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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| 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 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 |
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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