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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| 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 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 |
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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