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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 |
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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