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 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 |
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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