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 | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| 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 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 |
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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