Rarest Canadian Music

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
Jensen Sisters You Lit the Fire (I Want Only You) Dancin' In The Autumn Breeze
Compilation Buddy Victor - Didn’t' We Unselfconsciously Canadian
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time
Randy Bishop (A World of) Black And Brown I Sing A Soft Song
Skarecrow Mule Skinner Blues Blues...Live at the Explorer
British North American Act All the World is In Your Eyes In the Beginning
Two Tones Calypso Baby Live at the Village Corner
Stompin' Connors Tom Streets of Toronto Northland's Own
Other Half 100 lbs. Clay ST
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre whn u cum into me Sonic Horses I
Ray Griff Mama, This One's for You Canada "My Native Land"
Stefan Gnys Soliloguy English Oaks and Evangeline
Other Half Swinging Shepherd ST
Howard & Smith Monotype Limited The Alphatype Beep The Optic Earful
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Luke Simmons and His Blue Mountain Boys Howlin' at the Moon Just Waitin' // Howlin' at the Moon
Lewis Baloue Romance For Two L'amour
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Who You Frontin' For (Remix) Year Zero
Moonstone Relative Hoak ST
Georges Leningrad Bad smells Made In Taiwan
Two Tones Dark as a Dungeon Live at the Village Corner
John Greenwood Give Us Love My Sailboat and Me
Reign Ghost Mother's Got Troubles Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Sunshyne Eclypse & Sunny Day (Ross Barrett and Ken Spence) The Raven (EP)
Reign Ghost Enola Gay Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Bill Bissett & th Mandan Massacre th ride to th place uv meditaysyun Sonic Horses I
Ray Griff Sweet Bird of Youth Canada "My Native Land"
Fabulous PJ's Proud Mary What Do You Want Me to Do? b/w Proud Mary
Bear Paws Devil Is On the Run Kitche-Ogamah
Plume) Lloyd (Réal Brousseau God Bless ST (psych cover)
Buck 65 (Richard Terfry) Keep Your Hand Off My Girl Year Zero
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings Walkin' the Dog Chip Dip
Canadian Beadles Steady Guy Three Faces North
Spring Fever Woodstock (Joni Mitchell) Woodstock
Rock-a-tunes You're Some Kind of Nice Maria b/w You're Some Kind of Nice (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Original Bones Lady Anne ST
Les 409 Born in Chicago They Say b/w Born in Chicago (acetate)
Billy Martin Stax Strawberry Soul
Uncertain Land of 1000 Dances Land of 1000 Dances b/w Wipeout
Medium I'll Love Everyone at Last ST
Marty Gillan Sweet Caroline Try A Little Kindness
Sweet Somethings Young World hold on!..sweet somethings are comin'
Mike Harris By the Fireside Fiddle Favorites (with The Charm-Ettes)
Skarecrow More Than Once Blues...Live at the Explorer
Jack London & the Sparrows Dream on Dreamer ST
Opposite Baby Why Help Us Make It
Vicky and the Coins Five Foot Two ST
Catseye I Met a Girl Out in the Country Catseye
Grimes Rosa Geidi Primes
Gargoyle Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand ST
Skarecrow Wine Wine Wine Blues...Live at the Explorer
Stompin' Connors Tom The Northern Gentleman Northland's Own
Lewis Baloue Summer's Moon L'amour
Nucleus Johnny Peace Johnny Peace b/w Ernie's Gone (picture sleeve)
Roger Rodier Am I supposed to let it by again Upon Velveatur
Medium New Thing ST
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
David Wiffen More Often Than Not Camp Fortune (split with Tex Lecor)
Randy Bishop Tragi-Comedy in Four Acts: Act 1) In Honour of a Dissonant Triad; Act 1) A Tale Told By An Idiot; Act 3) Who Was That Unmasked Man?; Act 4) Morning I Sing A Soft Song
Ray Griff Canada Canada "My Native Land"
Art Snider It Was a Very Good Year Corny Songs I Play on My Organ
Moosetracks Sophie ST
Siggy Magic & the Hey-Hoe Band Passive & Blue Commercials For Free (EP)
Jerry Palmer Travelin' Shoes String of Hits
Twice Upon a Never Pussy Willows, Cat Tails Twice Upon a Never
Grimes Beast Infection Geidi Primes
Threads Of Fybre Believe Me Mama b/w Believe Me
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings Rock and Soul Chip Dip
Canadian Beadles I Just Don't Think it's Fair Three Faces North
Stephanie Taylor Suzanne (Leonard Cohen) "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎ Country Four Blues Country and Rock & Roll Sound
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Jeremy Dormouse Just to Hear the Bells Toad
London Experimental Jazz Quartet Eric's Madness Invisible Roots
New Reality Yesterday a Child Was Born Demo Tape
Fred Latremouille Tossin' and Turnin' Tossin' and Turnin' - Mashed Potato
Liska Tear Away My Heart Cry Out Loud
London Experimental Jazz Quartet The Sound of Next Year's Echo Invisible Roots
Bent Wind Riverside Sussex
Blind Owl Spring Rain ST
Rascalz Perfect Check Up Really Livin'
Canadian Beadles Funny Feeling Three Faces North
Echoes and a Dream Sweet Dreams (Jethro Tull) Echoes and a Dream
Skeptical Eye Believe in Me The Devil's Playground
Saddle Lake Drifting Cowboys ‎ Modern Rock Country and Rock & Roll Sound
Cargo Only My Best Friends Can Tell Front Side, Back Side
Lewis Baloue Like To See You Again L'amour
Huckle Lady Goldberry Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover)
Reign Ghost Breadbox Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Rascalz Nothin' But a Rascal Really Livin'
John Greenwood The Princess My Sailboat and Me
Lucio Agostini Voyageur Canoe Race Once Upon a Hundred Years
Brazda Brothers Walking in the Sun ST
Jack London & the Sparrows You Don’t Want Me Now ST
New Creation No Excuse Troubled
Ladykiller Still Madly in Love Still Madly in Love b/w Ice Woman
C.B. & The Klassic Rockers Roll Over Beethoven Roll Over Beethoven b/w What'd I Say
David Wiffen Courtin' in the Kitchen Live at the Bunkhouse
Shagnasty Ringing in My Ear Ringing in My Ear b/w All My Teachers

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Glenn-Copeland, Beverly

Sussex

Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Teenage Head

Crash & Burn, TORONTO, Canada. July 22 and 23, 1977. Not one, but two big nights.

February 22, 1976 we headed across the street from Steve Park's house on Forsyth St. North in HAMILTON, and into what is now called The McMaster Children's Hospital, for our first photo shoot.

It was never really a great shot, but so far it's the only picture we have of our first gig, October 17, 1975. This one came from the Westdale High School year book, which is where we played, in the "new" cafeteria they built on the ground floor courtyard

September 8, 1977 starting the new school year out in Scarberia with TEENAGE HEAD at Centennial College

Lucio Agostini - Once Upon a Hundred Years

Mutual Understanding

In Wonderland

Mutual Understanding - In Wonderland

Mutual Understanding - In Wonderland

Mutual Understanding - In Wonderland

The First See Hear

Vogel, Vic

James Bond 007

CD-Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra - Present James Bond 007 CD

CD-Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra - Present James Bond 007 INLAY

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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