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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| 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 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 |
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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