Canada’s 50 most coveted collector LPs — the rarest in the nation. From ultra-rare private press obscurities and regional psychedelic masterpieces to progressive rock landmarks, outsider folk statements, jazz-funk essentials, and proto-metal classics, these albums represent the highest tier of Canadian record collecting and define the international market for rare Canadian vinyl.
Featured in this collection are Blue Max – Limited Edition, bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) – Motherlove, Rockadrome – Royal American 20th Century Blues, Other Half – ST, Riverson – ST, Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers – The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope, Brazda Brothers – ST, Jeremy Dormouse – Toad, New Creation – Troubled, British North American Act – In the Beginning, Intersystems – Number One, Sidewinders – Flatfoot Hustlin', Plume Latraverse – Triniterre-La Sainte-Trinite, Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy – ST, 49th Parallel – ST, Mantra – ST, Roger Rodier – Upon Velveatur, Cargo – Simple Things, Original Bones – ST, Cargo – Front Side, Back Side, Papa Bears Medicine Show – ST, Reign Ghost – ST, Spring Fever – Woodstock, Christmas – Heritage, Jackal – Awake, Warpig – ST, It's All Meat – ST, Peter Tessier – By Turning a Knob, Blind Ravage – ST, Rush – ST, Perth County Conspiracy – ST, Mock Duck – Test Record, Trevor Dandy – Don't Cry Little Tree, Jeff Moore & Friends – The Youngest Son, Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck – Home Grown Stuff, Ellison – ST, Reign Ghost – Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires, Bent Wind – Sussex, Medium – ST, Jarvis Street Revue – Mr. Oil Man, Moonstone – ST, David Wiffen – Live at the Bunkhouse, Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre – Awake in th Red Desert, Haunted – ST, Huckle – Wild Blue Yonder, Intersystems – Free Psychadelic Poster Inside, Christmas – ST, Souls of Inspyration – ST, Plastic Cloud – ST, and Beverly Glenn-Copeland – ST.
| Artist | Track | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cargo | Rural Route 1 | Simple Things | 03:05 | |
| Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) | Agatha (Directement des toilettes du forum) | Triniterre-La Sainte-Trinite | 01:56 | |
| Cargo | Alisa | Front Side, Back Side | 03:50 | |
| Sidewinders | I Like Your Stuff | Flatfoot Hustlin' | 04:49 | |
| Cargo | Pachyderm (In Your Head) | Simple Things | 07:06 | |
| Other Half | Don't Think Twice | ST | 03:27 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Moonstone | Relative Hoak | ST | 02:28 | |
| Roger Rodier | Listen to these chords I play (Celeste) | Upon Velveatur | 03:12 | |
| Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers | You Got the Green Light | The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope | 04:03 | |
| Mantra | Hopscotch (Part 2) (Dick Kelder) | ST | 00:32 | |
| Reign Ghost | Enola Gay | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 08:26 | |
| bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) | The Incest Song | Motherlove | 02:21 | |
| British North American Act | Give Yourself a Ride | In the Beginning | 02:00 | |
| Spring Fever | Woodstock (Joni Mitchell) | Woodstock | 03:59 | |
| Moonstone | Said Gently | ST | 03:55 | |
| Other Half | Stormy Monday Blues | ST | 03:02 | |
| Christmas | Blues on an Iceberg | Heritage | 06:01 | |
| Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre | she's a very good cook | Awake in th Red Desert | 02:17 | |
| Blue Max | Your Friends | Limited Edition | 03:48 | |
| Haunted | 1-2-5 | ST | 02:30 | |
| Peter Tessier | The Rain on the Brain | By Turning a Knob | 02:38 | |
| Ellison | Strawberry Rain (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand) | ST | 05:22 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Blue Max | Sweet Lovin' | Limited Edition | 02:02 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Face Behind the Sun | ST | 04:52 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Riverson | Winter Garden (Brian Edwards) | ST | 03:19 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | I Shall be Released | ST | 06:32 | |
| Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) | À moi les étoiles | Triniterre-La Sainte-Trinite | 06:45 | |
| Brazda Brothers | My Little Girl | ST | 02:54 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Beverly Glenn-Copeland | Interval | ST | 04:41 | |
| Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy | Going In Circles | ST | 03:48 | |
| Moonstone | Black Blind Light | ST | 04:24 | |
| Moonstone | Cointreau | ST | 03:30 | |
| Riverson | I'll be There (Brian Edwards) | ST | 03:15 | |
| Ellison | Satanic (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand) | ST | 02:02 | |
| Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy | Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye | ST | 03:45 | |
| Mantra | Beatrices (D'arcy Draper) | ST | 03:15 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | Hindsight | ST | 03:39 | |
| Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre | an ode to d a levy | Awake in th Red Desert | 01:25 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Rockadrome | Royal American Twentieth Century Blues | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 04:51 | |
| Moonstone | David | ST | 04:27 | |
| Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) | Le picnic sur le métropolitain ( (Sous-titres allemands) | Triniterre-La Sainte-Trinite | 02:44 | |
| Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre | fires in the tempul | Awake in th Red Desert | 02:11 | |
| Blue Max | The Hooker | Limited Edition | 04:05 | |
| Other Half | Thoughts | ST | 04:06 | |
| Blind Ravage | Tousaw | ST | 03:43 | |
| Other Half | In Passing | ST | 04:26 | |
| Medium | I'll Love Everyone at Last | ST | 02:53 | |
| bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) | The Child in Me | Motherlove | 00:47 | |
| Rockadrome | Very Strange | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 03:14 | |
| Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers | Hook and Sling | The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope | 05:46 | |
| Warpig | The Moth | ST | 05:12 | |
| Blue Max | Life Long | Limited Edition | 03:41 | |
| Blue Max | Prisoner | Limited Edition | 02:29 | |
| Christmas | Sorry I Bore You Victoria | ST | 02:58 | |
| Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers | Smile Maria Smile | The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope | 02:31 | |
| Peter Tessier | And On the Eighth Day He Said… | By Turning a Knob | 04:07 | |
| Jackal | Sunny Side of the Day | Awake | 02:47 | |
| Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers | Comin' Home | The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope | 05:21 | |
| Riverson | Stoney Day (Brian Edwards, Lisa Eisenhardt (Lisa Hartt)) | ST | 04:28 | |
| Moonstone | Finas Birthday Song | ST | 00:51 | |
| British North American Act | If You're Looking for Honey | In the Beginning | 02:12 | |
| Brazda Brothers | Civilization | ST | 02:56 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Huckle | She's Coming Home | Wild Blue Yonder | 03:28 | |
| Jackal | In the Heavens | Awake | 04:02 | |
| bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) | A Hum for Stevie Winwood | Motherlove | 00:39 | |
| New Creation | Dig! (The Origin of Man) | Troubled | 02:59 | |
| Blind Ravage | Loser | ST | 02:40 | |
| Souls of Inspyration | Eyes of Nature | ST | 03:29 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | Hurdy-Gurdy Man | ST | 04:38 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| British North American Act | See How Free | In the Beginning | 02:10 | |
| Trevor Dandy | Lord I Come to Thee | Don't Cry Little Tree | 03:45 | |
| Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck | One Glass for Wine | Home Grown Stuff | 03:09 | |
| Rockadrome | Live and Love Child | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 01:38 | |
| Cargo | Dubious | Front Side, Back Side | 02:55 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Rush | What You're Doing | ST | 04:24 | |
| Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy | Take a Letter Maria | ST | 03:14 | |
| Riverson | Between the Lines (Brian Edwards) | ST | 04:10 | |
| Sidewinders | Time For Loving | Flatfoot Hustlin' | 04:24 | |
| Blind Ravage | Susie-Q | ST | 02:45 | |
| Moonstone | Hope You Come See | ST | 03:03 | |
| Brazda Brothers | Calm River | ST | 02:38 | |
| New Creation | Eternity Ahead | Troubled | 02:49 | |
| Sidewinders | A Voyage | Flatfoot Hustlin' | 01:06 | |
| Spring Fever | Watch Yourself | Woodstock | 03:36 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Brazda Brothers | Gemini | ST | 03:38 | |
| Cargo | Child of the Playroom | Front Side, Back Side | 03:17 | |
| Rush | Take a Friend | ST | 04:28 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Civilization Machine | ST | 08:51 | |
| Peter Tessier | Bottle of Time | By Turning a Knob | 03:27 |
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