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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 |
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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