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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 |
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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