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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| 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 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 |
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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