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 | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 |
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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