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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| 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 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 |
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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