CBC Radio Canada LM Series

CBC Radio Canada LM Series

A cornerstone of Canadian recorded history, the CBC LM Series stands as a testament to the nation's cultural and musical legacy. Pressed in limited quantities for internal distribution to CBC radio stations, these rare singles and LPs captured live broadcasts, commissioned works, and studio sessions spanning classical, jazz, folk, experimental, Indigenous, and multicultural sounds. Issued primarily throughout the 1960s to 1980s, each slab is a sonic time capsule—showcasing the depth, diversity, and artistry nurtured by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. With 243 titles catalogued here (at Mar 7, 2026), this collection offers an unparalleled glimpse into Canada’s musical soul.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Wild Rice Sadie (Bill Iveniuk) CBC Comp 406 comp
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Johnny Holmes Orchestra Put Your Hand in the Hand (Gene MacLellan) 17-piece Montreal Orchestra
Martin Slavin Sextet Deep Purple ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Pepper Tree Message Pepper Tree & Penny MacCauley (split with Bobby Arvon)
Doug Randle Get Happy Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Compilation Neil Sheppard - Lullaby For Jessica CBC Comp 412
Compilation Bob McMullin - Sandy Montage CBC Comp 432
Compilation Aura - Oh My Love CBC Comp 424
Reg Gibson Careful Mountain Pony Sings Strange Songs
Compilation Mary Saxton - Summer Flowers CBC Comp 413
Doug Randle You Know That Fella (Is a Friend of Mine) Songs for the New Industrial State
FM Aldeberan Black Noise
Lucio Agostini Chuck Wagon Race Once Upon a Hundred Years
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Shuffle Boogie, Swamp, Groove Blue Toronto Instrumental
Karen Oxley Merry Christmas Time Halifax Christmas Vocal
Sounds Company The Shadow of Your Smile Jimmy Dale Orchestra & Chorus with Rhonda Silver and Tommy Ambrose ‎
Al Baculis Quintet Soul Search (Al Baculis) CBC Comp 418
Jim Pirie It's Raining, It's Pouring Songs for The Young at Heart
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Vera Cruz Halifax Instrumental
Compilation Bob McMullin - King of Kensington CBC Comp 432
François Guy Y a des soirs CBC Comp 411 comp
Sunny Peter & Company Jeremiah's Flying Machine Another Goodbye
Compilation Wayne St. John & Betty Richardson - Just You and Me Together CBC Comp 420
FM One O'clock Tomorrow Black Noise
Catherine McKinnon Mr. Bojangles Someday
Sounds Company Do I Hear a Waltz? Jimmy Dale Orchestra & Chorus with Rhonda Silver and Tommy Ambrose ‎
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six It Takes Time (Shirley Eikhard) It's Impossible
Compilation Eric Robertson - Noel X Broadcast Recording Christmas Album
The Mutual Understanding Summer of '42 Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye
Yvan Landry Quartet Crépuscule Café Au Lait
Neil Chotem A Minor Ballad Plays the Songs of Gordon Lightfoot
Guido Basso Two Bourees Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Until it's Time for You to Go (Buffy Sainte-Marie) Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra
Tony Kingston Now You're Gone Now You're Gone
Judy Singh A Time for Love A Time for Love
Celebration Choir God, Love, Rock and Roll Toronto Vocal Group
Chicho Valle Magic Is The Moonlight Este Es Chicho Valle
Herb Marshall Get Out of My Life Woman (Allen Toussaint) Toronto Vocalist
Fraser MacPherson Cracklin' Rosie Fraser's Flutes
Compilation The Corporate Image - Eleanor Rigby Yesterdays
Hudson Carr Poole For Today CBC Comp 410 comp
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Nellie Medley (Wait 'Til the Sun Shines Nellie - Wore a Tulip - Old Grey Bonnet - I Want a Gal) (arr. Read) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - Cape St Marys CBC Comp 409
Jim Pirie Aba Dabba Hoo Hoo Ha Songs for The Young at Heart
Edward and Harding (Donald Edward & William Harding) Good Lookin' Child Toronto Vocal Duo
Jim Pirie Go Tell Roger Songs for The Young at Heart
Judy Singh Raggedy Anne And Raggedy Andy A Time for Love
Bruno Gerussi & Tommy Ambrose Mary Jane Fuzzy Love
Patrician McKinnon Anne Goodtime Charlie's Got the Blues (Danny O'keefe) Halifax Vocalist
Milan Kymlicka The Huron Carol Christmas With Milan
Tommy Banks Orchestra Country Way (Peter Thompson) These Eyes
Nick Ayoub Septet Too Late Now Masque Nade
Bruno Gerussi & Tommy Ambrose That's the Way It Was Fuzzy Love
Canadian Downbeats Leah ST (split with Flying Colors)
Neil Chotem Gypsy Plays the Songs of Gordon Lightfoot
Gordie Fleming Here's That Rainy Day (Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke) Gordie Fleming's "Big Little Band" (Montreal Instrumental)
Moe Marshall A Song for Bill CBC Comp 403 comp
Compilation Ron Hynes - Roads CBC Comp 402
Guido Basso Noelle Love Talk
Pat Hervey You've Got a Friend Window Pane b/w You've Got a Friend
Compilation Jeff White - Prisoner of Dreams Schooled For You
Nick Ayoub Septet High Healed Sneakers Masque Nade
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) What a Wonderful World As Hard As I Try
Bix Bélair Richard Ring's Guitars with Art Phillips String Orchestra - Richard Ring's the Strings (Richard Ring) Bix Belair's Trumpets + Richard Ring's Guitars
Clary Croft Dream Street Dreams Halifax Vocalist
Johnny Holmes Orchestra Doodlin Ray Berthiaume and Margo McKinnon, vocalists
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding The Bell that Couldn't Jingle Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
The Brian Browne Trio After Midnight Toronto Instrumental
Carol Britto Trio Karenetta (C. Britto) ST
Tommy Banks Orchestra Let Me Love Me Love (Frank Mills) Canadian Hits (Edmonton Instrumental)
Guido Basso Two Bass Hit Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
Marty Gillan Try a Little Kindness Try A Little Kindness
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Invocation: Silver (A Prayer) Transformations - Invocations
Compilation John Capek - Norwegian Wood Yesterdays
Juliette (Juliette Augustina Sysak) Ribbon of Darkness (Lightfoot) Juliette with the Lucio Agostini Orchestra
Lucio Agostini Tororito (Lucio Aostini) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Lisa Dal Bello The Old Man Lisa Dal Bello (14-Year Old Toronto Singer / Composer)
Johnny Holmes Orchestra With Apologies to Woody Ray Berthiaume and Margo McKinnon, vocalists
Clary Croft Half The Distance Dave Woods Orchestra
Chicho Valle Misirlou Latin Lustre
Neil Chotem Green Blues Lucille Dumont and Robert Demontigny, vocalists
Karen Oxley Song For A Winter's Night Dreams And Wishes (With Dave Woods Orchestra)
Bobby Arvon Mister Nobody Man ST (split with Pepper Tree & Penny MacCauley)
Karen Oxley Something Dreams And Wishes (With Dave Woods Orchestra)
Compilation Catherine McKinnon - Holly Berry Broadcast Recording Christmas Album
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding Silver Bells Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Unchained Melody (Tommy Common, vocals) Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Who Could Care (Brookmeyer) Norma Locke, vocalist
Bob McMullin Tuba or Not Tuba One Minuters
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Invocation: Bronze (The Contest) Transformations - Invocations
Compilation Cosmos - The Most Beautiful Girl CBC Comp 412
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
Reg Gibson Big Rock Candy Mountain CBC Comp 419 comp
John Cassidy and the Assembly C.C. Rider CBC Comp 414 comp
Sheila Graham The Tragedy of Butterfly McHeart ST
Bob Francis Love the One You're With with Thursday's Children & The Guido Basso Orchestra (from CBC TV's Bandwagon)
François Guy Take Me Take Me / Fenêtre b/w Elle Elle Est Là / Live Together
Celebration Choir Hymn to Freedom Toronto Vocal Group

ST

Available Space Featuring Cherie Camp

Cherie Camp - Available Space LABEL 02

Cherie Camp - Available Space LABEL 01

Cherie Camp - Available Space BACK

Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind

The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)

17-piece Montreal Orchestra

CBC Comp 404

Campbell, Anne Singers

One Minuters

Camp, Cherie

Cherie Camp, Margaret Trudeau et le guitariste John Welsman. Ottawa

ST

Glenn-Copeland, Beverly

Bickert, Ed

Toronto Instrumental

The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)

Browne, Brian Trio

Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert

Love Talk

Put Your Hand in the Hand

Basso, Guido

Toronto Singer / Composer

Bridges: Gene Lees Sings The Gene Lees Song Book

Lees, Gene

Songs for the New Industrial State

with Thursday's Children & The Guido Basso Orchestra (from CBC TV's Bandwagon)

Lucio Agostini - Once Upon a Hundred Years

If Only We Could See b/w Goodbye

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