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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 |
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
No Comments