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 | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 |
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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