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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 |
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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