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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| 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 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 |
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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