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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| 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 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 |
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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