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
Sinners, Les Les bouffons Sinnerismes
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Homework Homework b/w Come Back - Try Me
Lyme I'm Only Dreaming I'm Only Dreaming b/w Measles
Norman, Don & the Other Four Nothing to Do, No Place to Go Ottawa Rocks, Sir John A. Years comp
Allan, Chad & Expressions (Allan Kowbel) Shakin' All Over Shakin' All Over b/w Stop Teasin' Me
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Breastfeeders, Les Mini Jupe et Watusi Dejeuner sur l'herbe
Compilation Bob Harrington & Don Norman & The Other Four - Changes Sir John A.'s Leftovers: (a hot and cold companion to the Ottawa Rocks CD)
Misérables, Les Tu peux partir ST
Last Words It Made Me Cry I Symbolize You b/w It Made Me Cry (picture sleeve)
Skaliwags 365 Days a Year Turn Him Down b/w 365 Days A Year (gold label)
Breastfeeders, Les Da-Di-Dam Les matins de grands soirs
Worst Heretic ST
Deja Voodoo Eager Beaver Baby Cemetery
Fringe, The Flower Generation Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Chessmen (2) Cages ST
Misérables, Les Chemises À Pois, Cravates À Fleurs Chemises À Pois, Cravates À Fleurs b/w C'est L'été (Summertime)
Norman, Don & the Other Four All Of My Life The Bounce b/w All Of My Life
Raphaels I Change My Mind Someday b/w I Change My Mind
Zamboni Drivers Skating Ghost Skating Ghost b/w Drained of Blood
Gruesomes World of Darkness Hey!
Last Words The Laugh's on Me The Laugh's on Me b/w She'll Know How (picture sleeve)
Deja Voodoo Boppin' Sue ST (EP) (picture sleeve with castle on grey background)
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Scoundrelz Heartbreak Hotel Heartbreak Hotel b/w Poor John
Breastfeeders, Les Viens avec moi Les matins de grands soirs
Chessmen (2) He'll Go Away ST
Reign Ghost The Gum Wrapper Song ST
Luke & the Apostles You Make Me High You Make Me High b/w Not Far Off
Plague The Face of Time The Face of Time b/w We Were Meant to Be
Stonefield, The Morning Hours Deep Shades of Blue b/w Morning Hours
Esquires It's a Dirty Shame It's a Dirty Shame b/w Devoted to You
Ugly Ducklings No Account Woman Off the Wall
Valhalla Witch Doctor Witch Doctor b/w Mister Fantasy
Misty Fire Who I Am Cries of a Gambler b/w Who I Am
Blakewood Castle Farmer's Daughter Farmer's Daughter b/w Why
Brunswick Playboys Flowers On The Wall Looking In On the Brunswick Playboys
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Gruesomes That Ain't Right Hey!
Mants Countdown to Mant Attack I Smell...Woman!
Ugly Ducklings She Ain't No Use to Me She Ain't No Use to Me b/w 10:30 Train
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Sinners, Les Elle est revenue Sinnerisme
Ardels So Glad You're Mine I Love You b/w So Glad You're Mine
Underworld Love 22 The Strange Experiment of Dr. Jarrod b/w Love 22
Luv-Lites Born In Chicago Where Its At b/w Born In Chicago
Worst You've Been Laughin' The Creepy Thing
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
London, Jack & the Sparrows Leavin' Blues (vocal by Jerry Edmonton) ST
Great Scots Don't Want Your Love Give Me Lovin' b/w Don't Want Your Love (promo)
409, Les Born in Chicago They Say b/w Born in Chicago (acetate)
Luvin' Kind (aka The Lovin' Kynd) Missy D.M. Without Her b/w Missy D.M.
Sparrow Hard Times With the Law Hard Times With the Law b/w Meet Me After Four
Misérables, Les Trop fort ST
Circle Widens Weird Understanding See About Dreamin' b/w Weird Understanding
Fallen Leaves Little Liar Little Liar b/w Time is Everything
Three To One See Emily Play See Emily Play b/w Give Me Love
Checkerlads The Dreamer The Dreamer b/w You Just Can't Hide (picture sleeve)
Luv-Lites Where Its At Where Its At b/w Born In Chicago
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Ugly Ducklings The Band Played On Off the Wall
Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
M.G. & the Escorts I Can't Go On I Can't Go On b/w The One Who Wants You
Gruesomes Love Got In The Way Cave-In!
Sound Sett I'm Not Your Stepping Stone (Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart) 1966-1967
Long Time Comin' Paper Rose Bum-Ba Ba-Da-Da-Da (Kind Of Girl) b/w Paper Rose
Tempests That's Right - Walk On By That's Right - Walk on By
Stonemen In the Evening In the Evening b/w Faded Colors
Company Store Coming Home This Land b/w Coming Home
Factree Something Called Love The Factory
Differents, Les Je reviendrai ST
Tarry, Michael (Michael McDermott) Neighbours at the Zoo Neighbours at the Zoo b/w A Dime's Worth
Company Store This Land This Land b/w Coming Home
Deja Voodoo Things With You Cemetery
J.B. and the Playboys Don't Ask Me to be True My Delight b/w Don't Ask Me to be True (picture sleeve)
Meddy's People Substitute Shalalalee b/w Substitute
Five D Get Out of My Life Woman Get Out of My Life Woman b/w Running 'Round in Circles
Luke & the Apostles Not Far Off You Make Me High b/w Not Far Off
Brunswick Playboys On The Outside Looking In Looking In On the Brunswick Playboys
Tempests Ruby That's Right - Walk on By
Équipe 79 J'aime ta voix À qui? b/w J'aime ta voix
Back Street Journal I’m Not With You I’m Not With You b/w Ain’t Too Proud To Beg
Topless Mongos Theme from Human Centipede Hey My My/ Theme from Human Centipede b/w Rowena (picture sleeve)
Tempests High Blood Pressure That's Right - Walk on By
Growing Pains I'm Doomed I'm Doomed b/w Route 66
Breastfeeders, Les Le roi est nu Les matins de grands soirs
Dee and the Yeomen Why Why Why? Take the First Train Home b/w Why Why Why?
Chessmen (2) I'll Take My Time ST
London, Jack & the Sparrows Give My Love to You ST
Michel & the French Canadians Cause I Believe Cause I Believe b/w Comfort Him (picture sleeve)
Rockatones (aka Rock-A-Tones) I'm a Man Bad Girl b/w I'm a Man
Dee and the Yeomen Broken Hearted Melody Baby It's all Worthwhile b/w Broken Hearted Melody
Gruesomes Got Love If You Want It Unchained (EP)
Deverons She's Your Lover Blue Is The Night b/w She's Your Lover
Worst Creepy Thing The Creepy Thing
Brunswick Playboys Second To None Looking In On the Brunswick Playboys
Miesha and the Spanks Sweetheart Gods of Love
Sinners, Les Depuis longtemps déjà Vox Populi

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