Canadian Pioneers

This collection honours the trailblazers—the artists who dared to do something different and, in many cases, were the first to do it in Canadian music. From genre-defining innovators to cultural groundbreakers, Canadian Pioneers celebrates those who opened doors, broke rules, and carved out new paths with originality, courage, and vision. Their contributions helped shape the sound of Canada—and inspired generations to come.

bpNichol - Motherlove vinyl side 2

Borealis on a ladder

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray vintage naked lady with bicycle

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray gatefold inner sleeve

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray vinyl act 1 stereo

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray vinyl act 4 quadraphonic instrumental

Yank Barry First Time on Stage

Yank Barry poster

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray sheet music

Les Trois Clefs - Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata

Keatniks - ST

Free Psychadelic Poster Inside

Yank Barry hovering over The Phantom Lady

Barry, Yank

Get Loose Crew - ST

Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)

Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) / The Black Tie Affair

Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)

Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)

Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)

Get Loose Crew December 1987

Sings

MC Shadow & DJ Jel in British Knights apparel 1988

Get Loose Crew

Crack It b/w Crack It

Da Slyme-ST LABEL 04

Da Slyme / ST Spray-painted variant

Da Slyme / ST Spray-painted variant

Da Slyme / ST Spray-painted variant

Da Slyme-ST INSERT SHEET 06

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Zone The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fine Tune Da Mic Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Burgess, Ivan Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Singing Fools The Bum Rap The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)
Oster, Al Trail of '98 Yukon Gold
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Fakin' Jamaican The First Cut Is The Deepest
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Hewitt, Winston I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
Oster, Al 918 Miles Yukon Gold
Hewitt, Winston I Want to Forget Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston In My Flying Machine Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Dunn, Willie Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Barry, Yank I'll Still Be Remembering You The Diary of Mr. Gray
Fowke, Edith O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap ST
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Watchin' Zeros Grow The Black Tie Affair
Two Tones This is My Song Live at the Village Corner
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap (dub) ST
Hewitt, Winston I Love You I Love You
Kris, Bobby and the Imperials A Year From Today She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today
Borealis Old Age Sons of the Sea
Oswald, John Pocket (Basie - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Mic's My Piece Symphony in Effect
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
Burgess, Ivan Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Brown Sugar Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Oster, Al Next Boat Yukon Gold
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'll Call You The First Cut Is The Deepest
Two Tones Children Go Where I Send Thee Live at the Village Corner
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Just Swingin Symphony in Effect
A Tribe Called Red Moombahwow ST
Clark, Larena There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante (dub) ST
Chevy Dirt No Foolin' Around Western Civilization
Northern Haze Qailaurit ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony (Remix) The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Just You and Me (version) Just You and Me
Hewitt, Winston I'm Gonna Love You Tonight Just You and Me
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Love is the Answer Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Hewitt, Winston You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Hewitt, Winston I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version) Just You and Me
Clark, Larena The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Mic Mechanism Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Hey There Sings
Keatniks Three Long Days and Nights ST
Clark, Larena Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hewitt, Winston For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out Full of Love
Borealis Sons for the Sea Sons of the Sea
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Hewitt, Winston I'm So Glad I Found You Just You and Me
Trois Clefs, Les Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Ripped Mee Off The First Cut Is The Deepest
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Hewitt, Winston Can't You Hear Me Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Black Tie Affair The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston Stealin' Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Hewitt, Winston Keep Moving I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Conductin' Thangs The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston I Don't Need Your Love Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston Burning Inside Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston Do You Remember Snapshot
Chevy Dirt Convertible Car Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Let Us Work Together Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony Symphony in Effect
Fowke, Edith Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Keatniks Here She Comes ST
A Tribe Called Red General Generations ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Spice This! The First Cut Is The Deepest
Hewitt, Winston Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Clark, Larena The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Oster, Al Yukon Gold Yukon Gold
Da Slyme squeeze my blackhead ST
Burgess, Ivan I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
Borealis In the End Sons of the Sea
Burgess, Ivan When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Clark, Larena The Rifle Boys A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Party's Over Sings
Hewitt, Winston Get on the Scene Snapshot
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) I'll Take Romance Sings
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE) The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Snapshot
Dunn, Willie Poundmaker Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Still Here The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston Someone Loves You Honey Full of Love
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Nothin' At All (with George Banton) The Black Tie Affair
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Hewitt, Winston You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba Pretty Brown Eyes

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