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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| 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 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 |
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
John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats - Bootleg Powerhead LABEL 02
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