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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| 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 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 |
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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