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 | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 |
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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