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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| 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 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 |
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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