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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 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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