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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 |
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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