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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Randy Bishop | Tragi-Comedy in Four Acts: Act 1) In Honour of a Dissonant Triad; Act 1) A Tale Told By An Idiot; Act 3) Who Was That Unmasked Man?; Act 4) Morning | I Sing A Soft Song | 13:40 | |
| 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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