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 | |
| Blue Max | Life Long | Limited Edition | 03:41 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Brazda Brothers | Blooming Flowers | ST | 04:10 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Mantra | Hopscotch (Part 2) (Dick Kelder) | ST | 00:32 | |
| Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck | Someone Think | Home Grown Stuff | 03:51 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Huckle | She's Coming Home | Wild Blue Yonder | 03:28 | |
| Brazda Brothers | Share With Love | ST | 02:44 | |
| Glenn-Copeland, Beverly | Don't Despair | ST | 02:59 | |
| Ellison | Winter Slutch (Vincent Marandola) | ST | 04:06 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| New Creation | The Status Quo Song | Troubled | 03:41 | |
| Brazda Brothers | Soldier in a Battleground | ST | 02:27 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| British North American Act | The World Would Understand | In the Beginning | 02:33 | |
| Huckle | Gather The Children | Wild Blue Yonder | 03:41 | |
| Jarvis Street Revue | Mr. Oil Man | Mr. Oil Man | 12:27 | |
| New Creation | Countdown to Revolution! | Troubled | 07:20 | |
| Glenn-Copeland, Beverly | Northwind | ST | 03:21 | |
| Cargo | Simple Things | Simple Things | 02:53 | |
| Brazda Brothers | Lonely Time | ST | 02:10 | |
| Plastic Cloud | You Don't Care | ST | 10:35 | |
| Medium | The Mouse | ST | 05:06 | |
| It's All Meat | Roll My Own | ST | 05:48 | |
| Haunted | Montreal Blues | ST | 04:04 | |
| Riverson | Between the Lines (Brian Edwards) | ST | 04:10 | |
| Mantra | Hopscotch (Part 1) (Dick Kelder) | ST | 01:28 | |
| Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre | and th green wind | Awake in th Red Desert | 01:50 | |
| Jarvis Street Revue | Mr. Business Man | Mr. Oil Man | 02:41 | |
| Tessier, Peter | A Little More Rain | By Turning a Knob | 01:01 | |
| Moonstone | Relative Hoak | ST | 02:28 | |
| McGhie, Wayne & the Sounds of Joy | Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye | ST | 03:45 | |
| Other Half | In Passing | ST | 04:26 | |
| 49th Parallel | (Come On Little Child &) Talk to Me | ST | 02:58 | |
| Reign Ghost | Reaching | ST | 09:12 | |
| Tessier, Peter | Try With Your Heart | By Turning a Knob | 03:56 | |
| Rodier, Roger | Just fine | Upon Velveatur | 03:59 | |
| Riverson | Clear Night (Rayburn Blake) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers | A Stranger in Your Own World | The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope | 04:33 | |
| Reign Ghost | Black Ode | ST | 03:29 | |
| Dandy, Trevor | Lord I Come to Thee | Don't Cry Little Tree | 03:45 | |
| Bent Wind | Look at Love | Sussex | 04:01 | |
| Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers | Comin' Home | The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope | 05:21 | |
| Dandy, Trevor | Sometimes | Don't Cry Little Tree | 04:33 | |
| Mock Duck | Hurt On Me | Test Record | 02:48 | |
| British North American Act | Just How You Feel | In the Beginning | 02:43 | |
| Moonstone | Focus | ST | 04:43 | |
| Christmas | Point Black | Heritage | 02:21 | |
| Sidewinders | Flat Foot Hustlin' | Flatfoot Hustlin' | 06:16 | |
| British North American Act | If You're Looking for Honey | In the Beginning | 02:12 | |
| Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers | Hook and Sling | The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope | 05:46 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | So Many Things | ST | 02:51 | |
| Medium | My Lady Lies Forever | ST | 02:41 | |
| bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) | Bill Bissett’s Lullaby | Motherlove | 00:59 | |
| Jackal | Sunny Side of the Day | Awake | 02:47 | |
| Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck | Pot O' Gold | Home Grown Stuff | 03:22 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Wiffen, David | Don't Think Twice | Live at the Bunkhouse | 02:49 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Moonstone | Cointreau | ST | 03:30 | |
| Medium | In Between | ST | 04:43 | |
| It's All Meat | Self-confessed Lover | ST | 04:33 | |
| Glenn-Copeland, Beverly | Nothing Beautiful | ST | 05:27 | |
| Rockadrome | Royal American Twentieth Century Blues | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 04:51 | |
| Christmas | Bustin' Out Tonight | Heritage | 04:46 | |
| Rush | Need Some Love | ST | 02:21 | |
| Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) | Bleu comme un char de bêu | Triniterre-La Sainte-Trinite | 06:40 | |
| Intersystems | Lately | Number One | 18:16 | |
| Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers | Memory Lane | The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope | 05:04 | |
| Rodier, Roger | Listen to these chords I play (Celeste) | Upon Velveatur | 03:12 | |
| Rush | Take a Friend | ST | 04:28 | |
| Blind Ravage | Friday Fish | ST | 04:13 | |
| Cargo | Serenade to a Cuckoo | Simple Things | 04:59 | |
| Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre | arbutus garden apartments 6 p m | Awake in th Red Desert | 04:30 | |
| Wiffen, David | Slice of Life | Live at the Bunkhouse | 01:50 | |
| Wiffen, David | Four Strong Winds | Live at the Bunkhouse | 04:14 | |
| Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) | Ti-Jésus | Triniterre-La Sainte-Trinite | 00:31 | |
| Brazda Brothers | My Little Girl | ST | 02:54 | |
| British North American Act | Joe Cool | In the Beginning | 02:27 | |
| Blue Max | Teaser | Limited Edition | 03:15 | |
| Blue Max | Sweet Lovin' | Limited Edition | 02:02 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Souls of Inspyration | Eyes of Nature | ST | 03:29 | |
| Haunted | A Message to Pretty | ST | 03:07 | |
| Cargo | Calvin Fell Out | Simple Things | 02:01 | |
| Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) | U.J.O.S.Q. | Triniterre-La Sainte-Trinite | 02:14 | |
| Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck | Intermission Poetry | Home Grown Stuff | 03:06 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | Lace and Cobwebs | ST | 02:41 | |
| Other Half | Thoughts | ST | 04:06 | |
| Moonstone | Finas Birthday Song | ST | 00:51 | |
| Bent Wind | Mystify | Sussex | 03:13 | |
| Blind Ravage | Ruins | ST | 04:02 | |
| British North American Act | All the World is In Your Eyes | In the Beginning | 02:13 | |
| Spring Fever | A Long Time Coming | Woodstock | 04:49 | |
| Rockadrome | R.A.T.C.B. Teaser | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 01:08 | |
| Riverson | Take Me (Rayburn Blake) | ST | 02:55 | |
| Cargo | Only My Best Friends Can Tell | Front Side, Back Side | 02:05 | |
| Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre | she, still and curling | Awake in th Red Desert | 03:31 |
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