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 | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| 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 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 |
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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