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 | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| 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 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| 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 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 |
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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