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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 |
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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