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 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| 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 | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| 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 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 |
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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