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 | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| 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 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 |
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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
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Peace in the Valley
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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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