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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewin, Philip John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Hadley, Bob | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| 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 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 |
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