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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 |
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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