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 | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 |
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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