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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| 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 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| 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 | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 |
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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