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 | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 |
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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