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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| 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 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 |
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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