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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 |
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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