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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 |
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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