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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| 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 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Bishop, Randy | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 |
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