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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 |
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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