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 | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 |
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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