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 | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| 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 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 |
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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