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.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Joe College & the Rulers	Working Class Hero	It Ain't Allright (With Me) b/w Working Class Hero	02:11
Jeremy Dormouse	Portrait for Marianne	Toad	02:13
George Cook	Why Have You Left Me the Way I Am	Why Have You Left Me the Way I Am // On the Trail of Sunset Valley	02:50
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Hook & Sling	Hell Bent: A Collection of Hard Instrumentals (Split with King Herbert & the Knights)	05:51
Twice Upon a Never	Leavin' On a Jet Plane	Twice Upon a Never	03:33
Souls of Inspyration	Pursuit	ST	02:45
The Organization	Back to Back	ST	02:50
Willie Dunn	Ballad of a Metis	Who Were The Ones? Parts 11-12	04:46
Jeremy Dormouse	Apple Annie	Toad	02:31
Marty Gillan	I Ain't Done Yet (Theme from the T.V. Series "The Manipulators") (Bobby Hales)	Try A Little Kindness	02:38
Skarecrow	Ain't Gonna Pop 'Dem Blues	Blues...Live at the Explorer	04:54
Rascalz	Whose The Hip Hopper	Really Livin'	04:28
EQ	Freestyle	Swellsville	04:33
Jeff Moore & Friends	Flying So High (Christina Becker)	The Youngest Son	04:46
Liska	Cry Out Loud	Cry Out Loud	04:58
Grimes	Venus In Fleurs	Geidi Primes	02:43
Huckle	Wild Blue Yonder	Wild Blue Yonder	04:14
Medium	The Mouse	ST	05:06
Art Snider	It Was a Very Good Year	Corny Songs I Play on My Organ	02:38
Sheila Graham	The Letter	ST	02:28
Sacrifice	1985-10_Slaughter, Sacrifice, Terminal Rage_CKLN FM fundraising_Interviews	Interviews 1985 + First Live Show	00:28
Billy Martin	Phillie Dog	Strawberry Soul	02:14
Glenn Dixon	Dreamer Parts 1-3	Reflections	19:44
Art Snider	Ode to Billy Joe	Corny Songs I Play on My Organ	03:22
Hank Noble & His Red River Valley Boys	I`ll Spend My Life Loving You	Things That Might Have Been // I`ll Spend My Life Loving You	02:33
Ray Griff	Maple Leaf	Canada "My Native Land"	03:41
May Run	Save Me	Days Into Years	03:04
Souls of Inspyration	Stranger	ST	03:02
Original Bones	The Verses of the Fool	ST	02:14
Boys Brigade	Voices	Live Off-The-Floor Demo	04:27
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck	Walk Your Head Around	Home Grown Stuff	04:30
Dolores Claman	Western Panorama	Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes	02:59
Robert Armes	Requiem	Songs for Icarus	03:30
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Nothing Beautiful	ST	05:27
Echoes and a Dream	Yesterday's Tomorrow	Echoes and a Dream	03:22
The Reaction	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
Alanis Morissette	Fate Stay With Me	Fate Stay With Me (picture disc)	03:00
Liska	Tear Away My Heart	Cry Out Loud	03:31
Spring Fever	She's Lookin' Good	Woodstock	02:56
Stumpwater	Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	03:33
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Porno Groove	Year Zero	00:58
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings	Summertime	Chip Dip	03:24
David Wiffen	Courtin' in the Kitchen	Live at the Bunkhouse	02:55
London Experimental Jazz Quartet	Eric's Madness	Invisible Roots	04:51
David Wiffen	Times are Getting' Hard	Live at the Bunkhouse	03:11
Marlo Lauzon & Lutia	Café Symphony	ST	03:22
Rockadrome	Live and Love Child	Royal American 20th Century Blues	01:38
Opposite	Party in My Home	Help Us Make It	01:58
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau	Do You Agree With Me	ST (psych cover)	03:52
Derek Scott Markle	Goin' Thru the Town	ST	02:03
Matlows	If You Were Mine	If You Were Mine // Only You	02:17
The Amen	Carnivals and Cotton Candy	Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus	02:55
Plastic Cloud	Art's a Happy Man	ST	03:13
Stompin' Tom Connors	Streets of Toronto	Northland's Own	02:33
Canadian Beadles	Steady Guy	Three Faces North	02:08
Grimes	Caladan	Geidi Primes	02:25
Haunted	Horror Show	ST	05:30
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Canadian Beadles	Funny Feeling	Three Faces North	02:05
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Jeremy Dormouse	Who Do You Love	Toad	03:22
Laurie Ingalls	Ballad of an Outlaw	Cheap Champagne	04:57
Golden Earrings	My Situation	My Situation b/w Nothing Much	02:09
Reign Ghost	More Than I	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	03:36
Sweet Somethings	Do You Wanna Dance	hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'	02:11
Hugh Dixon	Silly Bo Dilly (Dixon)	The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)	02:52
Willie Dunn	Ballad of a Pavillion	Who Were The Ones? Parts 11-12	09:01
Laurie Ingalls	Sailing	Cheap Champagne	03:25
Huckle	Flower To The Sun	Wild Blue Yonder	06:17
Stompin' Tom Connors	Movin' On to Rouyn	Northland's Own	02:37
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Wait and See	ST	04:00
EQ	Come Alive	Swellsville	03:14
Skarecrow	Sea-Suckin' Blues	Blues...Live at the Explorer	06:42
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle	Take a Long Last Look (Joyce Hahn vocals)	ST	02:22
Jim Brown	Lionel Kearns - The Woman Who	The First See Hear	03:11
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play)	People Of The Ice	02:18
Liska	Weekday Mother	Cry Out Loud	02:50
May Run	Anastasia	Days Into Years	03:56
Two Tones	We Come Here to Sing	Live at the Village Corner	02:34
VXN	Which One Are You	ST	03:11
Sedum Shadows	Thinking Away	Thinking Away b/w Anatomy of a Shadow	02:26
Rick Wilkins & the Mutual Understanding	What Child is This	Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding	03:11
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	all th brite eyez deep in the rivr bed	Sonic Horses I	04:04
Sheila Graham	Gentle On My Mind	ST	03:13
Ronney Mitchell	Quando Quando	The Five Man Cargo	02:32
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry)	Country Cooking	Phil	04:07
Derek Scott Markle	Southern Lady	ST	02:24
Pat's People	Our Father	Today	01:22
Dolores Claman	Odd Couplet	Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes	03:01
Randy Bishop	Childhood Song to Christopher Robin	I Sing A Soft Song	03:45
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau	Blues in Your Room	ST (psych cover)	03:27
Stonemen	In the Evening	In the Evening b/w Faded Colors	03:04
Art Snider	Lara's Theme	Corny Songs I Play on My Organ	02:33
Jensen Sisters	Do What Makes You Happy	Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze	03:42
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre	an ode to d a levy	Awake in th Red Desert	01:25
Caribou	Les goelands	ST	04:27
Opposite	Le Telephone	Help Us Make It	02:32
May Run	Be My Girl	Days Into Years	03:50
Moonstone	Murk	ST	02:08
Papa Bears Medicine Show	Soul Kitchen	ST	13:55

Rarest Canadian Music

Tracks

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Minutes From Downtown - Minutes From Downtown '82

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Jolly Tambourine Man - Wheeeee! Demo

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Reign Ghost - Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires

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Reign Ghost - ST

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Christmas - ST

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Lorne Ranger - French Fried Freedom

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Caribou - ST

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Laurie Ingalls - Cheap Champagne

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Sacrifice - Interviews 1985 + First Live Show

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Sacrifice - The Exorcism

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Sacrifice - Turn In Your Grave (demo)

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Dimitroff, Burgess and Friends - Dimitroff, Burgess and Friends

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Ablaze - Psychopath

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May Run - Days Into Years

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Gerry Fiander - So Long, Goodbye (split with Jim Morrison)

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Moonstone - ST

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bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

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New Creation - Troubled

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Boys Brigade - Live Off-The-Floor Demo

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Boys Brigade - Mannequin Demo

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Haggath - Rehearsal Ildiko's, Toronto, 1986-02-07

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Haggath - Rehearsal 1985-09

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Haggath - Rehearsal 1985-03-11

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Dolores Claman - Canadisc Library: 8 Big Themes

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Billy Martin - Strawberry Soul

Jimmy Apostle & the Willows - I Love Ya Honey b/w Lost Love

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Ellison - ST

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Perth County Conspiracy - ST

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Heat - Brighouse b/w Rocking Chair

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Something Evil - Die Children Die b/w The Great Winnipeg Riot

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