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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| 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 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 |
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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