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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 |
Dimitroff, Burgess and Friends
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
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