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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Max | Freight Train | Limited Edition | 01:24 | |
| It's All Meat | Roll My Own | ST | 05:48 | |
| Peter Tessier | Raver's Inn | By Turning a Knob | 04:52 | |
| Medium | Two by Two | ST | 02:37 | |
| Bent Wind | Mystify | Sussex | 03:13 | |
| Moonstone | In Case | ST | 04:28 | |
| Rush | In the Mood | ST | 03:37 | |
| Warpig | Flaggit | ST | 03:08 | |
| Moonstone | Hope You Come See | ST | 03:03 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers | Hell Bent | The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope | 03:31 | |
| Reign Ghost | Standing Room Only, Mr. Mars | ST | 03:47 | |
| Reign Ghost | Travels of Blue Paradox | ST | 05:00 | |
| Intersystems | Orange Juice & Velvet Underwear | Number One | 19:41 | |
| Peter Tessier | Why are Old Folks Always Left Alone? | By Turning a Knob | 03:56 | |
| Other Half | Eve of Destruction | ST | 02:53 | |
| Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) | U.J.O.S.Q. | Triniterre-La Sainte-Trinite | 02:14 | |
| Brazda Brothers | Civilization | ST | 02:56 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | Woman for All Seasons | ST | 04:13 | |
| Plastic Cloud | You Don't Care | ST | 10:35 | |
| Mantra | San Francisco Morning (D'arcy Draper) | ST | 03:17 | |
| British North American Act | Give Yourself a Ride | In the Beginning | 02:00 | |
| Spring Fever | Woodstock (Joni Mitchell) | Woodstock | 03:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) | Conjugaison | Triniterre-La Sainte-Trinite | 01:52 | |
| Huckle | Wild Night | Wild Blue Yonder | 04:07 | |
| Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck | One Ring Jane | Home Grown Stuff | 04:15 | |
| Blind Ravage | Disaster | ST | 02:28 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Beverly Glenn-Copeland | Swords of Gold | ST | 02:51 | |
| Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck | Elevated Platform | Home Grown Stuff | 02:35 | |
| Mantra | Hopscotch (Part 2) (Dick Kelder) | ST | 00:32 | |
| Rockadrome | Good Dream | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 03:38 | |
| Rockadrome | Royal American Twentieth Century Blues | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 04:51 | |
| Brazda Brothers | Blooming Flowers | ST | 04:10 | |
| Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) | Valse bretonne | Triniterre-La Sainte-Trinite | 00:42 | |
| Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy | I Can See Mother Nature | ST | 03:37 | |
| Other Half | Thoughts | ST | 04:06 | |
| bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) | Dada Lama | Motherlove | 03:06 | |
| Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre | awake in the red desert | Awake in th Red Desert | 03:37 | |
| Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy | Take a Letter Maria | ST | 03:14 | |
| Cargo | Calvin Fell Out | Simple Things | 02:01 | |
| bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) | Bill Bissett’s Lullaby | Motherlove | 00:59 | |
| Spring Fever | Watch Yourself | Woodstock | 03:36 | |
| Other Half | Warm Summer's Night | ST | 03:03 | |
| Huckle | Rolling River | Wild Blue Yonder | 04:41 | |
| Riverson | Clear Night (Rayburn Blake) | ST | 03:06 | |
| 49th Parallel | Lazerander Filchy | ST | 03:01 | |
| Peter Tessier | I'll Never Know | By Turning a Knob | 01:41 | |
| 49th Parallel | Eye to Eye | ST | 02:54 | |
| Trevor Dandy | It's a Long Journey | Don't Cry Little Tree | 03:56 | |
| Mock Duck | Sitting on Top of the World | Test Record | 04:15 | |
| Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck | Intermission Poetry | Home Grown Stuff | 03:06 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Christmas | Just Suppose | ST | 04:29 | |
| Sidewinders | I Like to Dance | Flatfoot Hustlin' | 04:52 | |
| Cargo | Dubious | Front Side, Back Side | 02:55 | |
| Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers | Memory Lane | The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope | 05:04 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Reign Ghost | Solar Nice | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 02:33 | |
| Reign Ghost | Long Day Journey #2 | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 03:02 | |
| Riverson | I'll be There (Brian Edwards) | ST | 03:15 | |
| Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre | th deacon bros in barbados | Awake in th Red Desert | 00:23 | |
| Mantra | Dick's Song (Dick Kelder) | ST | 03:51 | |
| Riverson | Take Me (Rayburn Blake) | ST | 02:55 | |
| Brazda Brothers | Your Kingdom | ST | 04:06 | |
| Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy | Going In Circles | ST | 03:48 | |
| 49th Parallel | The Magician | ST | 03:41 | |
| Spring Fever | Spring Fever | Woodstock | 04:17 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Spring Fever | She's Lookin' Good | Woodstock | 02:56 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Sidewinders | Gift to the Sun | Flatfoot Hustlin' | 06:09 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Reign Ghost | Long Day Journey #1 | ST | 03:09 | |
| Ellison | Winter Slutch (Vincent Marandola) | ST | 04:06 | |
| It's All Meat | Make Some Use of Your Friends | ST | 03:37 | |
| Other Half | Stormy Monday Blues | ST | 03:02 | |
| Cargo | Geordy | Simple Things | 03:03 | |
| Cargo | Say Goodbye | Front Side, Back Side | 02:53 | |
| New Creation | Where Are You Going? | Troubled | 03:11 | |
| Peter Tessier | I Cannot Know | By Turning a Knob | 03:20 | |
| Huckle | Beautiful You Are | Wild Blue Yonder | 04:27 | |
| Haunted | Untie Me | ST | 04:44 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Reign Ghost | Enola Gay | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 08:26 | |
| Brazda Brothers | Calm River | ST | 02:38 | |
| New Creation | Dig! (The Origin of Man) | Troubled | 02:59 | |
| Jarvis Street Revue | Sally's Hymn (Smoker's Funeral Song) | Mr. Oil Man | 04:44 | |
| Souls of Inspyration | Of Lambs & Wolves | ST | 06:11 | |
| Riverson | Between the Lines (Brian Edwards) | ST | 04:10 | |
| Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre | now, according to paragraph C | Awake in th Red Desert | 02:31 | |
| Reign Ghost | Curio Shop | ST | 03:26 | |
| Cargo | Alisa | Front Side, Back Side | 03:50 | |
| Blind Ravage | Strange Power | ST | 06:13 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Ellison | Strawberry Rain (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand) | ST | 05:22 | |
| Warpig | Melody With Balls | ST | 07:14 | |
| Spring Fever | I Just Want to Make Love to You | Woodstock | 02:28 |
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