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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| 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 | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 |
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