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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Bishop, Randy | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Hadley, Bob | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 |
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