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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| 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 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 |
Dimitroff, Burgess and Friends
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
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