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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| 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 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 |
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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