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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| 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 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 |
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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