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 | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 |
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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