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
Bootleg 7.jpeg
Tracks
| Artist | Track | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Bishop, Randy | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| 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 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 |
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