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
Hadley, Bob
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hadley, Bob | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Hadley, Bob | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 |
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