The Garage

The Garage is a high-octane collection where over 300 raw Canadian slabs of vinyl rumble and roar straight out of the crates to blow out your speakers. From fuzz-soaked 60s garage rock to frenzied proto-punk and obscurities you’ve probably never heard, this playlist celebrates the unpolished, unfiltered, and utterly addictive sounds that defined Canada’s underground rock scene. Plug in, spin it loud, and let these rare grooves take you right back into the dusty heart of the garage.

Free Thinkers - You Were Born for Me b/w She's Hurt

Toronto, Ontario

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Witness Inc. - Jezebel b/w Not You Girl (picture sleeve)

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Bartholomew + Three - She's Mine b/w You're Not There

Montréal, Québec

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Lexington Avenue - Farmer John b/w Wendy Taylor

Thunder Bay, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Sphex - Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City (picture sleeve) (re-issue)

Ontario

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Haunted - 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning

Chateauguy, Québec, 🇨🇦

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Johnny and the Canadians - Say Yeah! b/w A Million Tears Ago (promo)

London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Misérables, Les - Pourquoi b/w Ooh Poo Pah Do

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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Last Words - Op 3 Give Me Time b/w Op 4 Drive A Mini-Minor (Picture Sleeve)

Toronto, Ontario

King Bees - Little Girl b/w What's Your Name

Belleville, Ontario

Hennig, Jack & the Breaking Point Group - Maybe Tomorrow b/w Busy People

Edmonton, Alberta

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Power of Beckett - Just We Two b/w Shake Me, Wake Me

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Norman, Don & the Other Four - Low Man b/w Your Place In My Heart

Ottawa, Ontario

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Mandala - Give and Take b/w From Toronto - '67

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Night Walkers - Why? b/w If I Can Reach You

Dunnville, Ontario

Compilation - Nightmares from the Underworld Vol 02

Canada

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Shags - Smiling Fenceposts b/w Dr Feel-Good

Winnipeg, Manitoba

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Ardels - Piece of Jewellery b/w Run Hully Gully Boy

Etobicoke, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Expedition to Earth - Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

49th Parallel - Laborer b/w You Do Things

Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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M.G. & the Escorts - Please Don't Ever Change b/w Sorry to Hear

Pointe-Claire Montréal, Québecc, 🇨🇦

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Dee and the Yeomen - In a Minute Or Two b/w Afraid of Love

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Jones, Mike Group - Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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Company Store - This Land b/w Coming Home

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Paupers - For What I Am b/w Free as a Bird

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Liverpool Set - Walking the Dog b/w Oh Gee Girl

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Five Sounds - Peanut Butter b/w Miss Ann

Halifax, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦

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Deja Voodoo - ST (EP) (picture sleeve with castle on grey background)

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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Sound Box (aka Brian Redmond &) - Warm Your Mind and Soul b/w I'm Learning

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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Checkerlads - Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)

Regina, Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦

Deja Voodoo Monsters in My Garage second version back

Electric Roaches 1-2-5

Circle Widens

Harvey Deveau

Nocturnals - Because You're Gone b/w Can It Be True

Tom Northcott - Just Don't b/w Let Me Know

Tempests - That's Right - Walk on By

Second and longest-lasting lineup, l-r: Ed Clynton, Dave Tupper, Kenny Shields, Allen Ayers and Les Bateman (kneeling)

Witness ad

Les Breastfeeders - Les matins de grands soirs

Les Breastfeeders

The Fringe - Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown

Les 409 acetate label one-of-a-kind garage artifact

Miesha and the Spanks - Mean Face b/w Fuck Around (picture sleeve)

Topless Mongos - Hey My My/ Theme from Human Centipede b/w Rowena (picture sleeve)

Electric Roaches - 1-2-5 b/w Don't Wanna Know

Rabble - You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl

Portland Street South - Baby Get Out b/w Love (I’ll Never Let You Go)

Guess Who - Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)

Michel & the French Canadians - Cause I Believe b/w Comfort Him (picture sleeve)

Rick Buckthorp

The Fringe

The Fringe

MG & the Escorts 1967 promo from RPM Magazine November 11, 1967

Painted Ship - Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies

Sphex - Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City (picture sleeve) (re-issue)

Haunted - 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning

King Beezz - Gloria b/w She Belongs to Me

Mood - Train's Late b/w Who Do You Love

Tracks

Artist Track Title
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Gruesomes That Ain't Right Hey!
Ugly Ducklings Can't Judge a Book by the Cover Thump & Twang
Dabsters, Les La liberté La liberté b/w Oh non oh non
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
King Beezz Gloria She Belongs to Me b/w Gloria
Plume Tout peut S'oublier Tout peut S'oublier b/w Doctor Robert
Eastern Passage I Could Make You Fall In Love I Could Make You Fall In Love b/w I Feel So Fine
Sound Sett Girl You'll be a Woman Soon (Neil Diamond) 1966-1967
Breastfeeders, Les Pas sans saveur Les matins de grands soirs
Tvees Shes no Good ST
Deja Voodoo Yeye Big Pile Of Mud
Michel et la 4ième Volonté Fais attention (Je Suis Un Homme) Fais attention (Je suis un homme) b/w Fille de terre des hommes
Tote Family The Right Girl The Right Girl b/w Miles and Miles
Five D Running 'Round in Circles Get Out of My Life Woman b/w Running 'Round in Circles
Haunted Mona (I Need You Baby) Mona (I Need You Baby) b/w I'm Just Gonna Blow My Little Mind to Bits
Ugly Ducklings Rimb Nugget Gaslight b/w Rimb Nugget
Gruesomes Thanks For Nothing Hey!
Ugly Ducklings Can't Judge a Book (V2) Thump & Twang
Norman, Don & the Other Four Your Place In My Heart Low Man b/w Your Place In My Heart
J.B. and the Playboys My Delight My Delight b/w Don't Ask Me to be True (picture sleeve)
Free-For-All Show Me The Way Blue Monday b/w Show Me The Way
Sinners, Les Les disc-jockeys Sinnerismes
Quid Crazy Things Crazy Things b/w Mersey Side
Threads Of Fybre Mama Mama b/w Believe Me
Night Walkers Why? Why? b/w If I Can Reach You
Electric Roaches Don't Wanna Know 1-2-5 b/w Don't Wanna Know
Those Naughty Boys Baby Baby b/w Heart
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Sinners, Les Le souvenir Sinnerisme
Lexington Avenue The Bird Collector The Bird Collector b/w Flowing Kind of Feeling
It's All Meat If Only ST
Factree Who I Am The Factory
Luv-Lites Born In Chicago Where Its At b/w Born In Chicago
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
49th Parallel You Do Things Laborer b/w You Do Things (promo)
Witness Inc. I Put A Spell On you Harlem Lady b/w I Put A Spell On you (picture sleeve)
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Worst She's Wrong The Creepy Thing
Valhalla Witch Doctor Witch Doctor b/w Mister Fantasy
Paupers For What I Am For What I Am b/w Free as a Bird
Sinners, Les L.S.D ha! ha! Sinnerismes
Pacers I Want You Back I Want You Back b/w Windjammer
Quid She Lover Lover b/w She
Chandells Tired of Waiting One Track Mind b/w Tired of Waiting
Underworld Love 22 The Strange Experiment of Dr. Jarrod b/w Love 22
Breastfeeders, Les Viens avec moi Les matins de grands soirs
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Fringe, The Nancy Brown Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Deja Voodoo (Some Things Just Don't) Wash Off Big Pile Of Mud
Factree Something Called Love The Factory
Long Time Comin' Funny Part of the Season b/w Funny
Deja Voodoo Polk Salad Annie Big Pile Of Mud
King Bees Little Girl Little Girl b/w What's Your Name
Deja Voodoo Strange Cemetery
Tvees Twist My Arm ST
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Northwest Company She's A Woman Time For Everyone b/w She's A Woman (picture sleeve)
Five D Get Out of My Life Woman Get Out of My Life Woman b/w Running 'Round in Circles
Sound Sett Dead Sea (Bruce MacGregor modified) 1966-1967
Liverpool Set Oh Gee Girl Walking the Dog b/w Oh Gee Girl
Tempests That's All That's Right - Walk on By
Differents, Les Le stone ST
Gruesomes Wish You Were Her Cave-In!
Reign Ghost Standing Room Only, Mr. Mars ST
Harrington, Bob Country Boy Country Boy b/w Changes
Strange Movies What A Drag (I Can) Feel It Coming b/w What A Drag
Fear Ace Wildwoodin' b/w Ace
Rockatones (aka Rock-A-Tones) Bad Girl Bad Girl b/w I'm a Man
Three To One Give Me Love See Emily Play b/w Give Me Love
M.G. & the Escorts I Can't Go On I Can't Go On b/w The One Who Wants You
Sinners, Les Sinerisme Sinnerisme
Dewline Ode to a Cucumber, Blueberry and a Flower Ode to a Cucumber, Blueberry and a Flower b/w If You Can Dig It
Gruesomes El Diablo Hey!
Asteks, Les Cheveux blonds et pantalons Cheveux blonds et pantalons b/w Hélène
Gruesomes You Gotta Believe Me Cave-In!
Reign Ghost Black Ode ST
Golden Earrings Nothing Much My Situation b/w Nothing Much
Tempests Hard Times That's Right - Walk on By
Chessmen (2) Go Away Girl ST
Ardels So Glad You're Mine I Love You b/w So Glad You're Mine
Norman, Don & the Other Four The Bounce The Bounce b/w All Of My Life
Sharp Ends Broadview Pressure Test Broadview Pressure Test/ Panic Button b/w Vacant City/ Can't Say No (picture sleeve) (re-issue)
Tempests Kansas City That's Right - Walk on By
Gruesomes So Far, So Bad Hey!
Deja Voodoo How Can I Miss You Cemetery
Canadian Squires Uh-Uh-Uh Uh-Uh-Uh b/w Leave Me Alone
Sinners, Les La légende des nymphes perdues Sinnerismes
Gruesomes Serves You Right Cave-In!
It's All Meat Sunday Love ST
Five D Baby Boy Baby Boy b/w Good Time Music
Misérables, Les Elle me dit ST
Gettysbyrg Address Come Back to Me (Baby) Come Back to Me (Baby) b/w You've Got to Let Me Know
Sound Box (aka Brian Redmond &) I Want You I Want You b/w Boogaloo Up Bord Du Lac
Clay and the Funseekers (Clay Naslund) People of Action People of Action b/w Jailhouse Rock
Compilation The Five D - Things Go Better With Coke (long version) Sir John A.'s Leftovers: (a hot and cold companion to the Ottawa Rocks CD)
Characters, The Daddy Rolling Stone Daddy Rolling Stone b/w I'm Gonna Win You Back
Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought hat I Had in My Mind Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label)

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