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 She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| 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 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Randy Bishop | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 |
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
John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats - Bootleg Powerhead LABEL 02
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