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 | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| 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 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 |
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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