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 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| 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 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 |
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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