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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| 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 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| 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 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 |
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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