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
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Tracks
| Artist | Track | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Bishop, Randy | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| 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 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Hadley, Bob | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 |
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