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
Papa Bears Medicine Show O.K. ST
Spring It's So Hard Shine/ It's So Hard b/w Long, Long Way/ You Were Blind
Connors, Stompin' Tom My Home Cradled Out in the Waves Northland's Own
King Herbert And the Knights Ode to Billy Joe With Jack Harden
Jeremy Dormouse birds of joy Toad Rejects
Huckle Ocean Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)
Pepper Tree Blue Caravan Pepper Tree & Penny MacCauley (split with Bobby Arvon)
Dixon, Hugh Blues Stay Away From Me The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)
Platinum Blonde Hey Hey You Hey Hey You b/w No Regrets
Jeremy Dormouse you can't go back Toad Rejects
Brazda Brothers 20th Century ST
Mynah Birds The Mynah Bird Song The Mynah Bird Hop b/w The Mynah Bird Song
Wilkins, Rick & the Mutual Understanding Scarlet Ribbons Christmas With Rick Wilkins And The Mutual Understanding
EQ Come Alive Swellsville
Graham, Sheila The Letter ST
Dixon, Glenn Silence (The Cold Hours Come) Reflections
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Blind Owl Open Your Window ST
Jensen Sisters I Can't Deny Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze
Diodes The Curse - War Raw / War (split with The Curse)
Mitchell, Joni Be Cool Wild Things Run Fast (test pressing)
Baloue, Lewis As the Boats Go By Romantic Times
Braineaters Screw You Planet X
Siggy Magic & the Hey-Hoe Band Commercials for Free Commercials For Free (EP)
Griff, Ray Mama, This One's for You Canada "My Native Land"
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Brown, Jim Ross Barrett & Jim Brown - Tree Person The First See Hear
Rockadrome Very Strange Royal American 20th Century Blues
Brown, Jim Bp Nichol - Another Day Older The First See Hear
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Birth of the New Dragon Mine The Birth of the New Dragon Mine b/w Luke's Guitar
Lacombe, Buck Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle Moose Head ST
Haunted Twist ST
Braineaters Johnny Planet X
Riverson Empty Sky (Brian Edwards - Rayburn Blake) ST
Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia O Come ST
Mix, The Maybe (Face To The Wall) Break Up Shake Up (EP) (picture sleeve)
Howard & Smith Monotype Limited Stage 3: Bossanova The Optic Earful
Cargo Child of the Playroom Front Side, Back Side
Catseye Hedgegate Catseye
Spring Fever Oh Baby Hold Me Woodstock
Perth County Conspiracy I Shall be Released ST
Howard & Smith Monotype Limited Symphony #1 In A, B, C, D, etc. The Optic Earful
Liska Tear Away My Heart Cry Out Loud
Rodier, Roger Just fine Upon Velveatur
Dixon, Glenn As Our Days Fly By Reflections
Skeptical Eye Sad Jazz The Devil's Playground
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre fading era Sonic Horses I
Organization, The Happiness ST
Daigle, Ted Ruby Ruby b/w When You Said You All
D.N.A. Seashell Because I Love You b/w Seashell
Taylor, Stephanie Feeling Groovy "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
Cargo Habits and Jails Front Side, Back Side
Joker's Memory A Jokers Memory Part One ST
Harris, Mike Chinese Breakdown Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
Armes, Robert Fallen Star Songs for Icarus
Dixon, Hugh What's New The MPH Band - The Best of 69-70 (unreleased acetate)
Lightfoot, Gordon Steel Rail Blues Movin' Soundtrack (CN picture sleeve) (split with Jean Pierre Ferland)
Griff, Ray If it Hadn't Been for Music Canada "My Native Land"
London Experimental Jazz Quartet Ron Martin Special With Mustard Invisible Roots
Langley Schools Music Project To Know Him is to Love Him Glenwood Region Music Group-Musical Supervision: Hans Fenger
Bissett, Bill & th Mandan Massacre whn u cum into me Sonic Horses I
Chessmen Mustang Mustang b/w Meadowlands
David Because I'm Black ST
Snider, Art Something Stupid - Tea for Two Corny Songs I Play on My Organ
Mix, The Break Up Shake Up Break Up Shake Up (EP) (picture sleeve)
Harris, Mike Norwegian Waltz Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
British North American Act Joe Cool In the Beginning
Raphaels I Change My Mind Someday b/w I Change My Mind
Gillan, Marty Time and Love Try A Little Kindness
Connors, Stompin' Tom Movin' On to Rouyn Northland's Own
Brown, Jim Al Neil Trio - Lombardo The First See Hear
Mason, Dutch Dust My Broom Half Ain't Been Told
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Cat Piss Year Zero
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Fromager, David Country Boy's Memories If What You Said Was True
Palmer, Jerry Travelin' Shoes String of Hits
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Brown, Jim Lionel Kearns - Transport The First See Hear
New Creation Countdown to Revolution! Troubled
A Joint Effort Champagne Junction Final Effort
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎ Broadway Boogie Country and Rock & Roll Sound
Moore, Jeff & Friends Flying So High (Christina Becker) The Youngest Son
Amen, The Peter Zeus Carnivals and Cotton Candy b/w Peter Zeus
Compilation Myrna Lawrence - I've Grown Accustomed to His Face Unselfconsciously Canadian
King Herbert And the Knights Chicken Strut With Jack Harden
Fromager, David Catch Him If You Can If What You Said Was True
Rodier, Roger Am I supposed to let it by again Upon Velveatur
Medium Give Me a Peace ST
Boudreau, Walter Synchronisation I Jazz - Walter Boudreau + 3 = 4
Bloodstone I'm Your Man Toronto b/w I'm Your Man
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Comin' Home Hell Bent: A Collection of Hard Instrumentals (Split with King Herbert & the Knights)
Papa Bears Medicine Show Wait and See ST
Sweet Somethings Going Out of My Head - Can't Take My Eyes Off You hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'
Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck Little Pony Home Grown Stuff
Lloyd, Sam (Réal Brousseau, Plume) God Bless ST (psych cover)
Skeptical Eye Ghet-ti Train The Devil's Playground
VXN No More Putting Love Aside b/w No More (picture sleeve)
Agostini, Lucio Once Upon a Hundred Years (Theme) Once Upon a Hundred Years
Riverson Winter Garden (Brian Edwards) ST
EQ Help a Bruva Out Swellsville

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