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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 |
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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