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
Raphaels I Change My Mind Someday b/w I Change My Mind
Compilation The Heart - Yesterday Was a Dream Sir John A.'s Leftovers: (a hot and cold companion to the Ottawa Rocks CD)
Luv-Lites Born In Chicago Where Its At b/w Born In Chicago
Dee and the Yeomen Why Why Why? Take the First Train Home b/w Why Why Why?
White Nights Run, Run Baby Run, Run Baby b/w Love That's True
Ugly Ducklings Gaslight Gaslight b/w Rimb Nugget
Michel & the French Canadians Comfort Him Cause I Believe b/w Comfort Him (picture sleeve)
Gruesomes For All I Care Tyrants of Teen Trash: 13 Unlucky Hits
Our Generation Cool Summer Out to Get Light b/w Cool Summer
Lyme I'm Only Dreaming I'm Only Dreaming b/w Measles
Deja Voodoo Buy Insurance Cemetery
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Sinners, Les Je rêve de toi Sinnerismes
Sound Sett You're a Better Man Than I (Mike & Brian Hugg) 1966-1967
Great Scots Give Me Lovin' Give Me Lovin' b/w Don't Want Your Love (promo)
Compilation Those Naughty Boys - Baby Sir John A.'s Leftovers: (a hot and cold companion to the Ottawa Rocks CD)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Fringe, The Executive Dream Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo
London, Jack & the Sparrows Dream on Dreamer ST
Serf, Les Mademoiselle ye-ye Le temps ne les attend pas b/w Mademoiselle ye-ye
Breastfeeders, Les Qui a deux femmes Les matins de grands soirs
409, Les They Say They Say b/w Born in Chicago
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Dee and the Yeomen Broken Hearted Melody Baby It's all Worthwhile b/w Broken Hearted Melody
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Wild Ones, Les Mon amour Mon amour b/w Quand je te demande
Gruesomes (Theme From) Bikers from Hell Tyrants of Teen Trash: 13 Unlucky Hits
Vindicators Early in the Morning ST
Thee Deuces Hung Up on You You Gotta Try b/w Hung Up on You (picture sleeve)
Compilation Those Naughty Boys - Can't You Tell Sir John A.'s Leftovers: (a hot and cold companion to the Ottawa Rocks CD)
Sparrow Hard Times With the Law Hard Times With the Law b/w Meet Me After Four
Brunswick Playboys Walk In The Black Forest Looking In On the Brunswick Playboys
Shadracks Call Up the Man Call Up the Man b/w Midnite Blues
Glass Cage Outro Where Did the Sunshine Go?
Factree Who I Am The Factory
Misty Fire Cries of a Gambler Cries of a Gambler b/w Who I Am
Ugly Ducklings Postman's Fancy Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label)
Gruesomes Wish You Were Her Cave-In!
It's All Meat Roll My Own ST
Deja Voodoo Stop Cemetery
New Day They're Callin' Me Back Home They're Callin' Me Back Home b/w Gotta Spread Some Love Around
Glass Cage All Alone Where Did the Sunshine Go?
Golden Earrings Nothing Much My Situation b/w Nothing Much
King Beezz Gloria She Belongs to Me b/w Gloria
Compilation The Five D - She Can't Be My Girl (alt. mix) Sir John A.'s Leftovers: (a hot and cold companion to the Ottawa Rocks CD)
Tvees Twist My Arm ST
Deja Voodoo 16 Tons Cemetery
Misérables, Les Pourquoi Pourquoi b/w Ooh Poo Pah Do
Breastfeeders, Les Mini Jupe et Watusi Dejeuner sur l'herbe
Collectors We Can Make It Wyld Canada Vol 4: Rotten to the Core comp
Luke & the Apostles Not Far Off You Make Me High b/w Not Far Off
Five Sounds Peanut Butter Peanut Butter b/w Miss Ann
Sound Sett Oh No (The Sound Sett) 1966-1967
Differents, Les Abandonne ST
Blakewood Castle Why Farmer's Daughter b/w Why
It's All Meat Self-confessed Lover ST
London, Jack & the Sparrows If You Don't Want My Love ST
Electric Roaches 1-2-5 (The Haunted) 1-2-5 b/w Don't Wanna Know
Plague Love and Obey Love and Obey b/w High Flyin' Bird
Valhalla Witch Doctor Witch Doctor b/w Mister Fantasy
Zamboni Drivers Skating Ghost Skating Ghost b/w Drained of Blood
409, Les Born in Chicago They Say b/w Born in Chicago
Gettysbyrg Address Keep Your Hands (Off My Baby) Love is a Beautiful Thing b/w Keep Your Hands (Off My Baby)
Ugly Ducklings Hangman (V2) Thump & Twang
Compilation Les Demi-Douzaines (Don Norman & Other 4) - Le Bounce Sir John A.'s Leftovers: (a hot and cold companion to the Ottawa Rocks CD)
New Day Gotta Spread Some Love Around They're Callin' Me Back Home b/w Gotta Spread Some Love Around
Factree Kaleidoscope Kaleidoscope b/w Something Called Love
Chessmen (2) Adventure ST
Norman, Don & the Other Four Trae Hymn I (eca lp-Ruoy) Your Place in My Heart b/w Trae Hymn I (eca / lp-Ruoy)
Quid Lover Lover Lover Lover b/w She
Miesha and the Spanks Love, Baby Gods of Love
Sinners, Les Candid colour countdown Sinnerisme
Haunted Come On Home Come On Home b/w Out of Time
Norman, Don & the Other Four Fever Ottawa Rocks, Sir John A. Years comp
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Factree Suzie Q The Factory
Allan, Chad & Expressions (Allan Kowbel) Shakin' All Over Shakin' All Over b/w Stop Teasin' Me
Mood Who Do You Love Train's Late b/w Who Do You Love
Sharp Ends Vacant City Broadview Pressure Test/ Panic Button b/w Vacant City/ Can't Say No (picture sleeve) (re-issue)
Sinners, Les Versailles 1667 Sinnerismes
Underworld Love 22 The Strange Experiment of Dr. Jarrod b/w Love 22
Sound Sett Just a Little (Ron Elliott & Bob Durand, The Breau Brummels) 1966-1967
Compilation The Eastern Passage - Feel So Fine Sir John A.'s Leftovers: (a hot and cold companion to the Ottawa Rocks CD)
Eastern Passage Love Is Gone When You Ask About Love b/w Love Is Gone
Clay and the Funseekers (Clay Naslund) People of Action People of Action b/w Jailhouse Rock
Gruesomes My Broken Heart Will Never Mend Unless You Come Back With the Guns Tyrants of Teen Trash: 13 Unlucky Hits
Worst Lucky Guy ST
Chandells One Track Mind One Track Mind b/w Tired of Waiting
Luv-Lites Where Its At Where Its At b/w Born In Chicago
Deja Voodoo Beat Me to the Lunch Big Pile Of Mud
Guess Who Baby Feeling Believe Me b/w Baby Feeling
Miesha and the Spanks Gods of Love Gods of Love
Gruesomes Santa Claus Unchained (EP)
Brunswick Playboys That's The Way I Feel Looking In On the Brunswick Playboys
Compilation The Five D - She Can't Be My Girl Sir John A.'s Leftovers: (a hot and cold companion to the Ottawa Rocks CD)
Five Sounds Baby Please Don't Cry Loadin' Coal b/w Baby Please Don't Cry
Eight Point Five Casey's Mail Order Bride Casey's Mail Order Bride b/w Were We Wrong
Last Words It Made Me Cry I Symbolize You b/w It Made Me Cry (picture sleeve)
Blue Canadian Band Oh-No Oh-No b/w Blue Feeling

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