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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| 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 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 |
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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