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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| 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 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 |
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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