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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| 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 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 |
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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