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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 |
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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