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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| 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 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 |
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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