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 | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| 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 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 |
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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