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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| 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 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 |
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