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 | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| 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 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| 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 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 |
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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