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
Lyme Measles I'm Only Dreaming b/w Measles
Misérables, Les Chemises À Pois, Cravates À Fleurs Chemises À Pois, Cravates À Fleurs b/w C'est L'été (Summertime)
Chessmen (2) She Will Come Back ST
Gettysbyrg Address Love is a Beautiful Thing Love is a Beautiful Thing b/w Keep Your Hands (Off My Baby)
Ugly Ducklings Do What You Want Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label)
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)
Power of Beckett Shake Me Wake Me Just We Two b/w Shake Me, Wake Me
Deja Voodoo Strange Cemetery
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Great Scots You Know What You Can Do The Light Hurts My Eyes b/w You Know What You Can Do
One Way Street Tears in My Eyes I See the Light b/w Tears in My Eyes
Chessmen (2) She is the Flower ST
Love Cyrcle Never Leave Me Never Never Leave Me Never b/w Wind, Rain And the Seashore
Mants I Smell...Woman! I Smell...Woman!
49th Parallel You Do Things Laborer b/w You Do Things
Deja Voodoo Stuff and Things Big Pile Of Mud
Night Walkers Why? Why? b/w If I Can Reach You
Gruesomes Serves You Right Cave-In!
Sound Sett I Need You (Everybody Needs Somebody) 1966-1967
Norman, Don & the Other Four All Of My Life The Bounce b/w All Of My Life
Monstres, Les Le theme du cimetiere Le monstre mash b/w Thème de cimetière
Montgomery Never Again Never Again b/w Marilyn Avenue
Ugly Ducklings Gaslight Gaslight b/w Rimb Nugget
Lexington Avenue The Bird Collector The Bird Collector b/w Flowing Kind of Feeling
Luke & the Apostles Not Far Off You Make Me High b/w Not Far Off
Worst Get That Thing ST
Sparrow Hard Times With the Law Hard Times With the Law b/w Meet Me After Four
A Passing Fancy Your Trip Your Trip b/w Island
Sinners, Les Sinerisme Sinnerisme
One Way Street I See the Light I See the Light b/w Tears in My Eyes
Haunted I'm Just Gonna Blow My Little Mind to Bits Mona (I Need You Baby) b/w I'm Just Gonna Blow My Little Mind to Bits
Sharp Ends Panic Button Broadview Pressure Test/ Panic Button b/w Vacant City/ Can't Say No (picture sleeve) (re-issue)
Eight Point Five Were We Wrong Casey's Mail Order Bride b/w Were We Wrong
Sound Sett Oh No (The Sound Sett) 1966-1967
Back Street Journal I’m Not With You I’m Not With You b/w Ain’t Too Proud To Beg
Dee and the Yeomen Say Baby (Who Am I) Say Baby (Who Am I) b/w You Should Know It (picture sleeve)
Plague High Flyin' Bird Love and Obey b/w High Flyin' Bird
Norman, Don & the Other Four The Bounce The Bounce b/w All Of My Life
Martin Martin Press Right Here Press Right Here b/w Silly Poor Soul
Gruesomes That Ain't Right Hey!
Tempests Beans That's Right - Walk on By
Montgomery Marilyn Avenue Never Again b/w Marilyn Avenue
It's All Meat You Don't Notice the Time You Waste ST
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Misérables, Les C'est L'été (Summertime) Chemises À Pois, Cravates À Fleurs b/w C'est L'été (Summertime)
Gruesomes Got Love If You Want It Unchained (EP)
Gruesomes You Were Not Using Your Head Cave-In!
Skaliwags Turn Him Down Turn Him Down b/w 365 Days A Year (gold label)
Pacers I Want You Back I Want You Back b/w Windjammer
It's All Meat Make Some Use of Your Friends ST
Sinners, Les Les disc-jockeys Sinnerismes
Deja Voodoo Weird World Big Pile Of Mud
Differents, Les Aimes prudemment ST
King Beezz She Belongs to Me She Belongs to Me b/w Gloria
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Compilation Bob Harrington & Don Norman & The Other Four - Changes Sir John A.'s Leftovers: (a hot and cold companion to the Ottawa Rocks CD)
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Valhalla Witch Doctor Witch Doctor b/w Mister Fantasy
Our Generation Out to Get Light Out to Get Light b/w Cool Summer
Liverpool Set Seventeen Tears to the End Seventeen Tears to the End b/w Change Your Mind
Shockers Somebody Help Me Somebody Help Me b/w I Can't Make It
Great Scots Run, Run For Your Life Ball & Chain b/w Run, Run For Your Life
Chessmen (2) I've Gotta Get Back to Her ST
Norman, Don & the Other Four Nothing to Do, No Place to Go Ottawa Rocks, Sir John A. Years comp
Esquires Cry is All I Do Cry is All I Do b/w We've Got a Future
Deja Voodoo Beat Me to the Lunch Big Pile Of Mud
Vindicators 24 Hours Everyday ST
Chandells One Track Mind One Track Mind b/w Tired of Waiting
King Beezz Now Found and Lost b/w Now
Circle Widens Weird Understanding See About Dreamin' b/w Weird Understanding
Grass Company Once a Child Once a Days b/w Once a Child
Breastfeeders, Les J'pourrais pas vivre avec toi Dejeuner sur l'herbe
Mood Who Do You Love Train's Late b/w Who Do You Love
Gruesomes Love Got In The Way Cave-In!
Northwest Company The End is Autumn The End is Autumn b/w Eight Hours a Day
Sinners, Les Le souvenir Sinnerisme
Tempests That's Right - Walk On By That's Right - Walk on By
Miesha and the Spanks Sweetheart Gods of Love
Haunted Twist ST
Fringe, The Executive Dream Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo
Differents, Les Je partirai ST
Main Line Don't Wait Around Don't Wait Around b/w Money (That’s What I Want)
Haunted Out of Time ST
Ugly Ducklings Just in Case You Wonder Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label)
Glass Cage Outside Woman Blues Where Did the Sunshine Go?
Gruesomes You're Not The Boss Of Me Cave-In!
Deja Voodoo Voodoo Barbecue Cemetery
Great Scots The Light Hurts My Eyes The Light Hurts My Eyes b/w You Know What You Can Do
It's All Meat Roll My Own ST
Long Time Comin' Paper Rose Bum-Ba Ba-Da-Da-Da (Kind Of Girl) b/w Paper Rose
Rising Sons She's Just Like Me Annie Doesn't Live Here Anymore b/w She's Just Like Me (picture sleeve)
Haunted Untie Me ST
Compilation Jay Telfer - Life, Love & The Pursuit of Happiness Sir John A.'s Leftovers: (a hot and cold companion to the Ottawa Rocks CD)
Fringe, The Flower Generation Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo
Stonefield, The Morning Hours Deep Shades of Blue b/w Morning Hours
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Chessmen (2) Don't Put Me Down ST
Lyme I'm Only Dreaming I'm Only Dreaming b/w Measles
Glass Cage I Think I Love You Where Did the Sunshine Go?
Topless Mongos Rowena Hey My My/ Theme from Human Centipede b/w Rowena (picture sleeve)

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