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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 |
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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