Primitive Cover Artwork
Welcome to a gallery of glorious roughness. Primitive Cover Artwork celebrates the raw, the hand-drawn, the awkwardly charming visuals that graced some of Canada’s most obscure and endearing releases. From crayon scrawls to cut-and-paste photocopy jobs, these covers are pure outsider art—bold, DIY, and bursting with personality. They may not be polished, but they’re unforgettable. Sometimes ugly, often beautiful, always authentic.
Tracks
| Artist | Track | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| 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 | 13:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 |
ST
Hadley, Bob
Raven
Bob Hadley-Raven LABEL 02
Bob Hadley-Raven LABEL 01
Bob Hadley-Raven BACK
ST
ST
Original Bones
Original Bones LABEL 02
Original Bones LABEL 01
Original Bones Liner Notes SIDE 02
Original Bones Liner Notes SIDE 01
Original Bones Jacket BACK
Papa Bears Medicine Show
ST
Etc. w/ Trains
Garden Bower-Etc Trains LABEL 02
Garden Bower-Etc Trains LABEL 01
Garden Bower - Etc. w/ Trains INSERT
Garden Bower - Etc. w/ Trains BACK
ST
Peace in the Valley
ST
Lawn - Peace in the Valley insert 02
Lawn - Peace in the Valley insert 01
Lawn - Peace in the Valley SILK-SCREENED LABEL 02
Lawn - Peace in the Valley SILK-SCREENED LABEL 01
John Lyle - Bootleg Powerhead 3rd copy LABEL 01
John Lyle - Bootleg Powerhead 3rd copy LABEL 02
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