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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 |
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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