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 | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 |
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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