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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| 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 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 |
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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