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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 |
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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