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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Randy Bishop | Tragi-Comedy in Four Acts: Act 1) In Honour of a Dissonant Triad; Act 1) A Tale Told By An Idiot; Act 3) Who Was That Unmasked Man?; Act 4) Morning | I Sing A Soft Song | 13:40 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 |
Dimitroff, Burgess and Friends
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
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