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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 |
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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