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 | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 |
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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