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 | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 |
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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