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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 |
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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