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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 |
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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