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 | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| 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 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 |
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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