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
Shame Tree My Little Buttercup Junior Saw It Happen b/w My Little Buttercup
Our Generation Run Down Every Street I'm a Man b/w Run Down Every Street
Tempests Kansas City That's Right - Walk on By
Raphaels I Change My Mind Someday b/w I Change My Mind
Breastfeeders, Les Le roi est nu Les matins de grands soirs
Sinners, Les La petite souris Sinnerismes
Fringe, The Executive Dream Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo
Gruesomes No No No No Cave-In!
Deja Voodoo Crocodile Tears Cemetery
Sinners, Les L'hymne à ti-pop Sinnerismes
Guess Who If You Don't Want Me Flying on the Ground is Wrong b/w If You Don't Want Me
Ugly Ducklings Just in Case You Wonder Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label)
New Day They're Callin' Me Back Home They're Callin' Me Back Home b/w Gotta Spread Some Love Around
Power of Beckett Just We Two Just We Two b/w Shake Me, Wake Me
London, Jack & the Sparrows Glad to Be With You ST
Worst Creepy Thing The Creepy Thing
Luv-Lites Born In Chicago Where Its At b/w Born In Chicago
Haunted Shake ST
Norman, Don & the Other Four All of My Life The Bounce b/w All of My Life
Breastfeeders, Les Tout va pour le mieux dans le pire des mondes Les matins de grands soirs
It's All Meat Make Some Use of Your Friends ST
Miesha and the Spanks River Gods of Love
Dee and the Yeomen Baby It's all Worthwhile Baby It's all Worthwhile b/w Broken Hearted Melody
Ugly Ducklings Hangman (V2) Thump & Twang
Gruesomes Stop It, Girl Cave-In!
Gruesomes Je Cherche Gruesomania
Chessmen Love Didn't Die You Lost Your Game b/w Love Didn't Die
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Deja Voodoo Yeye Big Pile Of Mud
Ugly Ducklings Not For Long Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label)
Sinners, Les Les bouffons Sinnerismes
Deja Voodoo Things With You Cemetery
Bartholomew + Three My Babe Before My Babe Before b/w Delila
Haunted Montreal Blues ST
Montgomery Never Again Never Again b/w Marilyn Avenue
Dabsters, Les Oh non oh non La liberté b/w Oh non oh non
King Beezz Now Found and Lost b/w Now
Stonefield, The Deep Shades of Blue Deep Shades of Blue b/w Morning Hours
Northwest Company She's A Woman Time For Everyone b/w She's A Woman (picture sleeve)
Five D Dimentia Ottawa Rocks, Sir John A. Years comp
Guess Who Believe Me Believe Me b/w Baby Feeling
Ugly Ducklings The Pain is Alright Off the Wall
Guess Who Flying on the Ground is Wrong Flying on the Ground is Wrong b/w If You Don't Want Me
Brunswick Playboys Follow The Sun Looking In On the Brunswick Playboys
One Way Street I See the Light I See the Light b/w Tears in My Eyes
Compilation Bob Harrington & Don Norman & The Other Four - Changes Sir John A.'s Leftovers: (a hot and cold companion to the Ottawa Rocks CD)
Tempests Hard Times That's Right - Walk on By
Worst Heretic ST
Northwest Company The End is Autumn The End is Autumn b/w Eight Hours a Day
Ardels Piece of Jewellery Piece of Jewellery b/w Run Hully Gully Boy
Ugly Ducklings Scarred Off the Wall
Shags Smiling Fenceposts Smiling Fenceposts b/w Dr Feel-Good
Meddy's People Mister Sister Fantasy World b/w Mister Sister
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Sinners, Les Sinerisme Sinnerisme
Sinners, Les Kid sentiment Vox Populi
Sinners, Les Marie-Jeanne Vox Populi
Gruesomes You Said Yeah Gruesomania
Gruesomes Get Outta My Hair Tyrants of Teen Trash: 13 Unlucky Hits
Scoundrelz Heartbreak Hotel Heartbreak Hotel b/w Poor John
Deja Voodoo Dodge Veg-o-matic Big Pile Of Mud
Compilation The Five D - And I Love Her Sir John A.'s Leftovers: (a hot and cold companion to the Ottawa Rocks CD)
Sinners, Les Fou du roi Vox Populi
Strange Movies (I Can) Feel It Coming (I Can) Feel It Coming b/w What A Drag
Chessmen You Lost Your Game You Lost Your Game b/w Love Didn't Die
Differents, Les La solitude ST
Differents, Les Je t'aime ST
Deja Voodoo 48 Bucks Big Pile Of Mud
Royal Family Solitude Sometimes b/w Solitude (picture sleeve)
Golden Earrings Nothing Much My Situation b/w Nothing Much
Scene, The Scenes (From Another World) Scenes (From Another World) b/w You're In A Bad Way
Compilation The Eyes of Dawn - Kaleidoscope Sir John A.'s Leftovers: (a hot and cold companion to the Ottawa Rocks CD)
Gruesomes I'm Searching Unchained (EP)
Action Winsom's Melody Winsom's Melody b/w Hang On Sloopy
Reign Ghost Southern Hemisphere Blues Legacy ST
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Mood Who Do You Love Train's Late b/w Who Do You Love
Ferrari's of Canada Please Tell Her (All I Ever Want is) Girls b/w Please Tell Her
Breastfeeders, Les Le monde tourne autour de toi Dans la gueule des jours
Tarry, Michael (Michael McDermott) A Dime's Worth Neighbours at the Zoo b/w A Dime's Worth
Vindicators I'm Gone ST
Free Thinkers You Were Born for Me You Were Born for Me b/w She's Hurt
Mynah Birds Go On And Cry It's My Time b/w Go On And Cry
Worst You've Been Laughin' The Creepy Thing
Norman, Don & the Other Four The Bounce The Bounce b/w All Of My Life
Ugly Ducklings Windy City (Noise at the North End) Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label)
Deja Voodoo (Some Things Just Don't) Wash Off Big Pile Of Mud
J.B. and the Playboys My Delight My Delight b/w Don't Ask Me to be True (picture sleeve)
Mandala From Toronto - '67 Give and Take b/w From Toronto - '67
Mynah Birds The Mynah Bird Song The Mynah Bird Hop b/w The Mynah Bird Song
Dewline Ode to a Cucumber, Blueberry and a Flower Ode to a Cucumber, Blueberry and a Flower b/w If You Can Dig It
Reign Ghost Black Ode ST
Kris, Bobby and the Imperials A Year From Today She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today
Compilation Those Naughty Boys - Baby Sir John A.'s Leftovers: (a hot and cold companion to the Ottawa Rocks CD)
Ugly Ducklings Can't Judge a Book (V2) Thump & Twang
King Beezz I Can't Explain I Can't Explain b/w I Gotta Move
Miesha and the Spanks Across the Country Gods of Love
Chessmen (2) Time Machine ST
Checkerlads You Just Can't Hide The Dreamer b/w You Just Can't Hide (picture sleeve)
Fringe, The Token For My Mind Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo

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