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
Sound Sett Oh No (The Sound Sett) 1966-1967
Fringe, The Executive Dream Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo
Wheeler, Jim & Spokes Secret Spy Secret Spy
Deja Voodoo If Mashed Potatoes Cemetery
Tempests Hard Times That's Right - Walk on By
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Valhalla Mister Fantasy Witch Doctor b/w Mister Fantasy
Gruesomes What Am I Doing This For? Hey!
Brunswick Playboys It's Only Love Looking In On the Brunswick Playboys
Chessmen (2) Don't Put Me Down ST
Brunswick Playboys Need You Looking In On the Brunswick Playboys
Northcott, Tom Let Me Know Just Don't b/w Let Me Know
Topless Mongos Rowena Hey My My/ Theme from Human Centipede b/w Rowena (picture sleeve)
Scoundrelz Heartbreak Hotel Heartbreak Hotel b/w Poor John
Miesha and the Spanks Until You're Lovin' Me Gods of Love
King Bees What's Your Name Little Girl b/w What's Your Name
Ugly Ducklings My World for Today Thump & Twang
Lexington Avenue Wendy Taylor Farmer John b/w Wendy Taylor
Fringe, The Nancy Brown Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Northwest Company The End is Autumn The End is Autumn b/w Eight Hours a Day
Cardan, Le Les yeux de l'amour Jardin d'ébène b/w Les yeux de l'amour
Chessmen (2) Time Machine ST
Deja Voodoo Gonna Kill Somebody Big Pile Of Mud
Chessmen (2) Pretty Girl ST
Vindicators Early in the Morning ST
Berries Night Winds Night Winds b/w Valley of Three Tears
Worst Lucky Guy ST
Deja Voodoo Boppin' Sue ST (EP) (picture sleeve with castle on grey background)
Dewline If You Can Dig It Ode to a Cucumber, Blueberry and a Flower b/w If You Can Dig It
Plague High Flyin' Bird Love and Obey b/w High Flyin' Bird
Skaliwags 365 Days a Year Turn Him Down b/w 365 Days A Year (gold label)
Johnny Jaws & the Sharks Out of Love Out of Love b/w Wizard
Lexington Avenue Flowing Kind of Feeling The Bird Collector b/w Flowing Kind of Feeling
Brunswick Playboys Second To None Looking In On the Brunswick Playboys
Gruesomes El Diablo Hey!
Raphaels Someday Someday b/w I Change My Mind
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Sound Sett Just a Little (Ron Elliott & Bob Durand, The Breau Brummels) 1966-1967
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Chantels, Les Shaggy Baggy Joe Shaggy Baggy Joe b/w Have You Ever Felt Blue (picture sleeve)
Chessmen You Lost Your Game You Lost Your Game b/w Love Didn't Die
Blue Canadian Band Oh-No Oh-No b/w Blue Feeling
Threads Of Fybre Mama Mama b/w Believe Me
King Beezz Wine is Fine Sean's Song b/w Wine is Fine
Gruesomes That Ain't Right Hey!
Valhalla Witch Doctor Witch Doctor b/w Mister Fantasy
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Deja Voodoo Big Pile of Mud Big Pile Of Mud
Deja Voodoo Strange Cemetery
(Those) Rogues Wish I Could See You Again Wish I Could See You Again b/w Girl
Martin Martin Silly Poor Soul Press Right Here b/w Silly Poor Soul
Norman, Don & the Other Four Fever Ottawa Rocks, Sir John A. Years comp
Rockatones (aka Rock-A-Tones) I'm a Man Bad Girl b/w I'm a Man
Factree Kaleidoscope Kaleidoscope b/w Something Called Love
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Gruesomes I'm Glad For You Gruesomania
Factree Blue Shades The Factory
Guess Who Baby Feeling Believe Me b/w Baby Feeling
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Chessmen (2) I'll Take My Time ST
Deja Voodoo Voodoo Barbecue Cemetery
Allan, Chad & Expressions (Allan Kowbel) Shakin' All Over Shakin' All Over b/w Stop Teasin' Me
Rockatones (aka Rock-A-Tones) Bad Girl Bad Girl b/w I'm a Man
Worst I Don't Dig You (But I'll Dig Your Grave) Play Tunes From The Tomb
Sinners, Les Fou du roi Vox Populi
Compilation The Five D - Jingle Bells Sir John A.'s Leftovers: (a hot and cold companion to the Ottawa Rocks CD)
Breastfeeders, Les Qui a deux femmes Les matins de grands soirs
Esquires Cry is All I Do Cry is All I Do b/w We've Got a Future
Sinners, Les La troisieme fuite de Mohamed "Zali" Sinnerisme
King Beezz I Can't Explain I Can't Explain b/w I Gotta Move
Clayton-Thomas, David Take Me Back Take Me Back b/w Send Her Home
Characters, The I'm Gonna Win You Back Daddy Rolling Stone b/w I'm Gonna Win You Back
Valhalla Witch Doctor Witch Doctor b/w Mister Fantasy
Mandala From Toronto - '67 Give and Take b/w From Toronto - '67
Haunted Shake ST
Long Time Comin' Bum-Ba Ba-Da-Da-Da (Kind Of Girl) Bum-Ba Ba-Da-Da-Da (Kind Of Girl) b/w Paper Rose
M.G. & the Escorts Please Don't Ever Change Please Don't Ever Change b/w Sorry to Hear
Deja Voodoo 16 Tons Cemetery
Zamboni Drivers Drained of Blood - Drained of Blood Skating Ghost b/w Drained of Blood
Tempests Kansas City That's Right - Walk on By
Compilation Those Naughty Boys - Heart Sir John A.'s Leftovers: (a hot and cold companion to the Ottawa Rocks CD)
Norman, Don & the Other Four Your Place In My Heart Low Man b/w Your Place In My Heart
Fringe, The I Don't Want To Live Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo
Characters, The Daddy Rolling Stone Daddy Rolling Stone b/w I'm Gonna Win You Back
Fontaine, Alex Tu n'es pas sincere Tu n'es pas sincere b/w Goodbye
Ugly Ducklings 10:30 Train Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label)
Shockers Somebody Help Me Somebody Help Me b/w I Can't Make It
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Sound Sett Harlem Nocturne (Earle Hagen) 1966-1967
Ugly Ducklings Windy City (Noise at the North End) Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label)
Chessmen (2) Cages ST
Compilation Don Norman & The Other Four - Keep a Knockin' Sir John A.'s Leftovers: (a hot and cold companion to the Ottawa Rocks CD)
Gruesomes Wish You Were Her Cave-In!
Last Words She'll Know How The Laugh's on Me b/w She'll Know How (picture sleeve)
Miesha and the Spanks Make Love Gods of Love
Satan & the D-Men She'll Lie L-I-N-D-A b/w She’ll Lie
Misérables, Les Toi qui es jeune ST
Brunswick Playboys Nothin's Changed Looking In On the Brunswick Playboys
Great Scots Ball And Chain Ball & Chain b/w Run, Run For Your Life
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)

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