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.
Original label from LP
Papa Bears Medicine Show Jacket back
Marlo Lutia 1984 handbill from New Brunswick
Marlo Lutia 1984 handbill foldout from New Brunswick
Original Bones Jacket BACK
Original Bones Liner Notes SIDE 01
Lawn - Peace in the Valley insert 01
Lawn - Peace in the Valley insert 02
Joker's Memory - ST
Joker's Memory - label (one-sided)
David Scott Markel - ST
No Exit - ST
Tracks
| Artist | Track | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 |
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