealed In a Grave | Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train | 04:36 | |
| Evolution Expantion | Blow Up | Blow Up b/w Blues Finding | 02:39 | |
| Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck | Someone Think | Home Grown Stuff | 03:51 | |
| Compilation | Stampeders - You Never Know Until You Try | International Master Discovery Records | 01:50 | |
| British North American Act | If You're Looking for Honey | In the Beginning | 02:12 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) | You Know The Science | Year Zero | 03:39 |
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