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 | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 |
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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