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 | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| 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 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 |
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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