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 | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| 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 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 |
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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