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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 |
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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