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 | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 |
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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