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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewin, Philip John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| 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 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 |
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