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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 |
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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