Holy Grails

Welcome to the vault of legends. HOLY GRAILS is where Canada’s rarest, most sought-after, and nearly mythical records live—private press LPs, lost 45s, unreleased demos, and impossible-to-find tapes that collectors dream about. These are the records whispered about at record fairs and hunted for across decades. Whether for their scarcity, story, or sheer sonic brilliance, these recordings have earned their place in the pantheon. Handle with care—these are Canada’s sacred slabs.

FEATURED

bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

VXN - ST

Toronto, Ontario

FEATURED

Solar Eagle - ST (EP)

Toronto, Ontario

FEATURED

Tessier, Peter - By Turning a Knob

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Simply Saucer - Cyborgs Revisited

Hamilton, Ontario

FEATURED

Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers - The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope

Cheraw, South Carolina, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → Durham, North Carolina, 🇺🇸

Vines, Norris and The Luvlines - Give In b/w Feel The Warm

Toronto, Ontario

FEATURED

Wiffen, David - Live at the Bunkhouse

England, UK - Toronto, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario - Vancouver, British Columbia

FEATURED

Squires - The Sultan b/w Aurora

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Kozak, Joe - Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Underworld - Bound b/w Go Away

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

McGhie, Wayne & the Sounds of Joy - ST

Montego Bay, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

FEATURED

Ugly Ducklings - Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label)

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

November Grief - To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)

Montréal, Québec

FEATURED

Misérables, Les - ST

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Haunted - ST

Chateauguy, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Fringe, The - Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo

Toronto, Ontario

FEATURED

Richardson, Ron - Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)

Harlem, New York, USA - Montreal, Quebec

FEATURED

Singh, Judy - A Time for Love

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Rodier, Roger - Upon Velveatur

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Paradise Frame - ST

Montréal, Québec

Brégent - Poussière Des Regrets

Québec

VXN - Putting Love Aside b/w No More (picture sleeve)

Toronto, Ontario

FEATURED

Perth County Conspiracy - ST

Stratford, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Christmas - ST

Oshawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Brass Tacks - Star Point Tactics ‎(EP)

Toronto, Ontario

Agape - Le Troisieme Seuil

Québec

FEATURED

Ellison - ST

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Sidewinders - Flatfoot Hustlin'

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Mutual Understanding - In Wonderland

Toronto, Ontario

bpNichol - Motherlove vinyl side 2

Plastic Cloud - ST

Bob Bryden

Squires - The Sultan b/w Aurora

Rick Buckthorp

The Fringe

The Fringe

Mutual Understanding - In Wonderland

VXN - Putting Love Aside b/w No More (picture sleeve)

Underworld - Go Away b/w Bound

eLLISON (4)

Warpig - ST

Solar Eagle present day

Soothsayer

eLLISON (5)

ST

ST

Wiffen, David - Live at the Bunkhouse

Warpig

Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires

Star Point Tactics ‎(EP)

A Time for Love

Warpig

Warpig

Warpig

Warpig

Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream

Fringe, The

Underworld

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Wiffen, David Courtin' in the Kitchen Live at the Bunkhouse
Brégent Dieu est nègre Poussière Des Regrets
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
VXN Illusion of the Heart ST
McGhie, Wayne & the Sounds of Joy Take a Letter Maria ST
Haunted Twist ST
Warpig Flaggit ST
Simply Saucer Instant Pleasure Cyborgs Revisited
Tessier, Peter Why are Old Folks Always Left Alone? By Turning a Knob
McGhie, Wayne & the Sounds of Joy Dirty Funk ST
Christmas Your Humble Suitor ST
VXN Could it Be ST
Mutual Understanding You Fascinate Me In Wonderland
Haunted Out of Time ST
Christmas Just Suppose ST
Agape Le jugement dernier Le Troisieme Seuil
Misérables, Les Vivre avec toi ST
Reign Ghost Enola Gay Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Ellison Seal a Beam Bow (Vincent Marandola) ST
Plastic Cloud Civilization Machine ST
Mutual Understanding Everybody Loves My Baby In Wonderland
Perth County Conspiracy Take Your Time ST
Wiffen, David You Don't Know My Mind Live at the Bunkhouse
Agape Eden Le Troisieme Seuil
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Mutual Understanding Wonderland In Wonderland
Reign Ghost Ain't it Great Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Solar Eagle Dimensional Charter ST (EP)
Misérables, Les Delaisse ST
November Grief The Aftermath To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
Warpig The Moth ST
McGhie, Wayne & the Sounds of Joy I Can See Mother Nature ST
November Grief Psychotopsy To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
Perth County Conspiracy Hurdy-Gurdy Man ST
McGhie, Wayne & the Sounds of Joy Fire (She Need Water) ST
Rodier, Roger Let's see some happyness Upon Velveatur
Singh, Judy So I'm Wrong Again A Time for Love
Haunted Horror Show ST
Perth County Conspiracy Hindsight ST
Singh, Judy A Time for Love A Time for Love
Rodier, Roger The Key Upon Velveatur
Ugly Ducklings Not For Long Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label)
VXN No More Putting Love Aside b/w No More (picture sleeve)
VXN Which One Are You ST
Ellison Freedom (Vincent Marandola) ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Historical Implications of Turnips Motherlove
Tessier, Peter Raver's Inn By Turning a Knob
Singh, Judy Samba Del Sol A Time for Love
Christmas Oasis ST
Vines, Norris and The Luvlines Feel The Warm Give In b/w Feel The Warm
Wiffen, David Times are Getting' Hard Live at the Bunkhouse
Brégent La mélancolie Poussière Des Regrets
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Singh, Judy Another Woman A Time for Love
Brass Tacks Truth And Rights Star Point Tactics ‎(EP)
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
VXN The Magic’s in Your Hands ST
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Tessier, Peter Bottle of Time By Turning a Knob
Reign Ghost Pudsy's Parable Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers What Does it Take The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
Simply Saucer Here Come the Cyborgs (excerpt) (live) Cyborgs Revisited
Warpig U.X.I.B. ST
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Hook and Sling The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
Brass Tacks Rush of the Planet Star Point Tactics ‎(EP)
Reign Ghost Breast Stroke Blues Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Memory Lane The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
McGhie, Wayne & the Sounds of Joy Cool It ST
Plastic Cloud Bridge Under the Sky ST
Brass Tacks East Division Section Star Point Tactics ‎(EP)
Wiffen, David Slice of Life Live at the Bunkhouse
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
November Grief Exit Life (With China White) To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
Brass Tacks Politicians Star Point Tactics ‎(EP)
VXN Putting Love Aside ST
Perth County Conspiracy Welcome Surprise ST
Warpig Advance A Minor ST
Plastic Cloud Shadows of Your Mind ST
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Rodier, Roger Am I supposed to let it by again Upon Velveatur
Warpig Melody With Balls ST
Singh, Judy Everybody Gets to Go to the Moon A Time for Love
Ugly Ducklings Postman's Fancy Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label)
McGhie, Wayne & the Sounds of Joy Going In Circles ST
Plastic Cloud Face Behind the Sun ST
November Grief Requiem (For Mother Earth) To Live...in This World of Chaos (demo)
Mutual Understanding San Jose In Wonderland
Solar Eagle See ST (EP)
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Hell Bent The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope
Haunted Untie Me ST
Mutual Understanding When The World Was Young In Wonderland
Tessier, Peter I Cannot Know By Turning a Knob
Singh, Judy Up And Down A Time for Love
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Haunted Searching For My Baby ST
Haunted A Message to Pretty ST
Singh, Judy Forever Waits Beyond A Time for Love
Solar Eagle Tree Of Snakes ST (EP)
Haunted Montreal Blues ST

Comments

Anonymous

Hmmmm - Plastic Cloud seems to be missing! Anyway, my vote is for the Ducks (garage), Warpig (metal), and for acid folk, Roger Rodier's "Upon Velveatur" hands down. Don't agree with including Mutual Understanding here though - Laurie Bower, Ben McPeek??? Yuck. Cool cover, though - vk