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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| 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 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 |
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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