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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Fever | She Moves Me | Woodstock | 03:30 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | One of Those Days | ST | 02:25 | |
| Moonstone | Top Heavy | ST | 02:39 | |
| Bent Wind | Goin' to the City | Sussex | 02:51 | |
| Blue Max | Teaser | Limited Edition | 03:15 | |
| Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre | she, still and curling | Awake in th Red Desert | 03:31 | |
| Other Half | Warm Summer's Night | ST | 03:03 | |
| Jackal | Lost in the World | Awake | 02:26 | |
| Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy | Cool It | ST | 02:41 | |
| Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers | Smile Maria Smile | The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope | 02:31 | |
| Jackal | How Time Has Flown | Awake | 05:56 | |
| British North American Act | Just How You Feel | In the Beginning | 02:43 | |
| Mantra | Tomorrow Without You (D'arcy Draper) | ST | 05:32 | |
| Christmas | Jungle Fabulous | ST | 20:59 | |
| Riverson | Can't Live Without You (Franki Hart) | ST | 03:07 | |
| Blind Ravage | Cement Jungle | ST | 03:44 | |
| Riverson | Between the Lines (Brian Edwards) | ST | 04:10 | |
| Blind Ravage | My Life | ST | 03:53 | |
| Mantra | Beatrices (D'arcy Draper) | ST | 03:15 | |
| Mantra | Hopscotch (Part 1) (Dick Kelder) | ST | 01:28 | |
| Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck | Blue Dye | Home Grown Stuff | 02:39 | |
| Rush | Working Man | ST | 07:10 | |
| Ellison | Winter Slutch (Vincent Marandola) | ST | 04:06 | |
| British North American Act | If You're Looking for Honey | In the Beginning | 02:12 | |
| Blue Max | Your Friends | Limited Edition | 03:48 | |
| Cargo | Pachyderm (In Your Head) | Simple Things | 07:06 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Mantra | San Francisco Morning (D'arcy Draper) | ST | 03:17 | |
| Christmas | Bustin' Out Tonight | Heritage | 04:46 | |
| Christmas | Your Humble Suitor | ST | 04:18 | |
| bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) | The Child in Me | Motherlove | 00:47 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Epistle to Paradise | ST | 03:35 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | Lace and Cobwebs | ST | 02:41 | |
| Christmas | Rise Up | Heritage | 03:12 | |
| It's All Meat | Self-confessed Lover | ST | 04:33 | |
| Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers | A Stranger in Your Own World | The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope | 04:33 | |
| bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) | Angels Hair Mother Love Suite: Intro; Allementry; Plunket Pastoral; Two Buried Texts Part I - Silver Lake Six; Two Buried Texts Part II - Silver Lake Six; A Little Love Poem for Your Lobes to Nibble On; Visitation; Cada | Motherlove | 05:34 | |
| Peter Tessier | And On the Eighth Day He Said… | By Turning a Knob | 04:07 | |
| Huckle | Rolling River | Wild Blue Yonder | 04:41 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Bridge Under the Sky | ST | 04:35 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| It's All Meat | You Brought Me Back to My Senses | ST | 03:23 | |
| Moonstone | Murk | ST | 02:08 | |
| bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) | M.L.’s Dream | Motherlove | 01:06 | |
| Spring Fever | She's Lookin' Good | Woodstock | 02:56 | |
| Jackal | Sunny Side of the Day | Awake | 02:47 | |
| Peter Tessier | Hey Mister Engineer | By Turning a Knob | 02:38 | |
| David Wiffen | Blue | Live at the Bunkhouse | 03:42 | |
| Spring Fever | Gimme Shelter | Woodstock | 04:00 | |
| Beverly Glenn-Copeland | Northwind | ST | 03:21 | |
| Cargo | Simple Things | Simple Things | 02:53 | |
| Moonstone | Cointreau | ST | 03:30 | |
| Cargo | Say Goodbye | Front Side, Back Side | 02:53 | |
| Rush | Before and After | ST | 05:37 | |
| 49th Parallel | (Come On Little Child &) Talk to Me | ST | 02:58 | |
| 49th Parallel | Now That I'm a Man | ST | 02:31 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | So Many Things | ST | 02:51 | |
| 49th Parallel | Get Away | ST | 02:33 | |
| Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck | Intermission Poetry | Home Grown Stuff | 03:06 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | Welcome Surprise | ST | 03:12 | |
| Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) | À même la vie - Poème - Accroché | Triniterre-La Sainte-Trinite | 08:47 | |
| Medium | Melon | ST | 01:46 | |
| Reign Ghost | More Than I | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 03:36 | |
| Haunted | Shake | ST | 02:22 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Rockadrome | Live and Love Child | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 01:38 | |
| Blue Max | Life Long | Limited Edition | 03:41 | |
| Rush | In the Mood | ST | 03:37 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) | Ti-Jésus | Triniterre-La Sainte-Trinite | 00:31 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Huckle | Wild Blue Yonder | Wild Blue Yonder | 04:14 | |
| Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck | Walk Your Head Around | Home Grown Stuff | 04:30 | |
| British North American Act | Joe Cool | In the Beginning | 02:27 | |
| Spring Fever | A Long Time Coming | Woodstock | 04:49 | |
| Blue Max | Freight Train | Limited Edition | 01:24 | |
| Bent Wind | Touch of Red | Sussex | 03:13 | |
| It's All Meat | If Only | ST | 04:21 | |
| Christmas | April Mountain | Heritage | 10:54 | |
| New Creation | Songs to Sing | Troubled | 01:48 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | Hurdy-Gurdy Man | ST | 04:38 | |
| Rockadrome | Ain't It a Shame | Royal American 20th Century Blues | 03:14 | |
| Spring Fever | She Taught My Katie | Woodstock | 03:14 | |
| New Creation | All is Well | Troubled | 03:20 | |
| Moonstone | Black Blind Light | ST | 04:24 | |
| Other Half | Thoughts | ST | 04:06 | |
| Mantra | Stay (D'arcy Draper) | ST | 02:58 | |
| Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers | You Got the Green Light | The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope | 04:03 | |
| Warpig | Sunflight | ST | 04:28 | |
| British North American Act | Only a Dream | In the Beginning | 02:56 | |
| Cargo | Geordy | Simple Things | 03:03 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | Mr. Truthful Licks | ST | 02:48 | |
| bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) | Bill Bissett’s Lullaby | Motherlove | 00:59 | |
| Christmas | Zephyr Song | Heritage | 13:20 | |
| Reign Ghost | Black Ode | ST | 03:29 | |
| Christmas | Zenith | Heritage | 01:07 | |
| Sidewinders | Flat Foot Hustlin' | Flatfoot Hustlin' | 06:16 | |
| Brazda Brothers | Gemini | ST | 03:38 |
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