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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| 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 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 |
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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