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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 |
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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