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 | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| 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 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 |
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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