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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| 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 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 |
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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