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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 |
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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