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 | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 |
Dimitroff, Burgess and Friends
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
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