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 | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| 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 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| 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 | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 |
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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