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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 |
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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