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 | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Beverly Glenn-Copeland | Good Morning Blues | ST | 04:37 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Northwest Company | Hard to Cry | Hard to Cry b/w Get Away From it All | 02:24 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Sidewinders | A Voyage | Flatfoot Hustlin' | 01:06 | |
| Reign Ghost | Pudsy's Parable | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 02:13 | |
| Ardels | Dream Lover | Rhythm & Blues | 03:06 | |
| Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) | Chiliwack | Year Zero | 03:19 | |
| Grimes | Caladan | Geidi Primes | 02:25 | |
| Bent Wind | Sacred Cows | Sussex | 04:09 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Medium | The Mouse | ST | 05:06 | |
| Guido Smit & Co. | When She Wants Good Lovin' | Guido & Co. | 02:32 | |
| Langley Schools Music Project | Help Me, Rhonda | Glenwood Region Music Group-Musical Supervision: Hans Fenger | 02:14 | |
| Warpig | Melody With Balls | ST | 07:14 | |
| EQ | Play The Back | Swellsville | 04:35 | |
| Trevor Dandy | It's a Long Journey | Don't Cry Little Tree | 03:56 | |
| Expedition to Earth | Time Time Time | Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time | 02:55 | |
| Ardels | Lonely Hours | Rhythm & Blues | 03:13 | |
| The Stonefield | Morning Hours | Deep Shades of Blue b/w Morning Hours | 04:34 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | Let Them Eat Static | Midnite News | 04:37 | |
| Peter Tessier | Try With Your Heart | By Turning a Knob | 03:56 | |
| Assailant | Eyes Of Fire | Eyes Of Fire b/w Armour And Steel (picture sleeve) | 03:08 | |
| EQ | Let it be Known | Swellsville | 03:41 | |
| Tiaras | Foolish Girl | Foolish Girl b/w Surprise! | 02:34 | |
| Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) | In A Bad Way (Remix) | Year Zero | 03:03 | |
| Sound Sett | You're a Better Man Than I (Mike & Brian Hugg) | 1966-1967 | 03:24 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) | STHNLA | Motherlove | 04:44 | |
| EQ | Freestyle | Swellsville | 04:33 | |
| Beverly Glenn-Copeland | Durocher | ST | 04:36 | |
| Beverly Glenn-Copeland | Nothing Beautiful | ST | 05:27 | |
| Lewis Baloue | Love Showered Me | L'amour | 04:01 | |
| The Stonefield | Deep Shades of Blue | Deep Shades of Blue b/w Morning Hours | 02:54 | |
| Beverly Glenn-Copeland | Swords of Gold | ST | 02:51 | |
| Peter Tessier | Pastorale | By Turning a Knob | 03:34 | |
| Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) | Cat Piss | Year Zero | 02:53 | |
| Medium | Melon | ST | 01:46 | |
| Haunted | Searching For My Baby | ST | 03:03 | |
| Lewis Baloue | It's a New Day | Romantic Times | 04:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | Over Mountains | Ohama aka The White Album | 03:14 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | I Shall be Released | ST | 06:32 | |
| Hugh Dixon | Chopin's Nocturne | The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate) | 03:33 | |
| Riverson | Clear Night (Rayburn Blake) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Power of Beckett | Back to Me | Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me | 02:37 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| David Wiffen | Courtin' in the Kitchen | Live at the Bunkhouse | 02:55 | |
| Riverson | Stoney Day (Brian Edwards, Lisa Eisenhardt (Lisa Hartt)) | ST | 04:28 | |
| Riverson | Between the Lines (Brian Edwards) | ST | 04:10 | |
| Guido Smit & Co. | April Come She Will | Guido & Co. | 01:49 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Siggy Magic & the Hey-Hoe Band | People Who Created Me | Commercials For Free (EP) | 04:49 | |
| Painted Ship | And She Said Yes | Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes | 02:35 | |
| Christmas | Oasis | ST | 06:10 | |
| Ellison | Untruth Story (Vincent Marandola) | ST | 05:58 | |
| Lewis Baloue | Cool Night In Paris | L'amour | 03:15 | |
| Riverson | Eleanor Rigby (John Lennon - Paul McCartney) | ST | 04:14 | |
| Underworld | Go Away | Bound b/w Go Away | 02:49 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | Midnite News III | Midnite News | 04:25 | |
| Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys | Riverside Waltz | Country and Rock & Roll Sound | 03:20 | |
| Sidewinders | I Like to Dance | Flatfoot Hustlin' | 04:52 | |
| United Empire Loyalists | Afraid of the Dark | No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark | 01:59 | |
| Souls of Inspyration | Sun Shines in the Winter | ST | 03:12 | |
| Cargo | Talk With Us | Front Side, Back Side | 07:45 | |
| Rush | In the Mood | ST | 03:37 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Medium | New Thing | ST | 04:35 | |
| Lewis Baloue | Where Did My Love Go Away | Romantic Times | 04:05 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | Dischordant Concensus | Midnite News | 03:45 | |
| EQ | Inner Thoughts | Swellsville | 02:50 | |
| Echoes and a Dream | Yesterday's Tomorrow | Echoes and a Dream | 03:22 | |
| Stephanie Taylor | Feeling Groovy | "I Don't Know Where I Stand" | 01:29 | |
| Ohama (Tona Walt Ohama) | TV | Ohama aka The White Album | 04:33 | |
| Jamie Saint Lee | Woman of Mystery | ST (EP) | 03:00 | |
| British North American Act | The World Would Understand | In the Beginning | 02:33 | |
| Ellison | Winter Slutch (Vincent Marandola) | ST | 04:06 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| EQ | Come Alive | Swellsville | 03:14 | |
| Guido Smit & Co. | Joshua Gone Barbados | Guido & Co. | 03:52 | |
| Ardels | Theme | Rhythm & Blues | 03:20 | |
| Lewis Baloue | I Thought The World Of You | L'amour | 02:34 | |
| Lewis Baloue | Romance For Two | L'amour | 04:44 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Sound Sett | I Need You (Everybody Needs Somebody) | 1966-1967 | 02:53 | |
| Threads Of Fybre | Believe Me | Mama b/w Believe Me | 02:57 | |
| David Wiffen | Four Strong Winds | Live at the Bunkhouse | 04:14 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Epistle to Paradise | ST | 03:35 | |
| New Creation | Countdown to Revolution! | Troubled | 07:20 | |
| Al Oster | Next Boat | Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock | 02:46 | |
| Medium | My Lady Lies Forever | ST | 02:41 | |
| Guido Smit & Co. | Black Mountain Blues | Guido & Co. | 02:21 | |
| Peter Tessier | Raver's Inn | By Turning a Knob | 04:52 | |
| Beverly Glenn-Copeland | Untitled (Make the Answer "Yes") | ST | 04:31 | |
| Rockadrome | R.A.T.C.B. Reprise | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 05:22 | |
| Rockadrome | T.O. Town | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 02:13 | |
| Garry Garnette | Have You Heard the News | Have You Heard the News b/w Sick and Tired | 02:24 |
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