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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| 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 | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 |
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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