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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| 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 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| 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 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 |
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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