Rarest Canadian Music

Welcome to the deep end of the archive—an unparalleled collection of Canada’s most elusive, obscure, and impossible-to-find recordings. Private press LPs, vanished 45s, cassette-only gems, and forgotten studio experiments—all rescued from the brink of silence. Spanning every genre and region, RAREST CANADIAN MUSIC shines a light on the voices, visions, and vinyl that slipped through the cracks of mainstream history. Unearthed, digitized, and preserved—this is Canada’s hidden soundtrack.

Bent Wind - Sussex - Vinyl Side 2

bpNichol - Motherlove vinyl side 2

Reaction

Black Knight - Master of Disaster

George Cook - Why Have You Left Me the Way I Am // On the Trail of Sunset Valley

Rockadrome - Royal American 20th Century Blues BACK

Moonstone - ST

Sweet Somethings - hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'

Siggy Magic & the Hey Ho Band - Commercials For Free (EP)

Frankie

Stephanie Taylor - "I Don't Know Where I Stand"

Gentlemen of Horror - 5 song 45 (Sterling Death) (EP) skull cover

Gentlemen of Horror - 5 song 45 (Sterling Death) (EP) skull cover

David

Original Bones Liner Notes SIDE 02

Plastic Cloud - ST

Bob Bryden

Les 409 acetate label one-of-a-kind garage artifact

Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone - Coming Out

Joker's Memory - ST

Ablaze - Psychopath b/w Sadistic Dream

Hank Snow - Western Caravan (split with Rosalie Allen and Sons of Pioneers) (EP) (picture sleeve)

Phillip Werren - Electronic Music (1968-1971)

Squires - The Sultan b/w Aurora

Natalie Pollock & John Turner

Michel & the French Canadians - Cause I Believe b/w Comfort Him (picture sleeve)

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Catseye I Met a Girl Out in the Country Catseye
Legacy Come With Me Come With Me b/w Gimme My Drugs
Other Half Stormy Monday Blues ST
Gnys, Stefan Another Time Another Place English Oaks and Evangeline
Vicky and the Coins In Old Shanty Town ST
Armes, Robert Lying Close Together Songs for Icarus
Rascalz How the Story Goes Really Livin'
Daigle, Ted It May be Silly Teenage Time
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Who You Frontin' For (Remix) Year Zero
Gryfe, Barbara Sunrise Sunset What the World Needs Now
VXN Putting Love Aside Putting Love Aside b/w No More (picture sleeve)
London Experimental Jazz Quartet Time is of the Essence Invisible Roots
Jensen Sisters Do What Makes You Happy Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze
Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia Café Symphony ST
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre she's a very good cook Awake in th Red Desert
Glenn-Copeland, Beverly Interval ST
Bonnie Scots Lizzie Lindsay Laugh and Cry
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Langley Schools Music Project Your Sixteen Wix - Brown Elementary School
Catseye It's a Long Way Catseye
Howard & Smith Monotype Limited The Alphatype Beep The Optic Earful
New Creation The Status Quo Song Troubled
A Joint Effort Tequilla Sunrise Final Effort
London, Jack & the Sparrows Dream on Dreamer ST
Baloue, Lewis As the Boats Go By Romantic Times
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Wilkins, Rick & the Mutual Understanding Christmas Waltz Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
Bear Paws Standing by the River Kitche-Ogamah
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey #2 Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Gargoyle George Dawber - Remembering Morris ST
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre heart flash us Sonic Horses I
Glenn-Copeland, Beverly Song From Beads ST
Jeremy Dormouse Small Man Toad
Armes, Robert Fallen Star Songs for Icarus
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre heard ya tellin Awake in th Red Desert
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎ Tribute to Pretty Maidens Prayer Country and Rock & Roll Sound
Medium New Thing ST
Medium The Mouse ST
Langley Schools Music Project Riannon Glenwood Region Music Group-Musical Supervision: Hans Fenger
Grimes Sardaukar Levenbrech Geidi Primes
No Exit Do You Wanna Join? ST
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Teah, Johnny & The Jubilee Mountain Boys Hello Mister Lonesome Sad Whistle b/w Hello Mister Lonesome
Greenwood, John Every Time I Think of You I Smile My Sailboat and Me
Lawson, Floyd and the Heart of Stone Theme from Swat "Coming Out"
Brazda Brothers Soldier in a Battleground ST
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Hook & Sling Hell Bent: A Collection of Hard Instrumentals (Split with King Herbert & the Knights)
Jeremy Dormouse hesitation blues Toad Rejects
Taylor, Stephanie Feeling Groovy "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Dada Lama Motherlove
Jarvis Street Revue Mr. Business Man Mr. Oil Man
Fromager, David Out on the Weekend If What You Said Was True
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre boomerang th floating oranges Sonic Horses I
Blind Owl The Old Man ST
Palmer, Jerry Come Along With Me String of Hits
Lloyd, Sam (Réal Brousseau, Plume) I'm Not Guilty ST (psych cover)
Garden Bower Gord’s Dream Etc. w/ Trains
Langley Schools Music Project I Get Around Wix - Brown Elementary School
Snider, Art "Travellin Man" (Theme from the Tommy Hunter Show) Corny Songs I Play on My Organ
Wiffen, David Slice of Life Live at the Bunkhouse
Spring Fever She Taught My Katie Woodstock
Lacombe, Buck Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle Gravel Road ST
Gnys, Stefan English Oaks English Oaks and Evangeline
Ultimate Image It's a Hard Life It's a Hard Life b/w Rains of Autumn
VXN Just a Game ST
Werren, Phillip Polish Wedding music Electronic Music (1968-1971)
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre is yr car 2 soft 4 th road Awake in th Red Desert
Glenn-Copeland, Beverly Untitled (Make the Answer "Yes") ST
Catseye Rhythms of an Empty Room Catseye
Langley Schools Music Project Venus and Mars Wix - Brown Elementary School
Circle C Burn Burn (promo)
Mitchell, Joni Be Cool Wild Things Run Fast (test pressing)
Jeremy Dormouse hollywood heaven Toad Rejects
Dunn, Nina Stay and Dance If You Want My Love (Do It) b/w Stay and Dance
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Scott Markle, Derek To Whisper Out Your Name ST
Fringe, The I Don't Want To Live Canada's Next Number One Recording Group (EP) promo
Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia Doctor Norman Bethune ST
Haunted Untie Me ST
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Comin' Home Hell Bent: A Collection of Hard Instrumentals (Split with King Herbert & the Knights)
Harris, Mike Andy's Favorite Jig Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
Two Tones We Come Here to Sing Live at the Village Corner
No Exit Energy Crisis ST
Gentlemen of Horror Rich Kids Sterling Death (EP) (alien cover)
Medium I'll Love Everyone at Last ST
Calgary Range Riders Curly Hair Rocky Mountain Rhythm // Curly Hair
Brazda Brothers Gemini ST
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Blind Owl Open Your Window ST
Organization, The Change in the Weather ST
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) The Bassment Show Year Zero
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck One Glass for Wine Home Grown Stuff
British North American Act Baby Jane Days and Nights In the Beginning
Bloodstone Toronto Toronto b/w I'm Your Man
EQ Come Alive Swellsville
Rosenberg, Michael-Jon Groovin ST
Dove, Ronnie and the Ron-Als I'm Happy Beach Rat b/w I'm Happy
Tyrant Carol Hooked On You b/w Carol
Compilation New Brands - Ace Up His Sleeve International Master Discovery Records
Two Tones Kilgarry Mountain Live at the Village Corner

Comments

Robert Williston

ok. thanks. I'll get those posted in the next little while....RW

Anonymous

oops - correct title of the Rockadrome album is "Royal American 20th Century Blues" - vk

Anonymous

I'd like to nominate: the first Cargo album (Front Side Back Side), bil bisset & mandan massacre (Awake in th Red Desert), the first two Intersystems albums, Jeff Moore & Friends (The Youngest Son), the second Reign Ghost album (featuring Lynda Squires), and Rockadrome (20th Century Royal American Blues) - vk