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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 |
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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