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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 |
Dimitroff, Burgess and Friends
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
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