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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 |
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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