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
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Liverpool Set Walking the Dog Walking the Dog b/w Oh Gee Girl
Arthur Maitre de la guerre Dites-moi pourquoi b/w Maitre de la guerre
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)
Blue Canadian Band Oh-No Oh-No b/w Blue Feeling
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
49th Parallel Laborer Laborer b/w You Do Things
One Way Street Tears in My Eyes I See the Light b/w Tears in My Eyes
Eastern Passage I'm So Glad Ottawa Rocks, Sir John A. Years comp
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
Compilation Those Naughty Boys - Can't You Tell Sir John A.'s Leftovers: (a hot and cold companion to the Ottawa Rocks CD)
Worst Gonna Change Your Mind ST
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Sinners, Les Je ne sais pas Vox Populi
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Miesha and the Spanks Fuck Around Mean Face b/w Fuck Around (picture sleeve)
Skaliwags Turn Him Down Turn Him Down b/w 365 Days A Year (gold label)
Sinners, Les Sour as a Sidewalk Sinnerisme
King Beezz She Belongs to Me Gloria b/w She Belongs to Me
Ugly Ducklings Gaslight Gaslight b/w Rimb Nugget
Brunswick Playboys Second To None Looking In On the Brunswick Playboys
Stonemen Faded Colors In the Evening b/w Faded Colors
Grass Company Once a Child Once a Days b/w Once a Child
Meddy's People Mister Sister Fantasy World b/w Mister Sister
Staccatos C'mon Everybody C'mon Everybody b/w Let Me See
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Deja Voodoo I Better Think Cemetery
Brunswick Playboys Railroad Tracks Looking In On the Brunswick Playboys
Differents, Les Je t'aime ST
Growing Pains I'm Doomed I'm Doomed b/w Route 66
Sparrow Green Bottle Lover Green Bottle Lover b/w Down Goes Your Love Life (promo)
Factree Something Called Love The Factory
Norman, Don & the Other Four All Of My Life The Bounce b/w All Of My Life
Ugly Ducklings Hangman Thump & Twang
Gruesomes You Gotta Believe Me Cave-In!
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey #1 ST
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Last Words The Laugh's on Me The Laugh's on Me b/w She'll Know How (picture sleeve)
Compilation Those Naughty Boys - Baby Sir John A.'s Leftovers: (a hot and cold companion to the Ottawa Rocks CD)
Big Town Boys (aka B.T.B.-4) August 32nd My Babe b/w August 32nd
Sound Sett Mustang Sally (Mack Rice) 1966-1967
Sinners, Les Depuis longtemps déjà Vox Populi
Sinners, Les La petite souris Sinnerismes
Great Scots Give Me Lovin' Give Me Lovin' b/w Don't Want Your Love (promo)
Tvees Twist My Arm ST
Ferrari's of Canada (All I Ever Want is) Girls (All I Ever Want is) Girls b/w Please Tell Her
Shags Dr. Feel-Good Smiling Fenceposts b/w Dr Feel-Good
Tempests That's All That's Right - Walk on By
Clayton-Thomas, David Barbie-Lee Brain Washed b/w Barbie-Lee
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Paupers Free as a Bird For What I Am b/w Free as a Bird
Chandells Tired of Waiting One Track Mind b/w Tired of Waiting
Factree Kaleidoscope The Factory
Portland Street South Baby Get Out Baby Get Out b/w Love (I’ll Never Let You Go)
Gruesomes My Broken Heart Will Never Mend Unless You Come Back With the Guns Tyrants of Teen Trash: 13 Unlucky Hits
Circle Widens See About Dreamin' See About Dreamin' b/w Weird Understanding
Eastern Passage When You Ask About Love When You Ask About Love b/w Love Is Gone
It's All Meat You Don't Notice the Time You Waste ST
Bartholomew + Three Delila My Babe Before b/w Delila
Sinners, Les Sinerisme Sinnerisme
49th Parallel Laborer Laborer b/w You Do Things (promo)
Deja Voodoo Voodoo Barbecue Cemetery
Nocturnals Can It Be True Because You're Gone b/w Can It Be True
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Tempests Ruby That's Right - Walk on By
Nocturnals Detroit Detroit b/w Do What You Want
Johnny and the Canadians A Million Tears Ago Say Yeah! b/w A Million Tears Ago (promo)
Night Walkers If I Can Reach You Why? b/w If I Can Reach You
Ugly Ducklings Hey Mama (Keep Your Big Mouth Shut) Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label)
Fringe, The Token For My Mind Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo
Tempests Hard Times That's Right - Walk on By
Michel et la 4ième Volonté Fais attention (Je Suis Un Homme) Fais attention (Je suis un homme) b/w Fille de terre des hommes
Miesha and the Spanks Love, Baby Gods of Love
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Norman, Don & the Other Four Your Place In My Heart Low Man b/w Your Place In My Heart
Portland Street South Love (I’ll Never Let You Go) Baby Get Out b/w Love (I’ll Never Let You Go)
Circle Widens Weird Understanding See About Dreamin' b/w Weird Understanding
Haunted Montreal Blues ST
Satan & the D-Men L-I-N-D-A L-I-N-D-A b/w She’ll Lie
Misérables, Les Le chameau ST
Cardan, Le Jardin d'ébène Jardin d'ébène b/w Les yeux de l'amour
Breastfeeders, Les Mini Jupe et Watusi Dejeuner sur l'herbe
Ugly Ducklings Rimb Nugget Gaslight b/w Rimb Nugget
Paper Dream My Mind's Eye My Mind's Eye b/w She's No Good
Company Store Coming Home This Land b/w Coming Home
Haunted A Message to Pretty ST
It's All Meat Self-confessed Lover ST
Michel et la 4ième Volonté Fille de terre des hommes Fais attention (Je suis un homme) b/w Fille de terre des hommes
Norman, Don & the Other Four All of My Life The Bounce b/w All of My Life
Chessmen (2) Don't Put Me Down ST
London, Jack & the Sparrows You Don’t Want Me Now ST
Ugly Ducklings The Band Played On Off the Wall
Misérables, Les Misérablement vôtre Miserablement votre b/w Une lettre
Compilation The Eyes of Dawn - Kaleidoscope Sir John A.'s Leftovers: (a hot and cold companion to the Ottawa Rocks CD)
Fringe, The Nancy Brown Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Ultimate Image Rains of Autumn It's a Hard Life b/w Rains of Autumn
Sinners, Les Vox Populi Vox Populi
Deja Voodoo Cemetery Cemetery
Fringe, The Executive Dream Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo

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