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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Bishop, Randy | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 |
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