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 | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 |
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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