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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| 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 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| 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 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 |
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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