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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 |
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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