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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| 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 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 |
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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