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 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 |
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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