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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 |
Dimitroff, Burgess and Friends
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
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