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.
Original Bones Liner Notes SIDE 02
Lawn - Peace in the Valley insert 01
Joker's Memory - ST
No Exit - ST insert side 2
Huckle - Upon a Once Time (cover variant)
Quite Ridiculous Nonsense - A Failure… (picture sleeve)
ST
ST
Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Un de Plus
Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia
Lewin, Philip John
Jeremmy Dormmouse-Toad LABEL 02
Huckle-Upon a Once Time LABEL 01
Raven
Bob Hadley-Raven LABEL 02
ST
Dimitroff, Burgess & Friends - ST
Nebu-Motus INSERT SIDE 02
Da Slyme-ST LABEL 04
Da Slyme / ST Spray-painted variant
Da Slyme / ST Spray-painted variant
Da Slyme / ST Spray-painted variant
Da Slyme-ST INSERT SHEET 06
Ragtime Ralph - Volume 4
papa bears promo 003
Gargoyle
Gargoyle LABEL 02
Bootleg 3.jpeg
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Tracks
| Artist | Track | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Bishop, Randy | 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 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 |
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