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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 |
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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