Canada’s 50 most coveted collector LPs — the rarest in the nation. From ultra-rare private press obscurities and regional psychedelic masterpieces to progressive rock landmarks, outsider folk statements, jazz-funk essentials, and proto-metal classics, these albums represent the highest tier of Canadian record collecting and define the international market for rare Canadian vinyl.
Featured in this collection are Blue Max – Limited Edition, bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) – Motherlove, Rockadrome – Royal American 20th Century Blues, Other Half – ST, Riverson – ST, Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers – The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope, Brazda Brothers – ST, Jeremy Dormouse – Toad, New Creation – Troubled, British North American Act – In the Beginning, Intersystems – Number One, Sidewinders – Flatfoot Hustlin', Plume Latraverse – Triniterre-La Sainte-Trinite, Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy – ST, 49th Parallel – ST, Mantra – ST, Roger Rodier – Upon Velveatur, Cargo – Simple Things, Original Bones – ST, Cargo – Front Side, Back Side, Papa Bears Medicine Show – ST, Reign Ghost – ST, Spring Fever – Woodstock, Christmas – Heritage, Jackal – Awake, Warpig – ST, It's All Meat – ST, Peter Tessier – By Turning a Knob, Blind Ravage – ST, Rush – ST, Perth County Conspiracy – ST, Mock Duck – Test Record, Trevor Dandy – Don't Cry Little Tree, Jeff Moore & Friends – The Youngest Son, Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck – Home Grown Stuff, Ellison – ST, Reign Ghost – Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires, Bent Wind – Sussex, Medium – ST, Jarvis Street Revue – Mr. Oil Man, Moonstone – ST, David Wiffen – Live at the Bunkhouse, Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre – Awake in th Red Desert, Haunted – ST, Huckle – Wild Blue Yonder, Intersystems – Free Psychadelic Poster Inside, Christmas – ST, Souls of Inspyration – ST, Plastic Cloud – ST, and Beverly Glenn-Copeland – ST.
| Artist | Track | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellison | Strawberry Rain (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand) | ST | 05:22 | |
| Christmas | Jungle Fabulous | ST | 20:59 | |
| Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy | Going In Circles | ST | 03:48 | |
| Spring Fever | She Taught My Katie | Woodstock | 03:14 | |
| Christmas | Bustin' Out Tonight | Heritage | 04:46 | |
| Sidewinders | I Like Your Stuff | Flatfoot Hustlin' | 04:49 | |
| Huckle | Beautiful You Are | Wild Blue Yonder | 04:27 | |
| Warpig | Rock Star | ST | 04:08 | |
| British North American Act | Joe Cool | In the Beginning | 02:27 | |
| Moonstone | David | ST | 04:27 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Bridge Under the Sky | ST | 04:35 | |
| Warpig | Sunflight | ST | 04:28 | |
| Cargo | Alisa | Front Side, Back Side | 03:50 | |
| Cargo | Only My Best Friends Can Tell | Front Side, Back Side | 02:05 | |
| British North American Act | Give Yourself a Ride | In the Beginning | 02:00 | |
| Blind Ravage | Friday Fish | ST | 04:13 | |
| Blind Ravage | My Life | ST | 03:53 | |
| Peter Tessier | Why are Old Folks Always Left Alone? | By Turning a Knob | 03:56 | |
| Jarvis Street Revue | 300 South | Mr. Oil Man | 02:40 | |
| Reign Ghost | Long Day Journey #1 | ST | 03:09 | |
| Medium | My Lady Lies Forever | ST | 02:41 | |
| Trevor Dandy | Sometimes | Don't Cry Little Tree | 04:33 | |
| Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers | Comin' Home | The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope | 05:21 | |
| Blue Max | March of the Trolls | Limited Edition | 08:41 | |
| Jackal | For You | Awake | 03:08 | |
| Reign Ghost | Standing Room Only, Mr. Mars | ST | 03:47 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Roger Rodier | While my castles burning | Upon Velveatur | 04:19 | |
| Cargo | Calvin Fell Out | Simple Things | 02:01 | |
| Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre | she's a very good cook | Awake in th Red Desert | 02:17 | |
| Medium | I'll Love Everyone at Last | ST | 02:53 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| British North American Act | Just How You Feel | In the Beginning | 02:43 | |
| New Creation | Sodom and Gomorrah | Troubled | 02:49 | |
| Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) | Bleu comme un char de bêu | Triniterre-La Sainte-Trinite | 06:40 | |
| It's All Meat | Roll My Own | ST | 05:48 | |
| Warpig | The Moth | ST | 05:12 | |
| Sidewinders | Gift to the Sun | Flatfoot Hustlin' | 06:09 | |
| David Wiffen | Since I Fell For You | Live at the Bunkhouse | 02:40 | |
| Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre | arbutus garden apartments 6 p m | Awake in th Red Desert | 04:30 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Christmas | Zephyr Song | Heritage | 13:20 | |
| Intersystems | Orange Juice & Velvet Underwear | Number One | 19:41 | |
| Rush | Working Man | ST | 07:10 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy | I Can See Mother Nature | ST | 03:37 | |
| Sidewinders | Time For Loving | Flatfoot Hustlin' | 04:24 | |
| Moonstone | Hope You Come See | ST | 03:03 | |
| Cargo | Pachyderm (In Your Head) | Simple Things | 07:06 | |
| Roger Rodier | You don't know what it's like | Upon Velveatur | 04:11 | |
| bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) | Historical Implications of Turnips | Motherlove | 00:24 | |
| Medium | Melon | ST | 01:46 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Blind Ravage | Ruins | ST | 04:02 | |
| Mantra | Beatrices (D'arcy Draper) | ST | 03:15 | |
| Blind Ravage | Tousaw | ST | 03:43 | |
| Beverly Glenn-Copeland | Swords of Gold | ST | 02:51 | |
| Blind Ravage | Loser | ST | 02:40 | |
| Intersystems | Lately | Number One | 18:16 | |
| Reign Ghost | Curio Shop | ST | 03:26 | |
| bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) | Bill Bissett’s Lullaby | Motherlove | 00:59 | |
| Bent Wind | Riverside | Sussex | 06:12 | |
| Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers | Smile Maria Smile | The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope | 02:31 | |
| Rush | Take a Friend | ST | 04:28 | |
| Rockadrome | Ain't It a Shame | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 03:14 | |
| Cargo | Say Goodbye | Front Side, Back Side | 02:53 | |
| Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck | Someone Think | Home Grown Stuff | 03:51 | |
| Jackal | Sunny Side of the Day | Awake | 02:47 | |
| Jackal | At the Station | Awake | 05:45 | |
| It's All Meat | You Brought Me Back to My Senses | ST | 03:23 | |
| Warpig | Advance A Minor | ST | 07:26 | |
| Haunted | Out of Time | ST | 03:41 | |
| Souls of Inspyration | Sun Shines in the Winter | ST | 03:12 | |
| Mantra | Hopscotch (Part 3) (Dick Kelder) | ST | 01:16 | |
| Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck | Pot O' Gold | Home Grown Stuff | 03:22 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Reign Ghost | Breast Stroke Blues | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 04:24 | |
| 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 | |
| Moonstone | Said Gently | ST | 03:55 | |
| Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck | Walk Your Head Around | Home Grown Stuff | 04:30 | |
| Peter Tessier | The Rain on the Brain | By Turning a Knob | 02:38 | |
| Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers | A Stranger in Your Own World | The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope | 04:33 | |
| David Wiffen | You Don't Know My Mind | Live at the Bunkhouse | 02:02 | |
| 49th Parallel | (Come On Little Child &) Talk to Me | ST | 02:58 | |
| Moonstone | Murk | ST | 02:08 | |
| Brazda Brothers | 20th Century | ST | 04:07 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) | STHNLA | Motherlove | 04:44 | |
| Ellison | Unchanged World (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand, Robert Cager, Christian Tremblay) | ST | 03:36 | |
| Haunted | 1-2-5 | ST | 02:30 | |
| Reign Ghost | Reaching | ST | 09:12 | |
| Other Half | Evil Ways | ST | 04:30 | |
| Mantra | Hopscotch (Part 1) (Dick Kelder) | ST | 01:28 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Moonstone | Relative Hoak | ST | 02:28 | |
| Medium | Give Me a Peace | ST | 04:03 | |
| Sidewinders | Can't You Feel the Fire | Flatfoot Hustlin' | 04:55 | |
| Rockadrome | Royal American Twentieth Century Blues | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 04:51 | |
| Sidewinders | I Like to Dance | Flatfoot Hustlin' | 04:52 | |
| Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) | Agatha (Directement des toilettes du forum) | Triniterre-La Sainte-Trinite | 01:56 |
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