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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| 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 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| 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 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 |
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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