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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Echoes and a Dream | Midnight Passion | Echoes and a Dream | 04:18 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) | You Know The Science | Year Zero | 03:39 | |
| Jackal | At the Station | Awake | 05:45 | |
| Randy Bishop | Tragi-Comedy in Four Acts: Act 1) In Honour of a Dissonant Triad; Act 1) A Tale Told By An Idiot; Act 3) Who Was That Unmasked Man?; Act 4) Morning | I Sing A Soft Song | 13:40 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy | Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye | ST | 03:45 | |
| Garry Garnette | Sick and Tired | Have You Heard the News b/w Sick and Tired | 03:09 | |
| Mock Duck | Introduction - Ground Hog | Test Record | 05:34 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | Feelings Feel | Ohama aka The White Album | 02:57 | |
| EQ | Come Alive | Swellsville | 03:14 | |
| Grimes | Caladan | Geidi Primes | 02:25 | |
| Evolution Expantion | Blues Finding | Blow Up b/w Blues Finding | 03:16 | |
| New Creation | No Excuse | Troubled | 04:43 | |
| It's All Meat | Roll My Own | ST | 05:48 | |
| David Wiffen | Times are Getting' Hard | Live at the Bunkhouse | 03:11 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Squires | The Sultan | The Sultan b/w Aurora | 02:32 | |
| Trevor Dandy | It's a Long Journey | Don't Cry Little Tree | 03:56 | |
| Sound Sett | I've Been Loving You Too Long (Otis Redding & Jerry Butler) | 1966-1967 | 03:15 | |
| Rush | Working Man | ST | 07:10 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | And Without a Word | Ohama aka The White Album | 04:16 | |
| Christmas | Jungle Fabulous | ST | 20:59 | |
| Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) | Urine Trouble | Year Zero | 02:22 | |
| Jackal | Awake | Awake | 07:57 | |
| New Creation | Eternity Ahead | Troubled | 02:49 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| 49th Parallel | She Says | She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing) | 02:01 | |
| Compilation | Jim Wheeler and the Spokes - Secret Spy | International Master Discovery Records | 02:59 | |
| EQ | Play The Back | Swellsville | 04:35 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Lewis Baloue | We Danced All Night | Romantic Times | 03:35 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| D.O.A. | Nazi Training Camp | Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve) | 01:50 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | Julie is a TV Set | Ohama aka The White Album | 05:08 | |
| Phillip Werren | Dance Music I | Electronic Music (1968-1971) | 12:55 | |
| EQ | Hostile | Swellsville | 04:15 | |
| Lewis Baloue | Don't Stop It Now | Romantic Times | 05:10 | |
| EQ | Bring it On | Swellsville | 04:17 | |
| David Wiffen | Courtin' in the Kitchen | Live at the Bunkhouse | 02:55 | |
| Jamie Saint Lee | Woman of Mystery | ST (EP) | 03:00 | |
| bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) | Pleasure Sweets | Motherlove | 04:29 | |
| Christmas | Your Humble Suitor | ST | 04:18 | |
| Warpig | Advance A Minor | ST | 07:26 | |
| Sound Sett | She Ain't No Use to Me (Dave Bingham & Roger Mayne, The Ugly Ducklings) | 1966-1967 | 03:07 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Rockadrome | Live and Love Child | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 01:38 | |
| New Creation | Sodom and Gomorrah | Troubled | 02:49 | |
| Sidewinders | Flat Foot Hustlin' | Flatfoot Hustlin' | 06:16 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | Midnite News | Midnite News | 03:15 | |
| Riverson | Between the Lines (Brian Edwards) | ST | 04:10 | |
| EQ | Come Alive (King Otto Remix) | Swellsville | 04:18 | |
| It's All Meat | Sunday Love | ST | 09:10 | |
| Craig Ruhnke | True Love | True Love | 02:16 | |
| Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck | Times are Changing | Home Grown Stuff | 02:39 | |
| Sidewinders | Gift to the Sun | Flatfoot Hustlin' | 06:09 | |
| Riverson | Winter Garden (Brian Edwards) | ST | 03:19 | |
| Midnight Angels | I'm Sufferin' | I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve) | 01:58 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Bent Wind | Goin' to the City | Sussex | 02:51 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | Hindsight | ST | 03:39 | |
| Gentlemen of Horror | Overhead Projector | Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover) | 02:41 | |
| Sound Sett | Dead Sea (Bruce MacGregor modified) | 1966-1967 | 02:05 | |
| bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) | Bill Bissett’s Lullaby | Motherlove | 00:59 | |
| It's All Meat | You Don't Notice the Time You Waste | ST | 03:56 | |
| The Shouter's | In The Evening | In The Evening b/w Can I Help It | 02:44 | |
| Beverly Glenn-Copeland | Swords of Gold | ST | 02:51 | |
| The Stonefield | Morning Hours | Deep Shades of Blue b/w Morning Hours | 04:34 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Echoes and a Dream | Sweet Dreams (Jethro Tull) | Echoes and a Dream | 04:31 | |
| Lewis Baloue | Summer's Moon | L'amour | 03:49 | |
| Dick Damron | Rockin' Baby | Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby | 01:26 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | Let Them Eat Static | Midnite News | 04:37 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | Take Your Time | ST | 03:21 | |
| Jarvis Street Revue | 300 South | Mr. Oil Man | 02:40 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| The Reaction | The Kid's Arrived | On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve) | 02:32 | |
| Trevor Dandy | When I Prayed Last Night | Don't Cry Little Tree | 02:58 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| New Creation | Wind | Troubled | 03:00 | |
| Medium | In Between | ST | 04:43 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | Dischordant Concensus | Midnite News | 03:45 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Reign Ghost | Pudsy's Parable | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 02:13 | |
| Riverson | Hermit Glen (Rayburn Blake) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Jackal | For You | Awake | 03:08 | |
| Hugh Dixon | Blues Stay Away From Me | The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate) | 04:22 | |
| bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) | Historical Implications of Turnips | Motherlove | 00:24 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Bridge Under the Sky | ST | 04:35 | |
| Sound Sett | Oh No (The Sound Sett) | 1966-1967 | 04:31 | |
| Compilation | New Brands - Ace Up His Sleeve | International Master Discovery Records | 02:24 | |
| Riverson | Take Me (Rayburn Blake) | ST | 02:55 | |
| British North American Act | Just How You Feel | In the Beginning | 02:43 | |
| bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) | The Child in Me | Motherlove | 00:47 | |
| Media | Girl I Want You | Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream | 04:20 | |
| Lewis Baloue | Even Rainbows Turn Blue | L'amour | 03:33 | |
| Stephanie Taylor | I Don't Know Where I Stand (Joni Mitchell) | "I Don't Know Where I Stand" | 03:32 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 |
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