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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| 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 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 |
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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