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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| 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 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| 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 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| 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 | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 |
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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