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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| 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 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 |
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
John Lyle - Bootleg Powerhead 3rd copy LABEL 02
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