The Garage

The Garage is a high-octane collection where over 300 raw Canadian slabs of vinyl rumble and roar straight out of the crates to blow out your speakers. From fuzz-soaked 60s garage rock to frenzied proto-punk and obscurities you’ve probably never heard, this playlist celebrates the unpolished, unfiltered, and utterly addictive sounds that defined Canada’s underground rock scene. Plug in, spin it loud, and let these rare grooves take you right back into the dusty heart of the garage.

Free Thinkers - You Were Born for Me b/w She's Hurt

Toronto, Ontario

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Witness Inc. - Jezebel b/w Not You Girl (picture sleeve)

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Bartholomew + Three - She's Mine b/w You're Not There

Montréal, Québec

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Lexington Avenue - Farmer John b/w Wendy Taylor

Thunder Bay, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Sphex - Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City (picture sleeve) (re-issue)

Ontario

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Haunted - 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning

Chateauguy, Québec, 🇨🇦

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Johnny and the Canadians - Say Yeah! b/w A Million Tears Ago (promo)

London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Misérables, Les - Pourquoi b/w Ooh Poo Pah Do

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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Last Words - Op 3 Give Me Time b/w Op 4 Drive A Mini-Minor (Picture Sleeve)

Toronto, Ontario

King Bees - Little Girl b/w What's Your Name

Belleville, Ontario

Hennig, Jack & the Breaking Point Group - Maybe Tomorrow b/w Busy People

Edmonton, Alberta

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Power of Beckett - Just We Two b/w Shake Me, Wake Me

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Norman, Don & the Other Four - Low Man b/w Your Place In My Heart

Ottawa, Ontario

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Mandala - Give and Take b/w From Toronto - '67

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Night Walkers - Why? b/w If I Can Reach You

Dunnville, Ontario

Compilation - Nightmares from the Underworld Vol 02

Canada

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Shags - Smiling Fenceposts b/w Dr Feel-Good

Winnipeg, Manitoba

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Ardels - Piece of Jewellery b/w Run Hully Gully Boy

Etobicoke, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Expedition to Earth - Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

49th Parallel - Laborer b/w You Do Things

Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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M.G. & the Escorts - Please Don't Ever Change b/w Sorry to Hear

Pointe-Claire Montréal, Québecc, 🇨🇦

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Dee and the Yeomen - In a Minute Or Two b/w Afraid of Love

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Jones, Mike Group - Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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Company Store - This Land b/w Coming Home

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Paupers - For What I Am b/w Free as a Bird

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Liverpool Set - Walking the Dog b/w Oh Gee Girl

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Five Sounds - Peanut Butter b/w Miss Ann

Halifax, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦

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Deja Voodoo - ST (EP) (picture sleeve with castle on grey background)

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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Sound Box (aka Brian Redmond &) - Warm Your Mind and Soul b/w I'm Learning

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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Checkerlads - Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)

Regina, Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦

Deja Voodoo Monsters in My Garage second version back

Electric Roaches 1-2-5

Circle Widens

Harvey Deveau

Nocturnals - Because You're Gone b/w Can It Be True

Tom Northcott - Just Don't b/w Let Me Know

Tempests - That's Right - Walk on By

Second and longest-lasting lineup, l-r: Ed Clynton, Dave Tupper, Kenny Shields, Allen Ayers and Les Bateman (kneeling)

Witness ad

Les Breastfeeders - Les matins de grands soirs

Les Breastfeeders

The Fringe - Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown

Les 409 acetate label one-of-a-kind garage artifact

Miesha and the Spanks - Mean Face b/w Fuck Around (picture sleeve)

Topless Mongos - Hey My My/ Theme from Human Centipede b/w Rowena (picture sleeve)

Electric Roaches - 1-2-5 b/w Don't Wanna Know

Rabble - You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl

Portland Street South - Baby Get Out b/w Love (I’ll Never Let You Go)

Guess Who - Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)

Michel & the French Canadians - Cause I Believe b/w Comfort Him (picture sleeve)

Rick Buckthorp

The Fringe

The Fringe

MG & the Escorts 1967 promo from RPM Magazine November 11, 1967

Painted Ship - Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies

Sphex - Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City (picture sleeve) (re-issue)

Haunted - 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning

King Beezz - Gloria b/w She Belongs to Me

Mood - Train's Late b/w Who Do You Love

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Monstres, Les Le monstre mash Le monstre mash b/w Thème de cimetière
Shades of Blond All Your Love All Your Love
Ugly Ducklings Windy City (Noise at the North End) Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label)
Clymaxe Walkin' Blues R. U. Cumming? b/w Walkin' Blues
Ultimate Image It's a Hard Life It's a Hard Life b/w Rains of Autumn
Glass Cage Outro Where Did the Sunshine Go?
Free Thinkers You Were Born for Me You Were Born for Me b/w She's Hurt
Reign Ghost Black Ode ST
Ugly Ducklings Yesterday's Child Off the Wall
J.B. and the Playboys My Delight My Delight b/w Don't Ask Me to be True (picture sleeve)
London, Jack & the Sparrows Leavin' Blues (vocal by Jerry Edmonton) ST
Reign Ghost Reaching ST
Sinners, Les Je rêve de toi Sinnerismes
Long Time Comin' Paper Rose Bum-Ba Ba-Da-Da-Da (Kind Of Girl) b/w Paper Rose
Chessmen (2) I'll Take My Time ST
Shame Tree My Little Buttercup Junior Saw It Happen b/w My Little Buttercup
Eastern Passage Love Is Gone When You Ask About Love b/w Love Is Gone
Norman, Don & the Other Four Your Place In My Heart Low Man b/w Your Place In My Heart
Miesha and the Spanks Gods of Love Gods of Love
Sinners, Les Versailles 1667 Sinnerismes
Deja Voodoo Red Garlic Shoes Big Pile Of Mud
Differents, Les Je partirai ST
Tempests That's All That's Right - Walk on By
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Compilation The Eyes of Dawn - Kaleidoscope Sir John A.'s Leftovers: (a hot and cold companion to the Ottawa Rocks CD)
Worst You've Been Laughin' The Creepy Thing
Wild Ones, Les Mon amour Mon amour b/w Quand je te demande
Ugly Ducklings She Ain't No Use to Me Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label)
Deja Voodoo Things With You Cemetery
Bartholomew + Three My Babe Before My Babe Before b/w Delila
Deja Voodoo Cemetery Cemetery
Brunswick Playboys Second To None Looking In On the Brunswick Playboys
Chessmen (2) She is the Flower ST
Hi-Fives Fujikami The Warrior Fujikami The Warrior b/w Mo-Shun
Haunted Twist ST
Nobody Follow Me To a Lovely Lady b/w Follow Me
Chessmen (2) I've Gotta Get Back to Her ST
Worst Dracula's Daughter Play Tunes From The Tomb
Gruesomes Won't You Listen? Hey!
Big Town Boys (aka B.T.B.-4) August 32nd My Babe b/w August 32nd
Great Scots Don't Want Your Love Give Me Lovin' b/w Don't Want Your Love (promo)
Sinners, Les Penny Lane Sinnerismes
Shadracks Call Up the Man Call Up the Man b/w Midnite Blues
Deja Voodoo Metro vers l'enfer Cemetery
Reign Ghost Travels of Blue Paradox ST
Five D Freeloader She Can't be My Girl b/w Freeloader
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Tote Family Miles and Miles The Right Girl b/w Miles and Miles
Liverpool Set Oh Gee Girl Walking the Dog b/w Oh Gee Girl
Differents, Les Abandonne ST
Big Town Boys (aka B.T.B.-4) My Babe My Babe b/w August 32nd
Sinners, Les Sinerisme Sinnerisme
Montgomery Never Again Never Again b/w Marilyn Avenue
Eastern Passage I'm So Glad Ottawa Rocks, Sir John A. Years comp
Action Hang On Sloopy Winsom's Melody b/w Hang On Sloopy
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Worst Afraid of the Dark ST
Gruesomes Santa Claus Unchained (EP)
Blakewood Castle Farmer's Daughter Farmer's Daughter b/w Why
Factree Something Called Love Kaleidoscope b/w Something Called Love
Gruesomes Who Dat? Cave-In!
As Sheriff Six Ways to the Ace His Father's Good Machine b/w Six Ways to the Ace
Electric Roaches 1-2-5 (The Haunted) 1-2-5 b/w Don't Wanna Know
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Wheeler, Jim & Spokes Secret Spy Secret Spy
King Beezz Sean's Song Sean's Song b/w Wine is Fine
Michel et la 4ième Volonté Fille de terre des hommes Fais attention (Je suis un homme) b/w Fille de terre des hommes
Mynah Birds It's My Time It's My Time b/w Go On And Cry
Ugly Ducklings Scarred Off the Wall
Shouter's, The In The Evening In The Evening b/w Can I Help It
London, Jack & the Sparrows Take it Slow (vocal by Jerry Edmonton) ST
King Beezz Found and Lost Found and Lost b/w Now
Ugly Ducklings Hangman Thump & Twang
Pacers Windjammer I Want You Back b/w Windjammer
Sound Sett She Ain't No Use to Me (Dave Bingham & Roger Mayne, The Ugly Ducklings) 1966-1967
Gruesomes I'm Glad For You Gruesomania
Factree Kaleidoscope Kaleidoscope b/w Something Called Love
Northcott, Tom Just Don't Just Don't b/w Let Me Know
Plume Tout peut S'oublier Tout peut S'oublier b/w Doctor Robert
Tout Va Le bounce Le bounce b/w Je m'efforce
Factree I'm a Man The Factory
Sinners, Les Devoir partir Vox Populi
Eyes of Dawn Time to be Going Time to be Going b/w Ignorance and Hardship
Stampeders You Never Know Until You Try Wyld Canada Vol 6 comp: My Delight
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Miesha and the Spanks Make Love Gods of Love
Strange Movies What A Drag (I Can) Feel It Coming b/w What A Drag
Factree Something Called Love The Factory
Lexington Avenue Flowing Kind of Feeling The Bird Collector b/w Flowing Kind of Feeling
Ugly Ducklings Just Another Rock 'N' Roll Band Off the Wall
Tvees Shes no Good ST
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Berries Valley of Three Tears Night Winds b/w Valley of Three Tears
Breastfeeders, Les Tu n'es pas mon chien Les matins de grands soirs
Norman, Don & the Other Four Fever Ottawa Rocks, Sir John A. Years comp
Breastfeeders, Les Qui a deux femmes Les matins de grands soirs
Misérables, Les Chemises À Pois, Cravates À Fleurs Chemises À Pois, Cravates À Fleurs b/w C'est L'été (Summertime)
Meddy's People Yes I Will Yes I Will b/w Hideaway
Five D Dimentia Ottawa Rocks, Sir John A. Years comp
Sinners, Les Les disc-jockeys Sinnerismes

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