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
Compilation The Five D - She Can't Be My Girl (alt. mix) Sir John A.'s Leftovers: (a hot and cold companion to the Ottawa Rocks CD)
Reign Ghost Travels of Blue Paradox ST
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Ducats Off the Hook Off the Hook b/w Good Thing Going (pic sleeve)
King Beezz Sean's Song Sean's Song b/w Wine is Fine
Chessmen (2) She Will Come Back ST
King Beezz She Belongs to Me She Belongs to Me b/w Gloria
M.G. & the Escorts I Can't Go On I Can't Go On b/w The One Who Wants You
Shame Tree My Little Buttercup Junior Saw It Happen b/w My Little Buttercup
Fringe, The Nancy Brown Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
It's All Meat Roll My Own ST
Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought hat I Had in My Mind Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label)
Ugly Ducklings Rimb Nugget Gaslight b/w Rimb Nugget
Montgomery Marilyn Avenue Never Again b/w Marilyn Avenue
Ugly Ducklings 10:30 Train She Ain't No Use to Me b/w 10:30 Train
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Breastfeeders, Les Le roi est nu Les matins de grands soirs
Dee and the Yeomen Say Baby (Who Am I) Say Baby (Who Am I) b/w You Should Know It (picture sleeve)
Five Sounds Loadin' Cool Loadin' Coal b/w Baby Please Don't Cry
Bradfords Together We Have Stayed Leaning on the Lamp Post b/w Together We Have Stayed
Factree Something Called Love The Factory
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Tvees Shes no Good ST
Misérables, Les Pourquoi Pourquoi b/w Ooh Poo Pah Do
Miesha and the Spanks Up in the Mountains Gods of Love
Growing Pains I'm Doomed I'm Doomed b/w Route 66
Sharp Ends Panic Button Broadview Pressure Test/ Panic Button b/w Vacant City/ Can't Say No (picture sleeve) (re-issue)
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey #1 ST
Chessmen (2) What a Shame ST
Liverpool Set Walking the Dog Walking the Dog b/w Oh Gee Girl
Sinners, Les Je ne sais pas Vox Populi
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Threads Of Fybre Mama Mama b/w Believe Me
Pacers I Want You Back I Want You Back b/w Windjammer
Breastfeeders, Les Chanson pour destinée Les matins de grands soirs
Wee Beasties, The Something to Do With the Weather Something to Do With the Weather b/w The Cherry Tree
Gruesomes Buried and Dead Unchained (EP)
Clymaxe R. U. Cumming? R. U. Cumming? b/w Walkin' Blues
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Arthur Maitre de la guerre Dites-moi pourquoi b/w Maitre de la guerre
Gruesomes I'm Searching Unchained (EP)
Clay and the Funseekers (Clay Naslund) Jailhouse Rock People of Action b/w Jailhouse Rock
Sinners, Les Les bouffons Sinnerismes
Northwest Company The End is Autumn The End is Autumn b/w Eight Hours a Day
Eastern Passage I'm So Glad Ottawa Rocks, Sir John A. Years comp
Compilation Those Naughty Boys - Gone Away Sir John A.'s Leftovers: (a hot and cold companion to the Ottawa Rocks CD)
Canadian Squires Uh-Uh-Uh Uh-Uh-Uh b/w Leave Me Alone
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Fringe, The Flower Generation Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo
Luvin' Kind (aka The Lovin' Kynd) Missy D.M. Without Her b/w Missy D.M.
Simple Simon & the Piemen Anyhow People of Time b/w Anyhow
Skaliwags 365 Days a Year Turn Him Down b/w 365 Days A Year (gold label)
Clay and the Funseekers (Clay Naslund) People of Action People of Action b/w Jailhouse Rock
Strange Movies (I Can) Feel It Coming (I Can) Feel It Coming b/w What A Drag
Miesha and the Spanks Mean Face Mean Face b/w Fuck Around (picture sleeve)
Ugly Ducklings Playgirl Thump & Twang
Gettysbyrg Address Keep Your Hands (Off My Baby) Love is a Beautiful Thing b/w Keep Your Hands (Off My Baby)
Deja Voodoo Strange Cemetery
Wiggy Symphony Four Days From Monday Four Days From Monday b/w The Chosen Life
New Wing I Need Love Brown Eyed Woman b/w I Need Love
Raphaels Someday Someday b/w I Change My Mind
Breastfeeders, Les Le monde tourne autour de toi Dans la gueule des jours
Adanac Reply What Would It Be Like? What Would It Be Like? b/w The Other One
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Harrington, Bob Country Boy Country Boy b/w Changes
Paper Dream My Mind's Eye My Mind's Eye b/w She's No Good
Sinners, Les Je suis las Sinnerisme
Vindicators Early in the Morning ST
Deja Voodoo Voodoo Barbecue Cemetery
Plume Doctor Robert Tout peut S'oublier b/w Doctor Robert
New Day Gotta Spread Some Love Around They're Callin' Me Back Home b/w Gotta Spread Some Love Around
London, Jack & the Sparrows Glad to Be With You ST
Differents, Les La solitude ST
Vindicators If I Were You ST
Gruesomes World of Darkness Hey!
It's All Meat Self-confessed Lover ST
Electric Roaches 1-2-5 (The Haunted) 1-2-5 b/w Don't Wanna Know
Tarry, Michael (Michael McDermott) A Dime's Worth Neighbours at the Zoo b/w A Dime's Worth
Deverons She's Your Lover Blue Is The Night b/w She's Your Lover
Breastfeeders, Les J'pourrais pas vivre avec toi Dejeuner sur l'herbe
Breastfeeders, Les Viens avec moi Les matins de grands soirs
Chessmen (2) I've Gotta Get Back to Her ST
Gruesomes You Gotta Believe Me Cave-In!
Worst Heretic ST
Nocturnals Can It Be True Because You're Gone b/w Can It Be True
Threads Of Fybre Believe Me Mama b/w Believe Me
Stonemen In the Evening In the Evening b/w Faded Colors
Long Time Comin' Down Hill Slope Down Hill Slope b/w Magic World
Scoundrelz Heartbreak Hotel Heartbreak Hotel b/w Poor John
Montgomery Never Again Never Again b/w Marilyn Avenue
Miesha and the Spanks Fuck Around Mean Face b/w Fuck Around (picture sleeve)
Blue Canadian Band Oh-No Oh-No b/w Blue Feeling
Deja Voodoo Jungle Out There Cemetery
Fallen Leaves Little Liar Little Liar b/w Time is Everything
Compilation Les Demi-Douzaines (Don Norman & Other 4) - Je T'ai Cherché Sir John A.'s Leftovers: (a hot and cold companion to the Ottawa Rocks CD)
Ferrari's of Canada (All I Ever Want is) Girls (All I Ever Want is) Girls b/w Please Tell Her
Breastfeeders, Les Qui a deux femmes Les matins de grands soirs
Circle Widens Weird Understanding See About Dreamin' b/w Weird Understanding
Fringe, The Executive Dream Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo

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